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1 /*
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16 package org.apache.cocoon.woody.datatype;
17
18 import org.w3c.dom.Element JavaDoc;
19 import org.apache.cocoon.woody.datatype.convertor.Convertor;
20
21 /**
22  * Implementations of this class build a Datatype from an XML description
23  * (a DOM Element).
24  *
25  * <p>These builders should be threadsafe, only one instance of them will be created.
26  *
27  * <p>Implementations may implement Avalon's Composable interface to get access to
28  * other components.
29  *
30  * @version $Id: DatatypeBuilder.java 30932 2004-07-29 17:35:38Z vgritsenko $
31  */
32 public interface DatatypeBuilder {
33     public Datatype build(Element JavaDoc datatypeElement, boolean arrayType, DatatypeManager datatypeManager) throws Exception JavaDoc;
34
35     public Convertor getPlainConvertor();
36
37     public Convertor buildConvertor(Element JavaDoc convertorEl) throws Exception JavaDoc;
38 }
39
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