ActionPostProcess.java

/*
 * $Id: ActionPostProcess.java 721970 2008-12-01 05:40:50Z pbenedict $
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package org.apache.struts.chain.commands.servlet;

import org.apache.struts.chain.contexts.ActionContext;
import org.apache.struts.chain.contexts.ServletActionContext;
import org.apache.struts.chain.commands.ActionCommandBase;
import org.apache.struts.Globals;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

/**
 * <p>Performs post-processing functions in command chain</p>
 *
 * @version $Rev: 721970 $ $Date: 2008-12-01 06:40:50 +0100 (Lun, 01 déc 2008) $ 
 * @since Struts 1.4
 */
public class ActionPostProcess extends ActionCommandBase {

    /**
     * <p>Performs additional functions after an Action or Command
     * has been called.</p>
     *
     * @param context The <code>Context</code> for the current request
     * @return <code>false</code> so that processing continues
     * @throws Exception on any error
     */
    public boolean execute(ActionContext context) throws Exception {

        ServletActionContext saContext = (ServletActionContext) context;
        HttpServletRequest request = saContext.getRequest();

        // Set flag in request object, notifying chained actions that
        // this request was already processed.
        request.setAttribute(Globals.CHAIN_KEY, Boolean.TRUE);

        // Continue chain processing
        return CONTINUE_PROCESSING;
    }
}