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package org.springframework.web.servlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
/**
* Strategy interface for translating an incoming
* {@link javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest} into a
* logical view name when no view name is explicitly supplied.
*
* @author Rob Harrop
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 2.0
*/
public interface RequestToViewNameTranslator {
/**
* Translate the given {@link HttpServletRequest} into a view name.
* @param request the incoming {@link HttpServletRequest} providing
* the context from which a view name is to be resolved
* @return the view name (or <code>null</code> if no default found)
* @throws Exception if view name translation fails
*/
String getViewName(HttpServletRequest request) throws Exception;
}
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