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1 /*
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16 package org.apache.commons.betwixt.strategy;
17
18 /**
19  * A plugin Strategy pattern for converting Java type names into
20  * element names.
21  *
22  * @author <a HREF="mailto:jstrachan@apache.org">James Strachan</a>
23  * @version $Revision: 1.7 $
24  */

25 public interface NameMapper {
26
27     /**
28      * Convert the given bean or property name to name for use in XML
29      * (as an element or an attribute qname).
30      *
31      * @param typeName the string to convert
32      * @return the element name for the given bean type name
33      */

34     String JavaDoc mapTypeToElementName(String JavaDoc typeName);
35
36 }
37
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