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package org.apache.cocoon.environment.portlet;

/**
 * Implements the {@link org.apache.cocoon.environment.Request} interface for
 * the JSR-168 (Portlet) environment.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:alex.rudnev@dc.gov">Alex Rudnev</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:vgritsenko@apache.org">Vadim Gritsenko</a>
 * @version CVS $Id$
 */
public final class RenderRequest extends PortletRequest {

    /**
     * Creates a RenderRequest based on a real RenderRequest object
     */
    protected RenderRequest(String servletPath,
                            String pathInfo,
                            javax.portlet.RenderRequest request,
                            PortletEnvironment environment) {
        super(servletPath, pathInfo, request, environment);
    }

    /**
     * Type cast portletRequest to RenderRequest
     *
     * @return type casted portletRequest
     */
    public javax.portlet.RenderRequest getRenderRequest() {
        return (javax.portlet.RenderRequest) getPortletRequest();
    }

    /**
     * Render request can be always recognized by GET method
     */
    public String getMethod() {
        return "GET";
    }
}