org.apache.shale.view

Class AbstractViewController

java.lang.Object

org.apache.shale.view.AbstractFacesBean

org.apache.shale.view.AbstractViewController

All Implemented Interfaces:

ViewController

public abstract class AbstractViewController
extends AbstractFacesBean
implements ViewController

AbstractViewController is a convenience base implementation of ViewController. It also provides convenience methods inherited from AbstractFacesBean to all of its subclasses.

$Id: AbstractViewController.java 478339 2006-11-22 22:03:44Z craigmcc $

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractViewController() Pre-initialize the postBack property appropriately if we can.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	destroy() The default implementation does nothing.
void	init() The default implementation does nothing.
boolean	isPostBack() Return a flag indicating whether this request is a "post back" (that is, the view was restored in order to respond to a submit from the client), or a newly created view.
void	preprocess() The default implementation does nothing.
void	prerender() The default implementation does nothing.
void	setPostBack(boolean postBack) Set a flag indicating whether this request is a "post back" (that is, the view was restored in order to respond to a submit from the client), or a newly created view.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.shale.view.AbstractFacesBean

erase, error, error, fatal, fatal, getApplication, getApplicationMap, getBean, getExternalContext, getFacesContext, getLifecycle, getRequestHeaderMap, getRequestMap, getRequestParameter, getRequestParameterMap, getRequestParameterValues, getSessionMap, getValue, info, info, log, log, retrieveData, saveData, setBean, setValue, warn, warn

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AbstractViewController

public AbstractViewController()

Pre-initialize the postBack property appropriately if we can.

Method Detail

isPostBack

public boolean isPostBack()

Return a flag indicating whether this request is a "post back" (that is, the view was restored in order to respond to a submit from the client), or a newly created view. This method must return any value passed to the setPostBack() method.

Specified by:

isPostBack in interface ViewController

setPostBack

public void setPostBack(boolean postBack)

Set a flag indicating whether this request is a "post back" (that is, the view was restored in order to respond to a submit from the client), or a newly created view.

Specified by:

setPostBack in interface ViewController

Parameters:

postBack - true for a post back request, or false for a newly created request

destroy

public void destroy()

The default implementation does nothing.

Specified by:

destroy in interface ViewController

init

public void init()

The default implementation does nothing.

Specified by:

init in interface ViewController

preprocess

public void preprocess()

The default implementation does nothing.

Specified by:

preprocess in interface ViewController

prerender

public void prerender()

The default implementation does nothing.

Specified by:

prerender in interface ViewController