org.springframework.web.servlet

public Interface RequestToViewNameTranslator

Known Direct Implementers: org.springframework.web.servlet.view.DefaultRequestToViewNameTranslator
Imports: jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, org.springframework.lang.Nullable

Strategy interface for translating an incoming jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest into a logical view name when no view name is explicitly supplied.

Authors: Rob Harrop, Juergen Hoeller
Since: 2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public String	Returns: the view name, or `null` if no default found getViewName(HttpServletRequest the incoming `HttpServletRequest` providing the context from which a view name is to be resolved request) Translate the given `HttpServletRequest` into a view name.

Method Detail

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getViewName	back to summary
public String getViewName(HttpServletRequest request) throws Exception Translate the given `HttpServletRequest` into a view name. Parameters request:HttpServletRequest the incoming `HttpServletRequest` providing the context from which a view name is to be resolved Returns:String the view name, or `null` if no default found Annotations @Nullable Exceptions Exception: if view name translation fails

public String getViewName(HttpServletRequest request) throws Exception

Translate the given HttpServletRequest into a view name.

Parameters

request:HttpServletRequest: the incoming HttpServletRequest providing the context from which a view name is to be resolved

Returns:String

the view name, or null if no default found

Annotations

@Nullable

Exceptions

Exception:: if view name translation fails