org.springframework.web.servlet
Class FlashMap

java.lang.Object
  java.util.AbstractMap<K,V>
      java.util.HashMap<String,Object>
          org.springframework.web.servlet.FlashMap

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Comparable<FlashMap>, Map<String,Object>

public final class FlashMap
extends HashMap<String,Object>
implements Comparable<FlashMap>

A FlashMap provides a way for one request to store attributes intended for use in another. This is most commonly needed when redirecting from one URL to another -- e.g. the Post/Redirect/Get pattern. A FlashMap is saved before the redirect (typically in the session) and is made available after the redirect and removed immediately.

A FlashMap can be set up with a request path and request parameters to help identify the target request. Without this information, a FlashMap is made available to the next request, which may or may not be the intended recipient. On a redirect, the target URL is known and a FlashMap can be updated with that information. This is done automatically when the org.springframework.web.servlet.view.RedirectView is used.

Note: annotated controllers will usually not use FlashMap directly. See org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.RedirectAttributes for an overview of using flash attributes in annotated controllers.

Since:

3.1

Author:

Rossen Stoyanchev

See Also:

FlashMapManager, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<K,V>, AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<K,V>

Constructor Summary

FlashMap()

Method Summary

FlashMap	addTargetRequestParam(String name, String value) Provide a request parameter identifying the request for this FlashMap.
FlashMap	addTargetRequestParams(MultiValueMap<String,String> params) Provide request parameters identifying the request for this FlashMap.
int	compareTo(FlashMap other) Compare two FlashMaps and prefer the one that specifies a target URL path or has more target URL parameters.
MultiValueMap<String,String>	getTargetRequestParams() Return the parameters identifying the target request, or an empty map.
String	getTargetRequestPath() Return the target URL path or null.
boolean	isExpired() Whether this instance has expired depending on the amount of elapsed time since the call to startExpirationPeriod(int).
void	setTargetRequestPath(String path) Provide a URL path to help identify the target request for this FlashMap.
void	startExpirationPeriod(int timeToLive) Start the expiration period for this instance.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.util.HashMap

clear, clone, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, get, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

equals, hashCode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

equals, hashCode

Constructor Detail

FlashMap

public FlashMap()

Method Detail

setTargetRequestPath

public void setTargetRequestPath(String path)

Provide a URL path to help identify the target request for this FlashMap. The path may be absolute (e.g. /application/resource) or relative to the current request (e.g. ../resource).

Parameters:

path - the URI path

getTargetRequestPath

public String getTargetRequestPath()

Return the target URL path or null.

addTargetRequestParams

public FlashMap addTargetRequestParams(MultiValueMap<String,String> params)

Provide request parameters identifying the request for this FlashMap.

Parameters:

params - a Map with the names and values of expected parameters.

addTargetRequestParam

public FlashMap addTargetRequestParam(String name,
                                      String value)

Provide a request parameter identifying the request for this FlashMap.

Parameters:

name - the expected parameter name, skipped if empty or null

value - the expected value, skipped if empty or null

getTargetRequestParams

public MultiValueMap<String,String> getTargetRequestParams()

Return the parameters identifying the target request, or an empty map.

startExpirationPeriod

public void startExpirationPeriod(int timeToLive)

Start the expiration period for this instance.

Parameters:

timeToLive - the number of seconds before expiration

isExpired

public boolean isExpired()

Whether this instance has expired depending on the amount of elapsed time since the call to startExpirationPeriod(int).

compareTo

public int compareTo(FlashMap other)

Compare two FlashMaps and prefer the one that specifies a target URL path or has more target URL parameters. Before comparing FlashMap instances ensure that they match a given request.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<FlashMap>

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class AbstractMap<String,Object>