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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.ui;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+/**
+ * Represents user interface view addition, except that this one should not
+ * have an entry in the navigation panel.
+ */
+public class UiViewHidden extends UiView {
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new user interface hidden view descriptor.
+     *
+     * @param id    view identifier
+     */
+    public UiViewHidden(String id) {
+        super(id, null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(this)
+                .add("id", id())
+                .toString();
+    }
+}