* <p>In the default implementation, this will enforce HTTP status code 302
	 * in any case, i.e. delegate to <code>HttpServletResponse.sendRedirect</code>.
	 * Turning this off will send HTTP status code 303, which is the correct
	 * code for HTTP 1.1 clients, but not understood by HTTP 1.0 clients.
	 * <p>Many HTTP 1.1 clients treat 302 just like 303, not making any
	 * difference. However, some clients depend on 303 when redirecting
	 * after a POST request; turn this flag off in such a scenario.
	 * <p><b>Redirect URLs can be specified via the "redirect:" prefix.</b>
	 * E.g.: "redirect:myAction.do"
	 * @see RedirectView#setHttp10Compatible
	 * @see #REDIRECT_URL_PREFIX
	 */
	public void setRedirectHttp10Compatible(boolean redirectHttp10Compatible) {
		this.redirectHttp10Compatible = redirectHttp10Compatible;
	}

	/**
	 * Return whether redirects should stay compatible with HTTP 1.0 clients.
	 */
	protected boolean isRedirectHttp10Compatible() {
		return this.redirectHttp10Compatible;
	}

	/**
	 * Set the name of the RequestContext attribute for all views.
	 * @param requestContextAttribute name of the RequestContext attribute
	 * @see AbstractView#setRequestContextAttribute
	 */
	public void setRequestContextAttribute(String requestContextAttribute) {
		this.requestContextAttribute = requestContextAttribute;
	}

	/**
	 * Return the name of the RequestContext attribute for all views, if any.
	 */
	protected String getRequestContextAttribute() {
		return this.requestContextAttribute;
	}

	/**
	 * Set static attributes from a <code>java.util.Properties</code> object,
	 * for all views returned by this resolver.
	 * <p>This is the most convenient way to set static attributes. Note that
	 * static attributes can be overridden by dynamic attributes, if a value
	 * with the same name is included in the model.
	 * <p>Can be populated with a String "value" (parsed via PropertiesEditor)
	 * or a "props" element in XML bean definitions.
	 * @see org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.PropertiesEditor
	 * @see AbstractView#setAttributes
	 */
	public void setAttributes(Properties props) {
		setAttributesMap(props);
	}

	/**
	 * Set static attributes from a Map, for all views returned by this resolver.
	 * This allows to set any kind of attribute values, for example bean references.
	 * <p>Can be populated with a "map" or "props" element in XML bean definitions.
	 * @param attributes Map with name Strings as keys and attribute objects as values
	 * @see AbstractView#setAttributesMap
	 */
	public void setAttributesMap(Map attributes) {
		if (attributes != null) {
			this.staticAttributes.putAll(attributes);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Allow Map access to the static attributes for views returned by
	 * this resolver, with the option to add or override specific entries.
	 * <p>Useful for specifying entries directly, for example via
	 * "attributesMap[myKey]". This is particularly useful for
	 * adding or overriding entries in child view definitions.
	 */
	public Map getAttributesMap() {
		return this.staticAttributes;
	}

	/**
	 * Set the view names (or name patterns) that can be handled by this
	 * {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.ViewResolver}. View names can contain
	 * simple wildcards such that 'my*', '*Report' and '*Repo*' will all match the
	 * view name 'myReport'.
	 * @see #canHandle
	 */
	public void setViewNames(String[] viewNames) {
		this.viewNames = viewNames;
	}

	/**
	 * Return the view names (or name patterns) that can be handled by this
	 * {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.ViewResolver}.
	 */
	protected String[] getViewNames() {
		return this.viewNames;
	}

	/**
	 * Set the order in which this {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.ViewResolver}
	 * is evaluated.
	 */
	public void setOrder(int order) {
		this.order = order;
	}

	/**
	 * Return the order in which this {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.ViewResolver}
	 * is evaluated.
	 */
	public int getOrder() {
		return this.order;
	}

	protected void initApplicationContext() {
		super.initApplicationContext();
		if (getViewClass() == null) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Property 'viewClass' is required");
		}
	}


	/**
	 * This implementation returns just the view name,
	 * as this ViewResolver doesn't support localized resolution.
	 */
	protected Object getCacheKey(String viewName, Locale locale) {
		return viewName;
	}

	/**
	 * Overridden to implement check for "redirect:" prefix.
	 * <p>Not possible in <code>loadView</code>, since overridden
	 * <code>loadView</code> versions in subclasses might rely on the
	 * superclass always creating instances of the required view class.
	 * @see #loadView
	 * @see #requiredViewClass
	 */
	protected View createView(String viewName, Locale locale) throws Exception {
		// If this resolver is not supposed to handle the given view,
		// return null to pass on to the next resolver in the chain.
		if (!canHandle(viewName, locale)) {
			return null;
		}
		// Check for special "redirect:" prefix.
		if (viewName.startsWith(REDIRECT_URL_PREFIX)) {
			String redirectUrl = viewName.substring(REDIRECT_URL_PREFIX.length());
			return new RedirectView(
							redirectUrl, isRedirectContextRelative(), isRedirectHttp10Compatible());
		}
		// Check for special "forward:" prefix.
		if (viewName.startsWith(FORWARD_URL_PREFIX)) {
			String forwardUrl = viewName.substring(FORWARD_URL_PREFIX.length());
			return new InternalResourceView(forwardUrl);
		}
		// Else fall back to superclass implementation: calling loadView.
		return super.createView(viewName, locale);
	}

	/**
	 * Indicates whether or not this {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.ViewResolver} can
	 * handle the supplied view name. If not, {@link #createView(String, java.util.Locale)} will
	 * return <code>null</code>. The default implementation checks against the configured
	 * {@link #setViewNames view names}.
	 * @param viewName the name of the view to retrieve
	 * @param locale the Locale to retrieve the view for
	 * @return whether this resolver applies to the specified view
	 * @see org.springframework.util.PatternMatchUtils#simpleMatch(String, String)
	 */
	protected boolean canHandle(String viewName, Locale locale) {
		String[] viewNames = getViewNames();
		return (viewNames == null || PatternMatchUtils.simpleMatch(viewNames, viewName));
	}

	/**
	 * Delegates to <code>buildView</code> for creating a new instance of the
	 * specified view class, and applies the following Spring lifecycle methods
	 * (as supported by the generic Spring bean factory):
	 * <ul>
	 * <li>ApplicationContextAware's <code>setApplicationContext</code>
	 * <li>InitializingBean's <code>afterPropertiesSet</code>
	 * </ul>
	 * @param viewName the name of the view to retrieve
	 * @return the View instance
	 * @throws Exception if the view couldn't be resolved
	 * @see #buildView(String)
	 * @see org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware#setApplicationContext
	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean#afterPropertiesSet
	 */
	protected View loadView(String viewName, Locale locale) throws Exception {
		AbstractUrlBasedView view = buildView(viewName);
		return (View) getApplicationContext().getAutowireCapableBeanFactory().initializeBean(view, viewName);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a new View instance of the specified view class and configures it.
	 * Does <i>not</i> perform any lookup for pre-defined View instances.
	 * <p>Spring lifecycle methods as defined by the bean container do not have to
	 * be called here; those will be applied by the <code>loadView</code> method
	 * after this method returns.
	 * <p>Subclasses will typically call <code>super.buildView(viewName)</code>
	 * first, before setting further properties themselves. <code>loadView</code>
	 * will then apply Spring lifecycle methods at the end of this process.
	 * @param viewName the name of the view to build
	 * @return the View instance
	 * @throws Exception if the view couldn't be resolved
	 * @see #loadView(String, java.util.Locale)
	 */
	protected AbstractUrlBasedView buildView(String viewName) throws Exception {
		AbstractUrlBasedView view = (AbstractUrlBasedView) BeanUtils.instantiateClass(getViewClass());
		view.setUrl(getPrefix() + viewName + getSuffix());
		String contentType = getContentType();
		if (contentType != null) {
			view.setContentType(contentType);
		}
		view.setRequestContextAttribute(getRequestContextAttribute());
		view.setAttributesMap(getAttributesMap());
		return view;
	}

}