tiles-request/tiles-request-api/src/main/java/org/apache/tiles/request/AbstractViewRequest.java

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package org.apache.tiles.request;

import java.io.IOException;


/**
 * Base class for "view" requests, i.e. requests created into view technologies,
 * such as JSP, Velocity and Freemarker. In particular, all calls to
 * {@link #dispatch(String)} will cause an inclusion and never a forward.
 *
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public class AbstractViewRequest extends DispatchRequestWrapper {

    /**
     * Constructor.
     *
     * @param request The base request.
     */
    public AbstractViewRequest(DispatchRequest request) {
        super(request);
    }

    @Override
    public void dispatch(String path) throws IOException {
        setForceInclude(true);
        doInclude(path);
    }

    @Override
    public void include(String path) throws IOException {
        setForceInclude(true);
        doInclude(path);
    }

    /**
     * Includes the result. By default, uses the wrapped request for the inclusion.
     *
     * @param path The path whose result will be included.
     * @throws IOException If something goes wrong.
     */
    protected void doInclude(String path) throws IOException {
        getWrappedRequest().include(path);
    }
}