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16 package org.apache.cocoon.forms.datatype.convertor;
17
18 import org.w3c.dom.Element JavaDoc;
19
20 /**
21  * Interface to be implemented by components that can build a Convertor
22  * based on a XML configuration (supplied as DOM Element).
23  *
24  * <p>The element will (should)
25  * always have the local name "convertor" and the cforms definition namespace,
26  * but attributes and content of the element can vary depending on the
27  * ConvertorBuilder implementation.
28  *
29  * @version $Id: ConvertorBuilder.java 151179 2005-02-03 16:55:16Z tim $
30  */

31 public interface ConvertorBuilder {
32     /**
33      * @param configElement is allowed to be null!
34      */

35     Convertor build(Element JavaDoc configElement) throws Exception JavaDoc;
36 }
37
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