Apache Struts API Documentation: Interface Controller

org.apache.struts.tiles Interface Controller

All Known Implementing Classes:

ControllerSupport, UrlController, ActionController

public interface Controller

A controller is a piece of code called before rendering a jsp page. A controller can be associated to a tile. See <insert> or <definition> for association syntax.

perform

public void perform(ComponentContext tileContext,
                    javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                    javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                    javax.servlet.ServletContext servletContext)
             throws javax.servlet.ServletException,
                    java.io.IOException

Deprecated. Use execute() instead. This will be removed after Struts 1.2.

Method associated to a tile and called immediately before the tile is included.

Parameters:

tileContext - Current tile context.

request - Current request

response - Current response

servletContext - Current servlet context

execute

public void execute(ComponentContext tileContext,
                    javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                    javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                    javax.servlet.ServletContext servletContext)
             throws java.lang.Exception

Method associated to a tile and called immediately before the tile is included.

Parameters:

tileContext - Current tile context.

request - Current request

response - Current response

servletContext - Current servlet context