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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:
* <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.
*/
public void execute(ActionInvocation invocation) throws Exception;
}