java.lang.Object | +--java.io.Writer | +--javax.servlet.jsp.JspWriter
The actions and template data in a JSP page is written using the JspWriter object that is referenced by the implicit variable out which is initialized automatically using methods in the PageContext object.
This abstract class emulates some of the functionality found in the java.io.BufferedWriter and java.io.PrintWriter classes, however it differs in that it throws java.io.IOException from the print methods while PrintWriter does not.
Buffering
The initial JspWriter object is associated with the PrintWriter object of the ServletResponse in a way that depends on whether the page is or is not buffered. If the page is not buffered, output written to this JspWriter object will be written through to the PrintWriter directly, which will be created if necessary by invoking the getWriter() method on the response object. But if the page is buffered, the PrintWriter object will not be created until the buffer is flushed and operations like setContentType() are legal. Since this flexibility simplifies programming substantially, buffering is the default for JSP pages.
Buffering raises the issue of what to do when the buffer is exceeded. Two approaches can be taken:
Both approaches are valid, and thus both are supported in the JSP technology. The behavior of a page is controlled by the autoFlush attribute, which defaults to true. In general, JSP pages that need to be sure that correct and complete data has been sent to their client may want to set autoFlush to false, with a typical case being that where the client is an application itself. On the other hand, JSP pages that send data that is meaningful even when partially constructed may want to set autoFlush to true; such as when the data is sent for immediate display through a browser. Each application will need to consider their specific needs.
An alternative considered was to make the buffer size unbounded; but, this had the disadvantage that runaway computations would consume an unbounded amount of resources.
The "out" implicit variable of a JSP implementation class is of this type. If the page directive selects autoflush="true" then all the I/O operations on this class shall automatically flush the contents of the buffer if an overflow condition would result if the current operation were performed without a flush. If autoflush="false" then all the I/O operations on this class shall throw an IOException if performing the current operation would result in a buffer overflow condition.
Writer
,java.io.BufferedWriter
,PrintWriter
autoFlush | |
bufferSize | |
DEFAULT_BUFFER constant indicating that the Writer is buffered and is using the implementation default buffer size | |
NO_BUFFER constant indicating that the Writer is not buffering output | |
UNBOUNDED_BUFFER constant indicating that the Writer is buffered and is unbounded; this is used in BodyContent |
Fields inherited from class java.io.Writer |
lock |
JspWriter(int bufferSize, boolean autoFlush) protected constructor. |
clear() Clear the contents of the buffer. | |
clearBuffer() Clears the current contents of the buffer. | |
close() Close the stream, flushing it first | |
flush() Flush the stream. | |
getBufferSize() This method returns the size of the buffer used by the JspWriter. | |
getRemaining() This method returns the number of unused bytes in the buffer. | |
isAutoFlush() This method indicates whether the JspWriter is autoFlushing. | |
newLine() Write a line separator. | |
print(boolean b) Print a boolean value. | |
print(char c) Print a character. | |
print(char[] s) Print an array of characters. | |
print(double d) Print a double-precision floating-point number. | |
print(float f) Print a floating-point number. | |
print(int i) Print an integer. | |
print(long l) Print a long integer. | |
print(java.lang.Object obj) Print an object. | |
print(java.lang.String s) Print a string. | |
println() Terminate the current line by writing the line separator string. | |
println(boolean x) Print a boolean value and then terminate the line. | |
println(char x) Print a character and then terminate the line. | |
println(char[] x) Print an array of characters and then terminate the line. | |
println(double x) Print a double-precision floating-point number and then terminate the line. | |
println(float x) Print a floating-point number and then terminate the line. | |
println(int x) Print an integer and then terminate the line. | |
println(long x) Print a long integer and then terminate the line. | |
println(java.lang.Object x) Print an Object and then terminate the line. | |
println(java.lang.String x) Print a String and then terminate the line. |
Methods inherited from class java.io.Writer |
write, write, write, write, write |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
public static final intNO_BUFFER
public static final intDEFAULT_BUFFER
public static final intUNBOUNDED_BUFFER
protected intbufferSize
protected booleanautoFlush
protectedJspWriter(int bufferSize, boolean autoFlush)
public abstract voidnewLine() throws java.io.IOException
java.io.IOException
- If an I/O error occurspublic abstract voidprint(boolean b) throws java.io.IOException
String.valueOf(boolean)
is translated into bytes according to the platform's default character encoding, and these bytes are written in exactly the manner of theWriter.write(int)
method.b
- Theboolean
to be printedjava.io.IOException
- public abstract voidprint(char c) throws java.io.IOException
Writer.write(int)
method.c
- Thechar
to be printedjava.io.IOException
- public abstract voidprint(int i) throws java.io.IOException
String.valueOf(int)
is translated into bytes according to the platform's default character encoding, and these bytes are written in exactly the manner of theWriter.write(int)
method.i
- Theint
to be printedjava.io.IOException
- java.lang.Integer#toString(int)
public abstract voidprint(long l) throws java.io.IOException
String.valueOf(long)
is translated into bytes according to the platform's default character encoding, and these bytes are written in exactly the manner of theWriter.write(int)
method.l
- Thelong
to be printedjava.io.IOException
- java.lang.Long#toString(long)
public abstract voidprint(float f) throws java.io.IOException
String.valueOf(float)
is translated into bytes according to the platform's default character encoding, and these bytes are written in exactly the manner of theWriter.write(int)
method.f
- Thefloat
to be printedjava.io.IOException
- java.lang.Float#toString(float)
public abstract voidprint(double d) throws java.io.IOException
String.valueOf(double)
is translated into bytes according to the platform's default character encoding, and these bytes are written in exactly the manner of theWriter.write(int)
method.d
- Thedouble
to be printedjava.io.IOException
- java.lang.Double#toString(double)
public abstract voidprint(char[] s) throws java.io.IOException
Writer.write(int)
method.s
- The array of chars to be printedjava.lang.NullPointerException
- Ifs
isnull
java.io.IOException
- public abstract voidprint(java.lang.String s) throws java.io.IOException
null
then the string"null"
is printed. Otherwise, the string's characters are converted into bytes according to the platform's default character encoding, and these bytes are written in exactly the manner of theWriter.write(int)
method.s
- TheString
to be printedjava.io.IOException
- public abstract voidprint(java.lang.Object obj) throws java.io.IOException
String.valueOf(Object)
method is translated into bytes according to the platform's default character encoding, and these bytes are written in exactly the manner of theWriter.write(int)
method.obj
- TheObject
to be printedjava.io.IOException
- Object.toString()
public abstract voidprintln() throws java.io.IOException
line.separator
, and is not necessarily a single newline character ('\n'
).java.io.IOException
- public abstract voidprintln(boolean x) throws java.io.IOException
print(boolean)
and thenprintln()
.java.io.IOException
- public abstract voidprintln(char x) throws java.io.IOException
print(char)
and thenprintln()
.java.io.IOException
- public abstract voidprintln(int x) throws java.io.IOException
print(int)
and thenprintln()
.java.io.IOException
- public abstract voidprintln(long x) throws java.io.IOException
print(long)
and thenprintln()
.java.io.IOException
- public abstract voidprintln(float x) throws java.io.IOException
print(float)
and thenprintln()
.java.io.IOException
- public abstract voidprintln(double x) throws java.io.IOException
print(double)
and thenprintln()
.java.io.IOException
- public abstract voidprintln(char[] x) throws java.io.IOException
print(char[])
and thenprintln()
.java.io.IOException
- public abstract voidprintln(java.lang.String x) throws java.io.IOException
print(String)
and thenprintln()
.java.io.IOException
- public abstract voidprintln(java.lang.Object x) throws java.io.IOException
print(Object)
and thenprintln()
.java.io.IOException
- public abstract voidclear() throws java.io.IOException
java.io.IOException
- If an I/O error occurspublic abstract voidclearBuffer() throws java.io.IOException
java.io.IOException
- If an I/O error occurspublic abstract voidflush() throws java.io.IOException
The method may be invoked indirectly if the buffer size is exceeded.
Once a stream has been closed, further write() or flush() invocations will cause an IOException to be thrown.
flush
in classjava.io.Writer
java.io.IOException
- If an I/O error occurspublic abstract voidclose() throws java.io.IOException
This method needs not be invoked explicitly for the initial JspWriter as the code generated by the JSP container will automatically include a call to close().
Closing a previously-closed stream, unlike flush(), has no effect.
close
in classjava.io.Writer
java.io.IOException
- If an I/O error occurspublic intgetBufferSize()
public abstract intgetRemaining()
public booleanisAutoFlush()