org.springframework.mock.web

## Class MockRequestDispatcher

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.mock.web.MockRequestDispatcher

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    RequestDispatcher

      public class MockRequestDispatcher
      extends Object
      implements RequestDispatcher

  Mock implementation of the `RequestDispatcher` interface.

  Used for testing the web framework; typically not necessary for testing application controllers.

  Since:
    1.0.2
  Author:
    Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller, Sam Brannen

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface javax.servlet.RequestDispatcher

      `ERROR_EXCEPTION, ERROR_EXCEPTION_TYPE, ERROR_MESSAGE, ERROR_REQUEST_URI, ERROR_SERVLET_NAME, ERROR_STATUS_CODE, FORWARD_CONTEXT_PATH, FORWARD_PATH_INFO, FORWARD_QUERY_STRING, FORWARD_REQUEST_URI, FORWARD_SERVLET_PATH, INCLUDE_CONTEXT_PATH, INCLUDE_PATH_INFO, INCLUDE_QUERY_STRING, INCLUDE_REQUEST_URI, INCLUDE_SERVLET_PATH`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `MockRequestDispatcher(String resource)` Create a new MockRequestDispatcher for the given resource.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `forward(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response)`
    `protected MockHttpServletResponse` | `getMockHttpServletResponse(ServletResponse response)` Obtain the underlying `MockHttpServletResponse`, unwrapping `HttpServletResponseWrapper` decorators if necessary.
    `void` | `include(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### MockRequestDispatcher

          public MockRequestDispatcher(String resource)

      Create a new MockRequestDispatcher for the given resource.
      Parameters:
        `resource` - the server resource to dispatch to, located at a particular path or given by a particular name

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### forward

          public void forward(ServletRequest request,
                              ServletResponse response)

      Specified by:
        `forward` in interface `RequestDispatcher`

    - #### include

          public void include(ServletRequest request,
                              ServletResponse response)

      Specified by:
        `include` in interface `RequestDispatcher`

    - #### getMockHttpServletResponse

          protected MockHttpServletResponse getMockHttpServletResponse(ServletResponse response)

      Obtain the underlying `MockHttpServletResponse`, unwrapping `HttpServletResponseWrapper` decorators if necessary.