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XWork is an command-pattern framework that is used to power WebWork
as well as other applications. XWork provides an Inversion of Control
container, a powerful expression language, data type conversion,
validation, and pluggable configuration.
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package com.opensymphony.xwork2.conversion;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Interface for handling null results from Chains.
* Object has the opportunity to substitute an object for the
* null and continue.
* @author Luke Blanshard ([email protected])
* @author Drew Davidson ([email protected])
*/
public interface NullHandler
{
/**
Method called on target returned null.
*/
public Object nullMethodResult(Map context, Object target, String methodName, Object[] args);
/**
Property in target evaluated to null. Property can be a constant
String property name or a DynamicSubscript.
*/
public Object nullPropertyValue(Map context, Object target, Object property);
}