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package org.springframework.web.servlet.view;

import java.util.Locale;

import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ResourceEntityResolver;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.web.context.support.GenericWebApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.View;

A ViewResolver implementation that uses bean definitions in a dedicated XML file for view definitions, specified by resource location. The file will typically be located in the WEB-INF directory; the default is "/WEB-INF/views.xml".

This ViewResolver does not support internationalization at the level of its definition resources. Consider ResourceBundleViewResolver if you need to apply different view resources per locale.

Note: This ViewResolver implements the Ordered interface in order to allow for flexible participation in ViewResolver chaining. For example, some special views could be defined via this ViewResolver (giving it 0 as "order" value), while all remaining views could be resolved by a UrlBasedViewResolver.

Author:Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
Since:18.06.2003
Deprecated:as of 5.3, in favor of Spring's common view resolver variants and/or custom resolver implementations
/** * A {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.ViewResolver} implementation that uses * bean definitions in a dedicated XML file for view definitions, specified by * resource location. The file will typically be located in the WEB-INF directory; * the default is "/WEB-INF/views.xml". * * <p>This {@code ViewResolver} does not support internationalization at the level * of its definition resources. Consider {@link ResourceBundleViewResolver} if you * need to apply different view resources per locale. * * <p>Note: This {@code ViewResolver} implements the {@link Ordered} interface * in order to allow for flexible participation in {@code ViewResolver} chaining. * For example, some special views could be defined via this {@code ViewResolver} * (giving it 0 as "order" value), while all remaining views could be resolved by * a {@link UrlBasedViewResolver}. * * @author Juergen Hoeller * @since 18.06.2003 * @see org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext#getResource * @see UrlBasedViewResolver * @see BeanNameViewResolver * @deprecated as of 5.3, in favor of Spring's common view resolver variants * and/or custom resolver implementations */
@Deprecated public class XmlViewResolver extends AbstractCachingViewResolver implements Ordered, InitializingBean, DisposableBean {
Default if no other location is supplied.
/** Default if no other location is supplied. */
public static final String DEFAULT_LOCATION = "/WEB-INF/views.xml"; @Nullable private Resource location; @Nullable private ConfigurableApplicationContext cachedFactory; private int order = Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE; // default: same as non-Ordered
Set the location of the XML file that defines the view beans.

The default is "/WEB-INF/views.xml".

Params:
  • location – the location of the XML file.
/** * Set the location of the XML file that defines the view beans. * <p>The default is "/WEB-INF/views.xml". * @param location the location of the XML file. */
public void setLocation(Resource location) { this.location = location; }
Specify the order value for this ViewResolver bean.

The default value is Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE, meaning non-ordered.

See Also:
/** * Specify the order value for this ViewResolver bean. * <p>The default value is {@code Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE}, meaning non-ordered. * @see org.springframework.core.Ordered#getOrder() */
public void setOrder(int order) { this.order = order; } @Override public int getOrder() { return this.order; }
Pre-initialize the factory from the XML file. Only effective if caching is enabled.
/** * Pre-initialize the factory from the XML file. * Only effective if caching is enabled. */
@Override public void afterPropertiesSet() throws BeansException { if (isCache()) { initFactory(); } }
This implementation returns just the view name, as XmlViewResolver doesn't support localized resolution.
/** * This implementation returns just the view name, * as XmlViewResolver doesn't support localized resolution. */
@Override protected Object getCacheKey(String viewName, Locale locale) { return viewName; } @Override protected View loadView(String viewName, Locale locale) throws BeansException { BeanFactory factory = initFactory(); try { return factory.getBean(viewName, View.class); } catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) { // Allow for ViewResolver chaining... return null; } }
Initialize the view bean factory from the XML file. Synchronized because of access by parallel threads.
Throws:
  • BeansException – in case of initialization errors
/** * Initialize the view bean factory from the XML file. * Synchronized because of access by parallel threads. * @throws BeansException in case of initialization errors */
protected synchronized BeanFactory initFactory() throws BeansException { if (this.cachedFactory != null) { return this.cachedFactory; } ApplicationContext applicationContext = obtainApplicationContext(); Resource actualLocation = this.location; if (actualLocation == null) { actualLocation = applicationContext.getResource(DEFAULT_LOCATION); } // Create child ApplicationContext for views. GenericWebApplicationContext factory = new GenericWebApplicationContext(); factory.setParent(applicationContext); factory.setServletContext(getServletContext()); // Load XML resource with context-aware entity resolver. XmlBeanDefinitionReader reader = new XmlBeanDefinitionReader(factory); reader.setEnvironment(applicationContext.getEnvironment()); reader.setEntityResolver(new ResourceEntityResolver(applicationContext)); reader.loadBeanDefinitions(actualLocation); factory.refresh(); if (isCache()) { this.cachedFactory = factory; } return factory; }
Close the view bean factory on context shutdown.
/** * Close the view bean factory on context shutdown. */
@Override public void destroy() throws BeansException { if (this.cachedFactory != null) { this.cachedFactory.close(); } } }