2009/05/20 - Apache Shale has been retired.

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17  
18  package org.apache.shale.dialog.basic.model;
19  
20  /***
21   * <p>{@link EndState} is a spacialized {@link ViewState} that also marks
22   * this as the final {@link State} to be executed in the owning {@link Dialog}.
23   * When this {@link State} is entered, context information for the owning
24   * {@link Dialog} is removed.  Then, if a view identifier is specified,
25   * the corresponding JavaServer Faces <code>view</code> will be rendered,
26   * and the logical outcome returned by the subsequently invoked action method
27   * will be returned to the parent {@link Dialog} (if any) as the logical
28   * outcome of this dialog's execution.  If no view identifier is specified,
29   * it is assumed that some other mechanism will be used to return output to
30   * the client.</p>
31   *
32   * @since 1.0.4
33   */
34  
35  public interface EndState extends ViewState {
36  
37  }