play.api.mvc

Action

trait Action [A] extends (Request[A]) ⇒ Result with Handler

An action is essentially a (Request[A] => Result) function that handles a request and generates a result to be sent to the client.

For example,

val echo = Action { request =>
  Ok("Got request [" + request + "]")
}
A

the type of the request body

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Type Members

  1. type BODY_CONTENT = A

    Type of the request body.

Abstract Value Members

  1. def apply (request: Request[A]): Result

    Invokes this action.

    Invokes this action.

    request

    the incoming HTTP request

    returns

    the result to be sent to the client

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    Action → Function1

  2. def parser : BodyParser[A]

    Body parser associated with this action.

    Body parser associated with this action.

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    abstract
    See also

    BodyParser

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  1. def != (arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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  2. def != (arg0: Any): Boolean

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  3. def ## (): Int

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  4. def == (arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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  5. def == (arg0: Any): Boolean

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  6. def andThen [A] (g: (Result) ⇒ A): (Request[A]) ⇒ A

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    Function1

  7. def apply (): Action[A]

    Returns itself, for better support in the routes file.

    Returns itself, for better support in the routes file.

    returns

    itself

  8. def asInstanceOf [T0] : T0

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  9. def clone (): AnyRef

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  10. def compose [A] (g: (A) ⇒ Request[A]): (A) ⇒ Result

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  11. def eq (arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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  12. def equals (arg0: Any): Boolean

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  13. def finalize (): Unit

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  14. def getClass (): java.lang.Class[_]

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  15. def hashCode (): Int

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  16. def isInstanceOf [T0] : Boolean

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  17. def ne (arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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  18. def notify (): Unit

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  19. def notifyAll (): Unit

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  20. def synchronized [T0] (arg0: ⇒ T0): T0

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  21. def toString (): String

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  22. def wait (): Unit

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  23. def wait (arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit

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  24. def wait (arg0: Long): Unit

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Inherited from (Request[A]) ⇒ Result

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