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19
20 package org.apache.myfaces.orchestra.viewController.annotations;
21
22 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
23 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
24 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
25 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
26
27 /**
28 * Mark a method as needing to be invoked by the ViewController.
29 * <p>
30 * This method will <i>always</i> be called before any other method is invoked
31 * on any backing bean for the current request. It is invoked once for each
32 * request.
33 * <p>
34 * This annotation will be ignored unless the class is also marked with the
35 * ViewController annotation.
36 * <p>
37 * See also: org.apache.myfaces.orchestra.viewController.ViewController
38 */
39 @Target(value = {ElementType.METHOD})
40 @Retention(value = RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
41 public @interface InitView
42 {
43 }