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Camel allows OGNL to be used as an Expression or Predicate the DSL or Xml Configuration.

For example you could use OGNL inside a Message Filter in XML

Code Block

<route>
  <from uri="seda:foo"/>
  <filter>
    <ognl>request.headers.foo = 'bar'</ognl>
    <to uri="seda:bar"/>
  </filter>
</route>

You could use OGNL to create an Predicate in a Message Filter or as an Expression for a Recipient List

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Variable

Type

Description

this

Exchange

the Exchange is the root object

exchange

Exchange

the Exchange object

exception

Throwable

the Exchange exception (if any)

exchangeId

String

the exchange Id

fault

Message

the Fault message (if any)

request

Message

the exchange.in message

response

Message

the exchange.out message (if any)

properties

Map

the exchange properties

property(name)

Object

the property by the given name

property(name, type)

Type

the property by the given name as the given type

Samples

For example you could use OGNL inside a Message Filter in XML

Code Block

<route>
  <from uri="seda:foo"/>
  <filter>
    <ognl>request.headers.foo = 'bar'</ognl>
    <to uri="seda:bar"/>
  </filter>
</route>

And the sample using Java DSL:

Code Block
java
java

   from("seda:foo").filter().ognl("request.headers.foo = 'bar'").to("seda:bar");

Dependencies

To use OGNL in your camel routes you need to add the a dependency on camel-ognl which implements the OGNL language.

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