Added Christoph's suggestion re handleRequest()
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git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jakarta/velocity/trunk@74781 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/velocity/servlet/VelocityServlet.java b/src/java/org/apache/velocity/servlet/VelocityServlet.java
index 4698480..33f50e3 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/velocity/servlet/VelocityServlet.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/velocity/servlet/VelocityServlet.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
* @author Dave Bryson
* @author <a href="mailto:jon@latchkey.com">Jon S. Stevens</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:geirm@optonline.net">Geir Magnusson Jr.</a>
- * $Id: VelocityServlet.java,v 1.28 2001/03/22 16:08:37 geirm Exp $
+ * $Id: VelocityServlet.java,v 1.29 2001/04/04 10:42:39 geirm Exp $
*/
public abstract class VelocityServlet extends HttpServlet
{
@@ -493,11 +493,14 @@
* Implement this method to add your application data to the context,
* calling the <code>getTemplate()</code> method to produce your return
* value.
+ * <br><br>
+ * In the event of a problem, you may simple return <code>null</code>
+ * or throw a more meaningful exception.
*
* @param ctx The context to add your data to.
* @return The template to merge with your context.
*/
- protected abstract Template handleRequest( Context ctx );
+ protected abstract Template handleRequest( Context ctx ) throws Exception;
/**
* Invoked when there is an error thrown in any part of doRequest() processing.
