Interface that must be implemented for each handler type to handle a request. * This interface is used to allow the {@link DispatcherServlet} to be indefinitely - * extensible. The DispatcherServlet accesses all installed handlers through this - * interface, meaning that it does not contain code specific to any handler type. + * extensible. The {@code DispatcherServlet} accesses all installed handlers through + * this interface, meaning that it does not contain code specific to any handler type. * *
Note that a handler can be of type {@code Object}. This is to enable * handlers from other frameworks to be integrated with this framework without - * custom coding, as well as to allow for annotation handler objects that do - * not obey any specific Java interface. + * custom coding, as well as to allow for annotation-driven handler objects that + * do not obey any specific Java interface. * *
This interface is not intended for application developers. It is available * to handlers who want to develop their own web workflow. * - *
Note: HandlerAdaptger implementators may implement the - * {@link org.springframework.core.Ordered} interface to be able to specify a - * sorting order (and thus a priority) for getting applied by DispatcherServlet. + *
Note: {@code HandlerAdapter} implementors may implement the {@link + * org.springframework.core.Ordered} interface to be able to specify a sorting + * order (and thus a priority) for getting applied by the {@code DispatcherServlet}. * Non-Ordered instances get treated as lowest priority. * * @author Rod Johnson @@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse; public interface HandlerAdapter { /** - * Given a handler instance, return whether or not this HandlerAdapter can - * support it. Typical HandlerAdapters will base the decision on the handler + * Given a handler instance, return whether or not this {@code HandlerAdapter} + * can support it. Typical HandlerAdapters will base the decision on the handler * type. HandlerAdapters will usually only support one handler type each. *
A typical implementation: *
{@code diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/ModelAndViewMethodReturnValueHandler.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/ModelAndViewMethodReturnValueHandler.java index ebdcd8fcf3b..cecae308fd5 100644 --- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/ModelAndViewMethodReturnValueHandler.java +++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/ModelAndViewMethodReturnValueHandler.java @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ /* - * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors. + * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.View; * *
If the return value is {@code null}, the * {@link ModelAndViewContainer#setRequestHandled(boolean)} flag is set to - * {@code false} to indicate the request was handled directly. + * {@code true} to indicate the request was handled directly. * *
A {@link ModelAndView} return type has a set purpose. Therefore this * handler should be configured ahead of handlers that support any return