org.apache.turbine.modules
Class Action

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.turbine.modules.Assembler
      org.apache.turbine.modules.Action

Direct Known Subclasses:

AccessController, ActionEvent, DefaultAction, InitContextsAction, LoginUser, LogoutUser, SessionValidator

public abstract class Action

extends Assembler

Generic Action class.

Version:

$Id: Action.java,v 1.5 2004/08/02 08:57:32 epugh Exp $

Author:

Dave Bryson, Peter Courcoux

Constructor Summary

Action()

Method Summary

void	doPerform(PipelineData pipelineData) A subclass must override this method to perform itself.
abstract void	doPerform(RunData data) Deprecated. Use PipelineData version instead.
protected void	perform(PipelineData pipelineData) Subclasses can override this method to add additional functionality.
protected void	perform(RunData data) Deprecated. Use PipelineData version instead.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.turbine.modules.Assembler

getRunData

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Action

public Action()

Method Detail

doPerform

public abstract void doPerform(RunData data)
                        throws java.lang.Exception

Deprecated. Use PipelineData version instead.

A subclass must override this method to perform itself. The Action can also set the screen that is associated with RunData.

Parameters:

data - Turbine information.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - a generic exception.

perform

protected void perform(RunData data)
                throws java.lang.Exception

Deprecated. Use PipelineData version instead.

Subclasses can override this method to add additional functionality. This method is protected to force clients to use ActionLoader to perform an Action.

Parameters:

data - Turbine information.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - a generic exception.

doPerform

public void doPerform(PipelineData pipelineData)
               throws java.lang.Exception

A subclass must override this method to perform itself. The Action can also set the screen that is associated with RunData.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - a generic exception.

perform

protected void perform(PipelineData pipelineData)
                throws java.lang.Exception

Subclasses can override this method to add additional functionality. This method is protected to force clients to use ActionLoader to perform an Action.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - a generic exception.