org.springframework.ui
Class ExtendedModelMap

java.lang.Object
  java.util.AbstractMap<K,V>
      java.util.HashMap<K,V>
          java.util.LinkedHashMap
              org.springframework.ui.ModelMap
                  org.springframework.ui.ExtendedModelMap

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Map, Model

Direct Known Subclasses:

BindingAwareModelMap

public class ExtendedModelMap
extends ModelMap
implements Model

Subclass of ModelMap that implements the Model interface. Java 5 specific like the Model interface itself.

Since:

2.5.1

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ExtendedModelMap()

Method Summary

ExtendedModelMap	addAllAttributes(Collection<?> attributeValues) Copy all attributes in the supplied Collection into this Map, using attribute name generation for each element.
ExtendedModelMap	addAllAttributes(Map<String,?> attributes) Copy all attributes in the supplied Map into this Map.
ExtendedModelMap	addAttribute(Object attributeValue) Add the supplied attribute to this Map using a generated name.
ExtendedModelMap	addAttribute(String attributeName, Object attributeValue) Add the supplied attribute under the supplied name.
Map<String,Object>	asMap() Return the current set of model attributes as a Map.
ExtendedModelMap	mergeAttributes(Map<String,?> attributes) Copy all attributes in the supplied Map into this Map, with existing objects of the same name taking precedence (i.e. not getting replaced).

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.ui.ModelMap

addAllAttributes, addAllAttributes, addAllObjects, addAllObjects, addObject, addObject, containsAttribute, mergeAttributes

Methods inherited from class java.util.LinkedHashMap

clear, containsValue, get, removeEldestEntry

Methods inherited from class java.util.HashMap

clone, containsKey, entrySet, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

equals, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.ui.Model

containsAttribute

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

containsKey, entrySet, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Constructor Detail

ExtendedModelMap

public ExtendedModelMap()

Method Detail

addAttribute

public ExtendedModelMap addAttribute(String attributeName,
                                     Object attributeValue)

Description copied from class: ModelMap

Add the supplied attribute under the supplied name.

Specified by:

addAttribute in interface Model

Overrides:

addAttribute in class ModelMap

Parameters:

attributeName - the name of the model attribute (never null)

attributeValue - the model attribute value (can be null)

addAttribute

public ExtendedModelMap addAttribute(Object attributeValue)

Description copied from class: ModelMap

Add the supplied attribute to this Map using a generated name.

Note: Empty Collections are not added to the model when using this method because we cannot correctly determine the true convention name. View code should check for null rather than for empty collections as is already done by JSTL tags.

Specified by:

addAttribute in interface Model

Overrides:

addAttribute in class ModelMap

Parameters:

attributeValue - the model attribute value (never null)

addAllAttributes

public ExtendedModelMap addAllAttributes(Collection<?> attributeValues)

Description copied from interface: Model

Copy all attributes in the supplied Collection into this Map, using attribute name generation for each element.

Specified by:

addAllAttributes in interface Model

See Also:

Model.addAttribute(Object)

addAllAttributes

public ExtendedModelMap addAllAttributes(Map<String,?> attributes)

Description copied from interface: Model

Copy all attributes in the supplied Map into this Map.

Specified by:

addAllAttributes in interface Model

See Also:

Model.addAttribute(String, Object)

mergeAttributes

public ExtendedModelMap mergeAttributes(Map<String,?> attributes)

Description copied from interface: Model

Copy all attributes in the supplied Map into this Map, with existing objects of the same name taking precedence (i.e. not getting replaced).

Specified by:

mergeAttributes in interface Model

asMap

public Map<String,Object> asMap()

Description copied from interface: Model

Return the current set of model attributes as a Map.

Specified by:

asMap in interface Model