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17
18 /* $Id: ExtensionAttachment.java 426576 2006-07-28 15:44:37Z jeremias $ */
19
20 package org.apache.fop.fo.extensions;
21
22 /**
23  * This interface is implemented by objects that are returned by special extension element
24  * through the FONode.getExtensionAttachment() method. Such objects are carried in the FO tree
25  * and made available to the layout managers that support processing extension attachments or
26  * support passing them on to the area tree where they can be picked up by renderers.
27  * <p>
28  * NOTE: Classes which implement this interface need to be Serializable!
29  */

30 public interface ExtensionAttachment {
31
32     /**
33      * This method returns a category URI that allows a processor (layout manager or renderer)
34      * to determine if it supports this object.
35      * @return the category URI
36      */

37     String JavaDoc getCategory();
38     
39 }
40
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