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Class TemplateEngine

java.lang.Object

spark.TemplateEngine

public abstract class TemplateEngine
extends Object

A Template holds the implementation of the 'render' method. TemplateViewRoute instead of returning the result of calling toString() as body, it returns the result of calling render method. The primary purpose of this kind of Route is provide a way to create generic and reusable components for rendering output using a Template Engine. For example to render objects to html by using Freemarker template engine..

Author:

alex

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TemplateEngine()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ModelAndView	modelAndView(Object model, String viewName) Creates a new ModelAndView object with given arguments.
abstract String	render(ModelAndView modelAndView) Method called to render the output that is sent to client.
String	render(Object object) Renders the object

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TemplateEngine

public TemplateEngine()

Method Detail

render

public String render(Object object)

Renders the object

Parameters:

object - the object

Returns:

the rendered model and view

modelAndView

public ModelAndView modelAndView(Object model,
                                 String viewName)

Creates a new ModelAndView object with given arguments.

Parameters:

model - object.

viewName - to be rendered.

Returns:

object with model and view set.

render

public abstract String render(ModelAndView modelAndView)

Method called to render the output that is sent to client.

Parameters:

modelAndView - object where object (mostly a POJO) and the name of the view to render are set.

Returns:

message that it is sent to client.