ImportTool

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.SafeConfig
- - org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.ImportTool
  - - org.apache.velocity.tools.view.ImportTool

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable
```
@DefaultKey("import")
@ValidScope("request")
public class ImportTool
extends org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.ImportTool
```
General-purpose text-importing view tool for templates.
Usage:
Just call $import.read("http://www.foo.com/bleh.jsp?sneh=bar") to insert the contents of the named resource into the template.
```
 Toolbox configuration:
 <tools>
   <toolbox scope="request">
     <tool class="org.apache.velocity.tools.view.ImportTool"/>
   </toolbox>
 </tools>
 
```
Since:

VelocityTools 2.0

Version:

$Revision$ $Date$

Author:

Marino A. Jonsson

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.ImportTool
  importSupport
- Fields inherited from class org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.SafeConfig
  LOCK_CONFIG_KEY, log, LOGGER_NAME_KEY, SAFE_MODE_KEY, USE_CLASS_LOGGER_KEY

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ImportTool()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected void`	`configure(org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.ValueParser values)`
`protected void`	`initializeImportSupport(org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.ValueParser config)`
`java.lang.String`	`read(java.lang.Object obj)`	Returns the supplied URL rendered as a String.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.ImportTool
fetch, read

Methods inherited from class org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.SafeConfig
configure, getLog, initLogger, isConfigLocked, isSafeMode, setLockConfig, setSafeMode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ImportTool
```
public ImportTool()
```
- Method Detail
  - initializeImportSupport
```
protected void initializeImportSupport(org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.ValueParser config)
```
    Overrides:
    
    initializeImportSupport in class org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.ImportTool
  - configure
```
protected void configure(org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.ValueParser values)
```
    Overrides:
    
    configure in class org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.ImportTool
  - read
```
public java.lang.String read(java.lang.Object obj)
```
    Returns the supplied URL rendered as a String.
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - the URL to import
    
    Returns:
    
    the URL as a string