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1 /*
2  * Copyright 1999-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
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4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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16 package org.apache.cocoon.components.elementprocessor;
17
18 import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component;
19
20 /**
21  * Create instances of specific ElementProcessor implementations to
22  * handle specific XML elements and their content.
23  *
24  * @author Marc Johnson (marc_johnson27591@hotmail.com)
25  * @version CVS $Id: ElementProcessorFactory.java 30932 2004-07-29 17:35:38Z vgritsenko $
26  */
27 public interface ElementProcessorFactory extends Component
28 {
29     String JavaDoc ROLE = ElementProcessorFactory.class.getName();
30
31     /**
32      * Given an XML element name, create and return an appropriate
33      * ElementProcessor.
34      *
35      * @param name element name
36      *
37      * @return the specified ElementProcessor
38      *
39      * @exception CannotCreateElementProcessorException if there is no
40      * ElementProcessor available for the specified name
41      */
42
43     public ElementProcessor createElementProcessor(final String JavaDoc name)
44         throws CannotCreateElementProcessorException;
45
46 } // end public interface ElementProcessorFactory
47
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