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## org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc
Class SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter

All Implemented Interfaces:
  HandlerAdapter

    public class SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter

extends Object
implements HandlerAdapter

Adapter to use the plain `Controller` workflow interface with the generic `DispatcherServlet`. Supports handlers that implement the `LastModified` interface.

This is an SPI class, not used directly by application code.

Author:
  Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  `DispatcherServlet`, `Controller`, `LastModified`, `HttpRequestHandlerAdapter`

Constructor Summary
`SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter()`

Method Summary
`long` `getLastModified(HttpServletRequest request, Object handler)` Same contract as for HttpServlet's `getLastModified` method.
`ModelAndView` `handle(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler)` Use the given handler to handle this request.
`boolean` `supports(Object handler)` Given a handler instance, return whether or not this HandlerAdapter can support it.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter

    public SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter()

Method Detail

### supports

    public boolean supports(Object handler)

  Description copied from interface: `HandlerAdapter`
  Given a handler instance, return whether or not this 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:

  `return (handler instanceof MyHandler);`

  Specified by:
    `supports` in interface `HandlerAdapter`
  Parameters:
    `handler` - handler object to check
  Returns:
    whether or not this object can use the given handler

### handle

    public ModelAndView handle(HttpServletRequest request,
                               HttpServletResponse response,
                               Object handler)
                        throws Exception

  Description copied from interface: `HandlerAdapter`
  Use the given handler to handle this request. The workflow that is required may vary widely.

  Specified by:
    `handle` in interface `HandlerAdapter`
  Parameters:
    `request` - current HTTP request
    `response` - current HTTP response
    `handler` - handler to use. This object must have previously been passed to the `supports` method of this interface, which must have returned `true`.
  Returns:
    ModelAndView object with the name of the view and the required model data, or `null` if the request has been handled directly
  Throws:
    `Exception` - in case of errors

### getLastModified

    public long getLastModified(HttpServletRequest request,
                                Object handler)

  Description copied from interface: `HandlerAdapter`
  Same contract as for HttpServlet's `getLastModified` method. Can simply return -1 if there's no support in the handler class.

  Specified by:
    `getLastModified` in interface `HandlerAdapter`
  Parameters:
    `request` - current HTTP request
    `handler` - handler to use
  Returns:
    the lastModified value for the given handler
  See Also:
    `HttpServlet.getLastModified(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)`, `LastModified.getLastModified(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)`

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