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38 package com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.html;
39
40 import org.xml.sax.Attributes JavaDoc;
41
42 /**
43  * specification of a factory capable of creating HtmlElement objects
44  * @version $Revision: 100 $
45  * @author <a HREF="mailto:cse@dynabean.de">Christian Sell</a>
46  */
47 public interface IElementFactory {
48     /**
49      * create an element according to this factory's specification.
50      * @param page the enclosing page for the new element. Note that the element is <em>not</em> yet added
51      * into the DOM tree.
52      * @param tagName the tag name. Most factories will be responsible for a specific tag, but this
53      * parameter is passed in for factories that dont follow this rule
54      * @param attributes the attributes encountered during XML/HTML parsing. Possibly <code>null</code>
55      * if no attributes specified
56      * @return the newly created and initialized element
57      */
58     HtmlElement createElement(
59             final HtmlPage page, final String JavaDoc tagName,
60             final Attributes JavaDoc attributes);
61 }
62
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