play.api.mvc

Action

trait Action[A] extends EssentialAction

An action is essentially a (Request[A] => Result) function that handles a request and generates a result to be sent to the client.

For example,

val echo = Action { request =>
Ok("Got request [" + request + "]")
}
A

the type of the request body

Source
Action.scala
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EssentialAction, Handler, (RequestHeader) ⇒ Iteratee[Array[Byte], Result], AnyRef, Any
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  1. type BODY_CONTENT = A

    Type of the request body.

Abstract Value Members

  1. abstract def apply(request: Request[A]): Result

    Invokes this action.

    Invokes this action.

    request

    the incoming HTTP request

    returns

    the result to be sent to the client

  2. abstract def parser: BodyParser[A]

    Body parser associated with this action.

    Body parser associated with this action.

    See also

    BodyParser

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  1. final def !=(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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  2. final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean

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  3. final def ##(): Int

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  5. final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean

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  6. def andThen[A](g: (Iteratee[Array[Byte], Result]) ⇒ A): (RequestHeader) ⇒ A

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    @unspecialized()

  7. def apply(): Action[A]

    Returns itself, for better support in the routes file.

    Returns itself, for better support in the routes file.

    returns

    itself

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    Action → EssentialAction

  8. def apply(rh: RequestHeader): Iteratee[Array[Byte], Result]

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  9. final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0

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  10. def clone(): AnyRef

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  11. def compose[A](g: (A) ⇒ RequestHeader): (A) ⇒ Iteratee[Array[Byte], Result]

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  12. final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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  18. final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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  19. final def notify(): Unit

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  20. final def notifyAll(): Unit

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  21. final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0

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  22. def toString(): String

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  25. final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit

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Inherited from EssentialAction

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Inherited from (RequestHeader) ⇒ Iteratee[Array[Byte], Result]

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