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| package com.opensymphony.xwork2; |
| |
| import java.io.Serializable; |
| |
| /** |
| * All results (except for <code>Action.NONE</code>) of an {@link Action} are mapped to a View implementation. |
| * |
| * <p> |
| * Examples of Views might be: |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * <ul> |
| * <li>SwingPanelView - pops up a new Swing panel</li> |
| * <li>ActionChainView - executes another action</li> |
| * <li>SerlvetRedirectView - redirects the HTTP response to a URL</li> |
| * <li>ServletDispatcherView - dispatches the HTTP response to a URL</li> |
| * </ul> |
| * |
| * @author plightbo |
| */ |
| public interface Result extends Serializable { |
| |
| /** |
| * Represents a generic interface for all action execution results. |
| * Whether that be displaying a webpage, generating an email, sending a JMS message, etc. |
| * |
| * @param invocation the invocation context. |
| * @throws Exception can be thrown. |
| */ |
| void execute(ActionInvocation invocation) throws Exception; |
| |
| } |