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| <h1 id="prepare-interceptor">Prepare Interceptor</h1> |
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| <p>This interceptor calls <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">prepare()</code> on actions which implement <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Preparable</code>. This interceptor is very useful for any |
| situation where you need to ensure some logic runs before the actual execute method runs.</p> |
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| <p>A typical use of this is to run some logic to load an object from the database so that when parameters are set they can |
| be set on this object. For example, suppose you have a User object with two properties: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">id</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">name</code>. Provided that |
| the params interceptor is called twice (once before and once after this interceptor), you can load the User object using |
| the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">id</code> property and then when the second params interceptor is called the parameter <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">user.name</code> will be set, as desired, |
| on the actual object loaded from the database. See the example for more info.</p> |
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| <blockquote> |
| <p>Note: Since XWork 2.0.2, this interceptor extends <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">MethodFilterInterceptor</code>, therefore being able to deal with |
| <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">excludeMethods</code> / <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">includeMethods</code> parameters. See <a href="default-workflow-interceptor">Workflow Interceptor</a> |
| for documentation and examples on how to use this feature.</p> |
| </blockquote> |
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| <blockquote> |
| <p>Update: Added logic to execute a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">prepare<MethodName></code> and conditionally the a general <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">prepare()</code> Method, depending |
| on the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">alwaysInvokePrepare</code> parameter/property which is by default <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">true</code>. This allows us to run some logic based |
| on the method name we specify in the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionProxy</code>. For example, you can specify a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">prepareInput()</code> |
| method that will be run before the invocation of the input method.</p> |
| </blockquote> |
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| <p>In <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PrepareInterceptor</code> applies only when action implements <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Preparable</code></p> |
| <ol> |
| <li>if the action class have <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">prepare<MethodName>()</code>, it will be invoked</li> |
| <li>else if the action class have <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">prepareDo<MethodName>()</code>, it will be invoked</li> |
| <li>no matter if 1] or 2] is performed, if <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">alwaysInvokePrepare</code> property of the interceptor is <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">true</code> (which is by |
| default <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">true</code>), <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">prepare()</code> will be invoked.</li> |
| </ol> |
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| <h2 id="parameters">Parameters</h2> |
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| <ul> |
| <li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">alwaysInvokePrepare</code> - Default to true. If true, prepare will always be invoked, otherwise it will not.</li> |
| </ul> |
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| <h2 id="extending-the-interceptor">Extending the Interceptor</h2> |
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| <p>There are no known extension points to this interceptor.</p> |
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| <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> |
| |
| <div class="language-xml highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code> <span class="c"><!-- Calls the params interceptor twice, allowing you to |
| pre-load data for the second time parameters are set --></span> |
| <span class="nt"><action</span> <span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"someAction"</span> <span class="na">class=</span><span class="s">"com.examples.SomeAction"</span><span class="nt">></span> |
| <span class="nt"><interceptor-ref</span> <span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"params"</span><span class="nt">/></span> |
| <span class="nt"><interceptor-ref</span> <span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"prepare"</span><span class="nt">/></span> |
| <span class="nt"><interceptor-ref</span> <span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"basicStack"</span><span class="nt">/></span> |
| <span class="nt"><result</span> <span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"success"</span><span class="nt">></span>good_result.ftl<span class="nt"></result></span> |
| <span class="nt"></action></span> |
| </code></pre></div></div> |
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