How does the @Controller annotation interact with the view in a traditional Spring MVC application?

In a traditional Spring MVC application, the @Controller annotation is used to define a controller class that handles HTTP requests. It interacts with the view by forwarding control to a specific view template based on the request mapping defined in the controller method. The controller doesn't directly render HTML/JSP content or generate view templates dynamically; it simply controls the flow between the request and the view template. It can also handle AJAX requests if configured accordingly.