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package org.springframework.web.portlet.bind.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.Mapping;

/**
 * Annotation for mapping Portlet action requests onto handler methods.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 3.0
 * @see org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping
 */
@Target({ElementType.METHOD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Mapping
public @interface ActionMapping {

	/**
	 * The name of the action, according to the Portlet 2.0
	 * "javax.portlet.action" parameter.
	 * <p>If not specified, the method will be used as default handler:
	 * i.e. for action requests where no specific action mapping was found.
	 * <p>Note that all such annotated action methods only apply within the
	 * {@code @RequestMapping} constraints of the containing handler class.
	 * @see javax.portlet.ActionRequest#ACTION_NAME
	 */
	String value() default "";

	/**
	 * The parameters of the mapped request, narrowing the primary mapping.
	 * <p>Same format for any environment: a sequence of "myParam=myValue" style
	 * expressions, with a request only mapped if each such parameter is found
	 * to have the given value. "myParam" style expressions are also supported,
	 * with such parameters having to be present in the request (allowed to have
	 * any value). Finally, "!myParam" style expressions indicate that the
	 * specified parameter is <i>not</i> supposed to be present in the request.
	 * @see org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping#params()
	 */
	String[] params() default {};

}
