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 * $Id: DirectRenderFromEventAction.java 471756 2006-11-06 15:01:43Z husted $
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package org.apache.struts2.portlet.dispatcher;

import com.opensymphony.xwork2.Action;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * When a portlet is targetted for an <code>event</code>, the portlet will receive two
 * portlet requests, one for the <code>event</code> phase, and then followed by a <code>render</code>
 * operation. When in the <code>event</code> phase, the action that is executed can't render
 * any output. This means that if an action in the XWork configuration is executed in the event
 * phase, and the action is set up with a result that should render something, the result can't
 * immediately be executed. The portlet needs to "wait" to the render phase to do the
 * rendering.
 * <p/>
 * When the {@link org.apache.struts2.portlet.result.PortletResult} detects such a
 * scenario, instead of executing the actual view, it prepares a couple of render parameters
 * specifying this action and the location of the view, which then will be executed in the
 * following render request.
 */
public class DirectRenderFromEventAction implements Action, Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = -1814807772308405785L;

    private String location = null;

    /**
     * Get the location of the view.
     *
     * @return Returns the location.
     */
    public String getLocation() {
        return location;
    }

    /**
     * Set the location of the view.
     *
     * @param location The location to set.
     */
    public void setLocation(String location) {
        this.location = location;
    }

    /**
     * Always return success.
     *
     * @return SUCCESS
     */
    public String execute() throws Exception {
        return SUCCESS;
    }
}