org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc

## Class AbstractWizardFormController

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport
  - - org.springframework.web.portlet.context.PortletApplicationObjectSupport
    - - org.springframework.web.portlet.handler.PortletContentGenerator
      - - org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.AbstractController
        - - org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.BaseCommandController
          - - org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.AbstractFormController
            - - org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.AbstractWizardFormController

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Aware, ApplicationContextAware, PortletContextAware, Controller

Deprecated.
as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers

    @Deprecated
    public abstract class AbstractWizardFormController
    extends AbstractFormController

Form controller for typical wizard-style workflows.

In contrast to classic forms, wizards have more than one form view page. Therefore, there are various actions instead of one single submit action:

- finish: trying to leave the wizard successfully, i.e. performing its final action, and thus needing a valid state;
- cancel: leaving the wizard without performing its final action, and thus without regard to the validity of its current state;
- page change: showing another wizard page, e.g. the next or previous one, with regard to "dirty back" and "dirty forward".

Finish and cancel actions can be triggered by request parameters, named PARAM_FINISH ("_finish") and PARAM_CANCEL ("_cancel"), ignoring parameter values to allow for HTML buttons. The target page for page changes can be specified by PARAM_TARGET, appending the page number to the parameter name (e.g. "_target1"). The action parameters are recognized when triggered by image buttons too (via "_finish.x", "_abort.x", or "_target1.x").

The current page number will be stored in the session. It can also be specified as request parameter PARAM_PAGE ("_page") in order to properly handle usage of the back button in a browser: In this case, a submission will always contain the correct page number, even if the user submitted from an old view.

The page can only be changed if it validates correctly, except if a "dirty back" or "dirty forward" is allowed. At finish, all pages get validated again to guarantee a consistent state.

Note that a validator's default validate method is not executed when using this class! Rather, the `validatePage` implementation should call special `validateXXX` methods that the validator needs to provide, validating certain pieces of the object. These can be combined to validate the elements of individual pages.

Note: Page numbering starts with 0, to be able to pass an array consisting of the corresponding view names to the "pages" bean property.

Parameters indicated with `setPassRenderParameters` will be present for each page. If there are render parameters you need in `renderFinish` or `renderCancel`, then you need to pass those forward from the `processFinish` or `processCancel` methods, respectively.

Since:
  2.0
Author:
  Juergen Hoeller, John A. Lewis
See Also:
  `setPages(java.lang.String[])`, `validatePage(java.lang.Object, org.springframework.validation.Errors, int, boolean)`, `processFinish(javax.portlet.ActionRequest, javax.portlet.ActionResponse, java.lang.Object, org.springframework.validation.BindException)`, `processCancel(javax.portlet.ActionRequest, javax.portlet.ActionResponse, java.lang.Object, org.springframework.validation.BindException)`

### Field Summary

Fields
`static String` `PARAM_CANCEL` Deprecated. Parameter triggering the cancel action.
`static String` `PARAM_FINISH` Deprecated. Parameter triggering the finish action.
`static String` `PARAM_PAGE` Deprecated. Parameter specifying the current page as value.
`static String` `PARAM_TARGET` Deprecated. Parameter specifying the target page, appending the page number to the name.

### Fields inherited from class org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.BaseCommandController

`DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME`

### Fields inherited from class org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport

`logger`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`AbstractWizardFormController()` Deprecated. Create a new AbstractWizardFormController.

### Method Summary

Methods
`protected int` `getCurrentPage(PortletRequest request)` Deprecated. Return the current page number.
`protected int` `getInitialPage(PortletRequest request)` Deprecated. Return the initial page of the wizard, i.e.
`protected int` `getInitialPage(PortletRequest request, Object command)` Deprecated. Return the initial page of the wizard, i.e.
`String` `getPageAttribute()` Deprecated. Return the name of the page attribute in the model.
`protected int` `getPageCount()` Deprecated. Return the number of wizard pages.
`protected int` `getPageCount(PortletRequest request, Object command)` Deprecated. Return the page count for this wizard form controller.
`String[]` `getPages()` Deprecated. Return the wizard pages, i.e.
`protected String` `getPageSessionAttributeName()` Deprecated. Return the name of the PortletSession attribute that holds the page object for this wizard form controller.
`protected String` `getPageSessionAttributeName(PortletRequest request)` Deprecated. Return the name of the PortletSession attribute that holds the page object for this wizard form controller.
`protected int` `getTargetPage(PortletRequest request, int currentPage)` Deprecated. Return the target page specified in the request.
`protected int` `getTargetPage(PortletRequest request, Object command, Errors errors, int currentPage)` Deprecated. Return the target page specified in the request.
`protected String` `getViewName(PortletRequest request, Object command, int page)` Deprecated. Return the name of the view for the specified page of this wizard form controller.
`protected void` `handleInvalidSubmit(ActionRequest request, ActionResponse response)` Deprecated. Handle an invalid submit request, e.g.
`boolean` `isAllowDirtyBack()` Deprecated. Return whether "dirty back" is allowed.
`boolean` `isAllowDirtyForward()` Deprecated. Return whether "dirty forward" is allowed.
`protected boolean` `isCancelRequest(PortletRequest request)` Deprecated. Determine whether the incoming request is a request to cancel the processing of the current form.
`protected boolean` `isFinishRequest(PortletRequest request)` Deprecated. Determine whether the incoming request is a request to finish the processing of the current form.
`protected boolean` `isFormSubmission(PortletRequest request)` Deprecated. Consider an explicit finish or cancel request as a form submission too.
`protected void` `onBindAndValidate(PortletRequest request, Object command, BindException errors)` Deprecated. Calls page-specific onBindAndValidate method.
`protected void` `onBindAndValidate(PortletRequest request, Object command, BindException errors, int page)` Deprecated. Callback for custom post-processing in terms of binding and validation.
`protected void` `postProcessPage(ActionRequest request, Object command, Errors errors, int page)` Deprecated. Post-process the given page after binding and validation, potentially updating its command object.
`protected void` `processCancel(ActionRequest request, ActionResponse response, Object command, BindException errors)` Deprecated. Template method for the action phase of the cancel action of this wizard.
`protected void` `processFinish(ActionRequest request, ActionResponse response, Object command, BindException errors)` Deprecated. Template method for the action phase of the finish action of this wizard.
`protected void` `processFormSubmission(ActionRequest request, ActionResponse response, Object command, BindException errors)` Deprecated. Apply wizard workflow: finish, cancel, page change.
`protected Map` `referenceData(PortletRequest request, int page)` Deprecated. Create a reference data map for the given request, consisting of bean name/bean instance pairs as expected by ModelAndView.
`protected Map` `referenceData(PortletRequest request, Object command, Errors errors)` Deprecated. Calls page-specific referenceData method.
`protected Map` `referenceData(PortletRequest request, Object command, Errors errors, int page)` Deprecated. Create a reference data map for the given request, consisting of bean name/bean instance pairs as expected by ModelAndView.
`protected ModelAndView` `renderCancel(RenderRequest request, RenderResponse response, Object command, BindException errors)` Deprecated. Template method for the render phase of the cancel action of this wizard.
`protected ModelAndView` `renderFinish(RenderRequest request, RenderResponse response, Object command, BindException errors)` Deprecated. Template method for the render phase of the finish action of this wizard.
`protected ModelAndView` `renderFormSubmission(RenderRequest request, RenderResponse response, Object command, BindException errors)` Deprecated. Apply wizard workflow: finish, cancel, page change.
`protected ModelAndView` `renderInvalidSubmit(RenderRequest request, RenderResponse response)` Deprecated. Handle an invalid submit request, e.g.
`void` `setAllowDirtyBack(boolean allowDirtyBack)` Deprecated. Set if "dirty back" is allowed, i.e.
`void` `setAllowDirtyForward(boolean allowDirtyForward)` Deprecated. Set if "dirty forward" is allowed, i.e.
`protected void` `setCancelRenderParameter(ActionRequest request, ActionResponse response)` Deprecated. Pass the the parameter that indicates a cancel request forward to the render phase.
`protected void` `setFinishRenderParameter(ActionRequest request, ActionResponse response)` Deprecated. Pass the the parameter that indicates a finish request forward to the render phase.
`void` `setPageAttribute(String pageAttribute)` Deprecated. Set the name of the page attribute in the model, containing an Integer with the current page number.
`protected void` `setPageRenderParameter(ActionResponse response, int page)` Deprecated. Pass the page number to the render phase by setting a render parameter.
`void` `setPages(String[] pages)` Deprecated. Set the wizard pages, i.e.
`protected void` `setTargetRenderParameter(ActionRequest request, ActionResponse response)` Deprecated. Pass the the parameter that indicates the target page of the request forward to the render phase.
`protected ModelAndView` `showForm(RenderRequest request, RenderResponse response, BindException errors)` Deprecated. Show the first page as form view.
`protected ModelAndView` `showPage(RenderRequest request, BindException errors, int page)` Deprecated. Prepare the form model and view, including reference and error data, for the given page.
`protected void` `validatePage(Object command, Errors errors, int page)` Deprecated. Template method for custom validation logic for individual pages.
`protected void` `validatePage(Object command, Errors errors, int page, boolean finish)` Deprecated. Template method for custom validation logic for individual pages.

### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.AbstractFormController

`formBackingObject, getCommand, getErrorsForNewForm, getFormSessionAttributeName, getFormSessionAttributeName, getFormSubmitParameterName, getInvalidSubmitParameterName, getRenderParameters, handleActionRequestInternal, handleRenderRequestInternal, isBindOnNewForm, isInvalidSubmission, isRedirectAction, isSessionForm, onBindOnNewForm, onBindOnNewForm, passRenderParameters, setBindOnNewForm, setFormSubmit, setInvalidSubmit, setRedirectAction, setRenderParameters, setSessionForm, showForm, showForm, showNewForm`

### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.BaseCommandController

`bindAndValidate, checkCommand, createBinder, createCommand, getBindingErrorProcessor, getCommandClass, getCommandName, getMessageCodesResolver, getPropertyEditorRegistrars, getRenderCommand, getRenderCommandSessionAttributeName, getRenderErrors, getRenderErrorsSessionAttributeName, getValidator, getValidators, getWebBindingInitializer, initApplicationContext, initBinder, isValidateOnBinding, onBind, onBind, prepareBinder, setBindingErrorProcessor, setCommandClass, setCommandName, setMessageCodesResolver, setPropertyEditorRegistrar, setPropertyEditorRegistrars, setRenderCommandAndErrors, setValidateOnBinding, setValidator, setValidators, setWebBindingInitializer, suppressBinding, suppressValidation, useDirectFieldAccess`

### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.AbstractController

`handleActionRequest, handleRenderRequest, isRenderWhenMinimized, isSynchronizeOnSession, setRenderWhenMinimized, setSynchronizeOnSession`

### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.portlet.handler.PortletContentGenerator

`applyCacheSeconds, cacheForSeconds, check, checkAndPrepare, checkAndPrepare, getCacheSeconds, isRequireSession, preventCaching, setCacheSeconds, setRequireSession`

### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.portlet.context.PortletApplicationObjectSupport

`getPortletContext, getTempDir, isContextRequired, setPortletContext`

### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport

`getApplicationContext, getMessageSourceAccessor, initApplicationContext, requiredContextClass, setApplicationContext`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

### Field Detail

#### PARAM_FINISH

    public static final String PARAM_FINISH

Deprecated.
Parameter triggering the finish action. Can be called from any wizard page!

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

#### PARAM_CANCEL

    public static final String PARAM_CANCEL

Deprecated.
Parameter triggering the cancel action. Can be called from any wizard page!

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

#### PARAM_TARGET

    public static final String PARAM_TARGET

Deprecated.
Parameter specifying the target page, appending the page number to the name.

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

#### PARAM_PAGE

    public static final String PARAM_PAGE

Deprecated.
Parameter specifying the current page as value. Not necessary on form pages, but allows to properly handle usage of the back button.

See Also:
  `setPageAttribute(java.lang.String)`, Constant Field Values

### Constructor Detail

#### AbstractWizardFormController

    public AbstractWizardFormController()

Deprecated.
Create a new AbstractWizardFormController.

"sessionForm" is automatically turned on, "validateOnBinding" turned off, and "cacheSeconds" set to 0 by the base class (-> no caching for all form controllers).

### Method Detail

#### setPages

    public final void setPages(String[] pages)

Deprecated.
Set the wizard pages, i.e. the view names for the pages. The array index is interpreted as page number.

Parameters:
  `pages` - view names for the pages

#### getPages

    public final String[] getPages()

Deprecated.
Return the wizard pages, i.e. the view names for the pages. The array index corresponds to the page number.

Note that a concrete wizard form controller might override `getViewName(PortletRequest, Object, int)` to determine the view name for each page dynamically.

See Also:
  `getViewName(PortletRequest, Object, int)`

#### getPageCount

    protected final int getPageCount()

Deprecated.
Return the number of wizard pages. Useful to check whether the last page has been reached.

Note that a concrete wizard form controller might override `getPageCount(PortletRequest, Object)` to determine the page count dynamically.

See Also:
  `getPageCount(PortletRequest, Object)`

#### setPageAttribute

    public final void setPageAttribute(String pageAttribute)

Deprecated.
Set the name of the page attribute in the model, containing an Integer with the current page number.

This will be necessary for single views rendering multiple view pages. It also allows for specifying the optional "_page" parameter.

Parameters:
  `pageAttribute` - name of the page attribute
See Also:
  `PARAM_PAGE`

#### getPageAttribute

    public final String getPageAttribute()

Deprecated.
Return the name of the page attribute in the model.

#### setAllowDirtyBack

    public final void setAllowDirtyBack(boolean allowDirtyBack)

Deprecated.
Set if "dirty back" is allowed, i.e. if moving to a former wizard page is allowed in case of validation errors for the current page.

Parameters:
  `allowDirtyBack` - if "dirty back" is allowed

#### isAllowDirtyBack

    public final boolean isAllowDirtyBack()

Deprecated.
Return whether "dirty back" is allowed.

#### setAllowDirtyForward

    public final void setAllowDirtyForward(boolean allowDirtyForward)

Deprecated.
Set if "dirty forward" is allowed, i.e. if moving to a later wizard page is allowed in case of validation errors for the current page.

Parameters:
  `allowDirtyForward` - if "dirty forward" is allowed

#### isAllowDirtyForward

    public final boolean isAllowDirtyForward()

Deprecated.
Return whether "dirty forward" is allowed.

#### onBindAndValidate

    protected final void onBindAndValidate(PortletRequest request,
                         Object command,
                         BindException errors)
                                    throws Exception

Deprecated.
Calls page-specific onBindAndValidate method.

Overrides:
  `onBindAndValidate` in class `BaseCommandController`
Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
  `command` - the command object, still allowing for further binding
  `errors` - validation errors holder, allowing for additional custom validation
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of invalid state or arguments
See Also:
  `BaseCommandController.bindAndValidate(javax.portlet.PortletRequest, java.lang.Object)`, `Errors`

#### onBindAndValidate

    protected void onBindAndValidate(PortletRequest request,
                         Object command,
                         BindException errors,
                         int page)
                              throws Exception

Deprecated.
Callback for custom post-processing in terms of binding and validation. Called on each submit, after standard binding but before page-specific validation of this wizard form controller.

Note: AbstractWizardFormController does not perform standard validation on binding but rather applies page-specific validation on processing the form submission.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
  `command` - bound command
  `errors` - Errors instance for additional custom validation
  `page` - current wizard page
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of invalid state or arguments
See Also:
  `BaseCommandController.bindAndValidate(javax.portlet.PortletRequest, java.lang.Object)`, `processFormSubmission(javax.portlet.ActionRequest, javax.portlet.ActionResponse, java.lang.Object, org.springframework.validation.BindException)`, `Errors`

#### isFormSubmission

    protected boolean isFormSubmission(PortletRequest request)

Deprecated.
Consider an explicit finish or cancel request as a form submission too.

Overrides:
  `isFormSubmission` in class `AbstractFormController`
Parameters:
  `request` - current request
Returns:
  if the request represents a form submission
See Also:
  `isFinishRequest(PortletRequest)`, `isCancelRequest(PortletRequest)`

#### referenceData

    protected final Map referenceData(PortletRequest request,
                    Object command,
                    Errors errors)
                               throws Exception

Deprecated.
Calls page-specific referenceData method.

Overrides:
  `referenceData` in class `AbstractFormController`
Parameters:
  `request` - current render request
  `command` - form object with request parameters bound onto it
  `errors` - validation errors holder
Returns:
  a Map with reference data entries, or null if none
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of invalid state or arguments
See Also:
  `ModelAndView`

#### referenceData

    protected Map referenceData(PortletRequest request,
                    Object command,
                    Errors errors,
                    int page)
                         throws Exception

Deprecated.
Create a reference data map for the given request, consisting of bean name/bean instance pairs as expected by ModelAndView.

The default implementation delegates to `referenceData(PortletRequest, int)`. Subclasses can override this to set reference data used in the view.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
  `command` - form object with request parameters bound onto it
  `errors` - validation errors holder
  `page` - current wizard page
Returns:
  a Map with reference data entries, or null if none
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of invalid state or arguments
See Also:
  `referenceData(PortletRequest, int)`, `ModelAndView`

#### referenceData

    protected Map referenceData(PortletRequest request,
                    int page)
                         throws Exception

Deprecated.
Create a reference data map for the given request, consisting of bean name/bean instance pairs as expected by ModelAndView.

The default implementation returns `null`. Subclasses can override this to set reference data used in the view.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
  `page` - current wizard page
Returns:
  a Map with reference data entries, or null if none
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of invalid state or arguments
See Also:
  `ModelAndView`

#### showForm

    protected ModelAndView showForm(RenderRequest request,
                        RenderResponse response,
                        BindException errors)
                             throws Exception

Deprecated.
Show the first page as form view.

This can be overridden in subclasses, e.g. to prepare wizard-specific error views in case of an Exception.

Specified by:
  `showForm` in class `AbstractFormController`
Parameters:
  `request` - current render request
  `response` - current render response
  `errors` - validation errors holder
Returns:
  the prepared form view, or null if handled directly
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of invalid state or arguments
See Also:
  `AbstractFormController.showForm(RenderRequest, BindException, String)`, `Errors`, `BindException.getModel()`, `AbstractFormController.referenceData(PortletRequest, Object, Errors)`, `SimpleFormController.setFormView(java.lang.String)`

#### showPage

    protected final ModelAndView showPage(RenderRequest request,
                        BindException errors,
                        int page)
                                   throws Exception

Deprecated.
Prepare the form model and view, including reference and error data, for the given page. Can be used in `processFinish` implementations, to show the corresponding page in case of validation errors.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet render request
  `errors` - validation errors holder
  `page` - number of page to show
Returns:
  the prepared form view
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of invalid state or arguments

#### getPageCount

    protected int getPageCount(PortletRequest request,
                   Object command)

Deprecated.
Return the page count for this wizard form controller.

The default implementation delegates to `getPageCount()`. Can be overridden to dynamically adapt the page count.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
  `command` - the command object as returned by formBackingObject
Returns:
  the current page count
See Also:
  `getPageCount()`

#### getViewName

    protected String getViewName(PortletRequest request,
                     Object command,
                     int page)

Deprecated.
Return the name of the view for the specified page of this wizard form controller.

The default implementation takes the view name from the `getPages()` array. Can be overridden to dynamically switch the page view or to return view names for dynamically defined pages.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
  `command` - the command object as returned by `formBackingObject`
Returns:
  the current page count
See Also:
  `getPageCount()`

#### getInitialPage

    protected int getInitialPage(PortletRequest request,
                     Object command)

Deprecated.
Return the initial page of the wizard, i.e. the page shown at wizard startup.

The default implementation delegates to `getInitialPage(PortletRequest)`.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
  `command` - the command object as returned by `formBackingObject`
Returns:
  the initial page number
See Also:
  `getInitialPage(PortletRequest)`, `AbstractFormController.formBackingObject(javax.portlet.PortletRequest)`

#### getInitialPage

    protected int getInitialPage(PortletRequest request)

Deprecated.
Return the initial page of the wizard, i.e. the page shown at wizard startup.

The default implementation returns 0 for first page.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
Returns:
  the initial page number

#### getPageSessionAttributeName

    protected String getPageSessionAttributeName(PortletRequest request)

Deprecated.
Return the name of the PortletSession attribute that holds the page object for this wizard form controller.

The default implementation delegates to the `getPageSessionAttributeName` version without arguments.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
Returns:
  the name of the form session attribute, or null if not in session form mode
See Also:
  `getPageSessionAttributeName(javax.portlet.PortletRequest)`, `AbstractFormController.getFormSessionAttributeName(javax.portlet.PortletRequest)`, `PortletSession.getAttribute(java.lang.String)`

#### getPageSessionAttributeName

    protected String getPageSessionAttributeName()

Deprecated.
Return the name of the PortletSession attribute that holds the page object for this wizard form controller.

Default is an internal name, of no relevance to applications, as the form session attribute is not usually accessed directly. Can be overridden to use an application-specific attribute name, which allows other code to access the session attribute directly.

Returns:
  the name of the page session attribute
See Also:
  `AbstractFormController.getFormSessionAttributeName(javax.portlet.PortletRequest)`, `PortletSession.getAttribute(java.lang.String)`

#### setPageRenderParameter

    protected void setPageRenderParameter(ActionResponse response,
                              int page)

Deprecated.
Pass the page number to the render phase by setting a render parameter. This method may not be called when the action calls `ActionResponse.sendRedirect(String)`.

Parameters:
  `response` - the current action response
  `page` - the page number
See Also:
  `StateAwareResponse.setRenderParameter(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)`

#### setTargetRenderParameter

    protected void setTargetRenderParameter(ActionRequest request,
                                ActionResponse response)

Deprecated.
Pass the the parameter that indicates the target page of the request forward to the render phase. If the `getTargetPage` method was overridden, this may need to be overriden as well.

Parameters:
  `request` - the current action request
  `response` - the current action response
See Also:
  `PARAM_TARGET`, `getTargetPage(PortletRequest, int)`, `getTargetPage(PortletRequest, Object, Errors, int)`, `StateAwareResponse.setRenderParameter(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)`

#### setFinishRenderParameter

    protected void setFinishRenderParameter(ActionRequest request,
                                ActionResponse response)

Deprecated.
Pass the the parameter that indicates a finish request forward to the render phase. If the `isFinishRequest` method was overridden, this may need to be overriden as well.

Parameters:
  `request` - the current action request
  `response` - the current action response
See Also:
  `PARAM_FINISH`, `isFinishRequest(javax.portlet.PortletRequest)`, `StateAwareResponse.setRenderParameter(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)`

#### setCancelRenderParameter

    protected void setCancelRenderParameter(ActionRequest request,
                                ActionResponse response)

Deprecated.
Pass the the parameter that indicates a cancel request forward to the render phase. If the `isCancelRequest` method was overridden, this may need to be overriden as well.

Parameters:
  `request` - the current action request
  `response` - the current action response
See Also:
  `PARAM_CANCEL`, `isCancelRequest(javax.portlet.PortletRequest)`, `StateAwareResponse.setRenderParameter(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)`

#### renderInvalidSubmit

    protected ModelAndView renderInvalidSubmit(RenderRequest request,
                                   RenderResponse response)
                                        throws Exception

Deprecated.
Handle an invalid submit request, e.g. when in session form mode but no form object was found in the session (like in case of an invalid resubmit by the browser).

The default implementation for wizard form controllers simply shows the initial page of a new wizard form. If you want to show some "invalid submit" message, you need to override this method.

Overrides:
  `renderInvalidSubmit` in class `AbstractFormController`
Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet render request
  `response` - current portlet render response
Returns:
  a prepared view, or null if handled directly
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of errors
See Also:
  `AbstractFormController.showNewForm(javax.portlet.RenderRequest, javax.portlet.RenderResponse)`, `AbstractFormController.setBindOnNewForm(boolean)`, `handleInvalidSubmit(javax.portlet.ActionRequest, javax.portlet.ActionResponse)`

#### handleInvalidSubmit

    protected void handleInvalidSubmit(ActionRequest request,
                           ActionResponse response)
                                throws Exception

Deprecated.
Handle an invalid submit request, e.g. when in session form mode but no form object was found in the session (like in case of an invalid resubmit by the browser).

The default implementation for wizard form controllers simply shows the initial page of a new wizard form, so here in the action phase this method does nothing. If you want to take some action on an invalid submit, you need to override this method.

Overrides:
  `handleInvalidSubmit` in class `AbstractFormController`
Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet action request
  `response` - current portlet action response
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of errors
See Also:
  `renderInvalidSubmit(javax.portlet.RenderRequest, javax.portlet.RenderResponse)`

#### renderFormSubmission

    protected final ModelAndView renderFormSubmission(RenderRequest request,
                                    RenderResponse response,
                                    Object command,
                                    BindException errors)
                                               throws Exception

Deprecated.
Apply wizard workflow: finish, cancel, page change.

Specified by:
  `renderFormSubmission` in class `AbstractFormController`
Parameters:
  `request` - current render request
  `response` - current render response
  `command` - form object with request parameters bound onto it
  `errors` - errors holder
Returns:
  the prepared model and view, or null
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of errors
See Also:
  `processFormSubmission(javax.portlet.ActionRequest, javax.portlet.ActionResponse, java.lang.Object, org.springframework.validation.BindException)`

#### processFormSubmission

    protected final void processFormSubmission(ActionRequest request,
                             ActionResponse response,
                             Object command,
                             BindException errors)
                                        throws Exception

Deprecated.
Apply wizard workflow: finish, cancel, page change.

Specified by:
  `processFormSubmission` in class `AbstractFormController`
Parameters:
  `request` - current action request
  `response` - current action response
  `command` - form object with request parameters bound onto it
  `errors` - errors holder (subclass can add errors if it wants to)
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of errors
See Also:
  `renderFormSubmission(javax.portlet.RenderRequest, javax.portlet.RenderResponse, java.lang.Object, org.springframework.validation.BindException)`

#### getCurrentPage

    protected int getCurrentPage(PortletRequest request)

Deprecated.
Return the current page number. Used by `processFormSubmission(javax.portlet.ActionRequest, javax.portlet.ActionResponse, java.lang.Object, org.springframework.validation.BindException)`.

The default implementation checks the page session attribute. Subclasses can override this for customized page determination.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
Returns:
  the current page number
See Also:
  `getPageSessionAttributeName()`

#### isFinishRequest

    protected boolean isFinishRequest(PortletRequest request)

Deprecated.
Determine whether the incoming request is a request to finish the processing of the current form.

By default, this method returns `true` if a parameter matching the "_finish" key is present in the request, otherwise it returns `false`. Subclasses may override this method to provide custom logic to detect a finish request.

The parameter is recognized both when sent as a plain parameter ("_finish") or when triggered by an image button ("_finish.x").

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
Returns:
  whether the request indicates to finish form processing
See Also:
  `PARAM_FINISH`

#### isCancelRequest

    protected boolean isCancelRequest(PortletRequest request)

Deprecated.
Determine whether the incoming request is a request to cancel the processing of the current form.

By default, this method returns `true` if a parameter matching the "_cancel" key is present in the request, otherwise it returns `false`. Subclasses may override this method to provide custom logic to detect a cancel request.

The parameter is recognized both when sent as a plain parameter ("_cancel") or when triggered by an image button ("_cancel.x").

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
Returns:
  whether the request indicates to cancel form processing
See Also:
  `PARAM_CANCEL`

#### getTargetPage

    protected int getTargetPage(PortletRequest request,
                    Object command,
                    Errors errors,
                    int currentPage)

Deprecated.
Return the target page specified in the request.

The default implementation delegates to `getTargetPage(PortletRequest, int)`. Subclasses can override this for customized target page determination.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
  `command` - form object with request parameters bound onto it
  `errors` - validation errors holder
  `currentPage` - the current page, to be returned as fallback if no target page specified
Returns:
  the page specified in the request, or current page if not found
See Also:
  `getTargetPage(PortletRequest, int)`

#### getTargetPage

    protected int getTargetPage(PortletRequest request,
                    int currentPage)

Deprecated.
Return the target page specified in the request.

The default implementation examines "_target" parameter (e.g. "_target1"). Subclasses can override this for customized target page determination.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet request
  `currentPage` - the current page, to be returned as fallback if no target page specified
Returns:
  the page specified in the request, or current page if not found
See Also:
  `PARAM_TARGET`

#### validatePage

    protected void validatePage(Object command,
                    Errors errors,
                    int page,
                    boolean finish)

Deprecated.
Template method for custom validation logic for individual pages. The default implementation calls `validatePage(command, errors, page)`.

Implementations will typically call fine-granular `validateXXX` methods of this instance's Validator, combining them to validation of the corresponding pages. The Validator's default `validate` method will not be called by a wizard form controller!

Parameters:
  `command` - form object with the current wizard state
  `errors` - validation errors holder
  `page` - number of page to validate
  `finish` - whether this method is called during final revalidation on finish (else, it is called for validating the current page)
See Also:
  `validatePage(Object, Errors, int)`, `Validator.validate(java.lang.Object, org.springframework.validation.Errors)`

#### validatePage

    protected void validatePage(Object command,
                    Errors errors,
                    int page)

Deprecated.
Template method for custom validation logic for individual pages. The default implementation is empty.

Implementations will typically call fine-granular validateXXX methods of this instance's validator, combining them to validation of the corresponding pages. The validator's default `validate` method will not be called by a wizard form controller!

Parameters:
  `command` - form object with the current wizard state
  `errors` - validation errors holder
  `page` - number of page to validate
See Also:
  `Validator.validate(java.lang.Object, org.springframework.validation.Errors)`

#### postProcessPage

    protected void postProcessPage(ActionRequest request,
                       Object command,
                       Errors errors,
                       int page)
                            throws Exception

Deprecated.
Post-process the given page after binding and validation, potentially updating its command object. The passed-in request might contain special parameters sent by the page.

Only invoked when displaying another page or the same page again, not when finishing or cancelling.

Parameters:
  `request` - current action request
  `command` - form object with request parameters bound onto it
  `errors` - validation errors holder
  `page` - number of page to post-process
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of invalid state or arguments

#### renderFinish

    protected ModelAndView renderFinish(RenderRequest request,
                            RenderResponse response,
                            Object command,
                            BindException errors)
                                 throws Exception

Deprecated.
Template method for the render phase of the finish action of this wizard.

The default implementation throws a PortletException, saying that a finish render request is not supported by this controller. Thus, you do not need to implement this template method if you do not need to render after a finish.

Call `errors.getModel()` to populate the ModelAndView model with the command and the Errors instance, under the specified command name, as expected by the "spring:bind" tag.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet render request
  `response` - current portlet render response
  `command` - form object with the current wizard state
  `errors` - validation errors holder
Returns:
  the finish view
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of invalid state or arguments
See Also:
  `processFinish(javax.portlet.ActionRequest, javax.portlet.ActionResponse, java.lang.Object, org.springframework.validation.BindException)`, `Errors`, `BindException.getModel()`

#### processFinish

    protected void processFinish(ActionRequest request,
                     ActionResponse response,
                     Object command,
                     BindException errors)
                          throws Exception

Deprecated.
Template method for the action phase of the finish action of this wizard.

The default implementation throws a PortletException, saying that a finish action request is not supported by this controller. You will almost certainly need to override this method.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet action request
  `response` - current portlet action response
  `command` - form object with the current wizard state
  `errors` - validation errors holder
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of invalid state or arguments
See Also:
  `renderFinish(javax.portlet.RenderRequest, javax.portlet.RenderResponse, java.lang.Object, org.springframework.validation.BindException)`, `Errors`

#### renderCancel

    protected ModelAndView renderCancel(RenderRequest request,
                            RenderResponse response,
                            Object command,
                            BindException errors)
                                 throws Exception

Deprecated.
Template method for the render phase of the cancel action of this wizard.

The default implementation throws a PortletException, saying that a cancel render request is not supported by this controller. Thus, you do not need to implement this template method if you do not support a cancel operation.

Call `errors.getModel()` to populate the ModelAndView model with the command and the Errors instance, under the specified command name, as expected by the "spring:bind" tag.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet render request
  `response` - current portlet render response
  `command` - form object with the current wizard state
  `errors` - Errors instance containing errors
Returns:
  the cancellation view
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of invalid state or arguments
See Also:
  `processCancel(javax.portlet.ActionRequest, javax.portlet.ActionResponse, java.lang.Object, org.springframework.validation.BindException)`, `Errors`, `BindException.getModel()`

#### processCancel

    protected void processCancel(ActionRequest request,
                     ActionResponse response,
                     Object command,
                     BindException errors)
                          throws Exception

Deprecated.
Template method for the action phase of the cancel action of this wizard.

The default implementation throws a PortletException, saying that a cancel action request is not supported by this controller. Thus, you do not need to implement this template method if you do not support a cancel operation.

Parameters:
  `request` - current portlet action request
  `response` - current portlet action response
  `command` - form object with the current wizard state
  `errors` - Errors instance containing errors
Throws:
  `Exception` - in case of invalid state or arguments
See Also:
  `renderCancel(javax.portlet.RenderRequest, javax.portlet.RenderResponse, java.lang.Object, org.springframework.validation.BindException)`, `Errors`