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package javax.mvc.annotation;
import javax.ws.rs.NameBinding;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
/**
* Declares a method as a controller. If declared at the type level,
* it applies to all methods in the type.
*
* A controller method that returns void is required to be annotated with
* {@link javax.mvc.annotation.View}. A controller method can return a view path
* as a {@link java.lang.String} or as part of a {@link javax.mvc.Viewable} or a
* {@link javax.ws.rs.core.Response}. If a controller returns {@code null} and it is
* annotated with {@link javax.mvc.annotation.View}, then the value of this
* annotation is used as a default. If a controller method returns a
* different Java type, its {@code toString} is called and the result
* interpreted as a view path.
*
* Example:
*
* @Controller
* public String sayHello() {
* return "hello.jsp";
* }
*
*
* @author Santiago Pericas-Geertsen
* @see javax.mvc.Viewable
* @see javax.mvc.annotation.View
* @see javax.ws.rs.core.Response
* @since 1.0
*/
@NameBinding
@Target( { METHOD, TYPE } )
@Retention( RUNTIME )
@Documented
@Inherited
public @interface Controller {
}