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package org.springframework.web.servlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
/**
* Interface to be implemented by objects than can resolve exceptions thrown
* during handler mapping or execution, in the typical case to error views.
* Implementors are typically registered as beans in the application context.
*
* Error views are analogous to the error page JSPs, but can be used with
* any kind of exception including any checked exception, with potentially
* fine-granular mappings for specific handlers.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 22.11.2003
*/
public interface HandlerExceptionResolver {
/**
* Try to resolve the given exception that got thrown during on handler execution,
* returning a ModelAndView that represents a specific error page if appropriate.
* @param request current HTTP request
* @param response current HTTP response
* @param handler the executed handler, or null if none chosen at the
* time of the exception (for example, if multipart resolution failed)
* @param ex the exception that got thrown during handler execution
* @return a corresponding ModelAndView to forward to, or null for default processing
*/
ModelAndView resolveException(
HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler, Exception ex);
}