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23 package com.sun.enterprise.tools.jsfext.component;
24
25 import com.sun.enterprise.tools.jsfext.layout.descriptor.LayoutComponent;
26
27 import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
28 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
29
30
31 /**
32  * <p> This interface defines a method to find or create a child
33  * <code>UIComponent</code>. It is designed to be used in conjunction
34  * with <code>UIComponent</code> implementations.</p>
35  *
36  * @see TemplateComponent
37  * @see com.sun.enterprise.tools.jsfext.component.ComponentUtil
38  *
39  * @author Ken Paulsen (ken.paulsen@sun.com)
40  */
41 public interface ChildManager {
42
43     /**
44      * <p> This method will find the request child UIComponent by id (the id
45      * is obtained from the given {@link LayoutComponent}). If it is not
46      * found, it will attempt to create it from the supplied
47      * {@link LayoutComponent}.</p>
48      *
49      * @param context FacesContext
50      * @param descriptor {@link LayoutComponent} describing the UIComponent
51      *
52      * @return Requested UIComponent
53      */
54     public UIComponent getChild(FacesContext context, LayoutComponent descriptor);
55 }
56
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