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21 package org.apache.tiles.request;
22
23 import java.io.IOException;
24
25
26 /**
27 * Encapsulation of request information.
28 *
29 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
30 */
31 public interface DispatchRequest extends Request {
32
33 /**
34 * Dispatches the request to a specified path.
35 *
36 * @param path The path to dispatch to.
37 * @throws IOException If something goes wrong during dispatching.
38 */
39 void dispatch(String path) throws IOException;
40
41 /**
42 * Includes the response from the specified URL in the current response output.
43 *
44 * @param path The path to include.
45 * @throws IOException If something goes wrong during inclusion.
46 */
47 void include(String path) throws IOException;
48
49 /**
50 * Sets the content type when rendering the result.
51 *
52 * @param contentType The content type. It should follow the specifications
53 * from W3C about content types.
54 */
55 void setContentType(String contentType);
56 }