this.pathPrefix = pathPrefix;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the format type for the request.
     * @param request The HTTP servlet request.
     * @return The format type.
     */
    protected FormatType getFormatType(final HttpServletRequest request) {
        FormatType formatType = (FormatType) request.getAttribute(API_FORMAT_TYPE);
        if (formatType != null) {
            return formatType;
        }