org.apache.tiles.request.render
Interface Renderer

All Known Implementing Classes:

ChainedDelegateRenderer, DispatchRenderer, PublisherRenderer, StringRenderer

public interface Renderer

An object that can render a path, depending on the request passed as a parameter.

Version:

$Rev: 1215008 $ $Date: 2011-12-15 19:31:49 -0500 (Thu, 15 Dec 2011) $

Method Summary

boolean	isRenderable(String path, Request request) Checks if this renderer can render a path.
void	render(String path, Request request) Renders a path.

Method Detail

render

void render(String path,
            Request request)
            throws IOException

Renders a path.

Parameters:

path - The path to render.

request - The Tiles request context.

Throws:

IOException - If something goes wrong during rendition.

isRenderable

boolean isRenderable(String path,
                     Request request)

Checks if this renderer can render a path. Note that this does not mean it is the best renderer available, but checks only its capability.

Parameters:

path - The path to be rendered.

request - The request context.

Returns:

true if this renderer can render the attribute.