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28  * ObjectFactory.java
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30  * (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
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32  * Original Author: Thomas Morgner;
33  * Contributor(s): David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
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35  * $Id: ObjectFactory.java,v 1.3 2005/10/18 13:33:53 mungady Exp $
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42
43 package org.jfree.xml.util;
44
45 /**
46  * An object factory.
47  */
48 public interface ObjectFactory {
49
50     /**
51      * Returns the generic factory for the given class or null, if there is
52      * no handler for this class. The factory will be reinitialized using
53      * getInstance().
54      *
55      * @param c the class for which we need a producer
56      * @return the factory for this class
57      */
58     public GenericObjectFactory getFactoryForClass(Class JavaDoc c);
59
60     /**
61      * Checks, whether a generic handler exists for the given class. This does
62      * not check, whether an mapping exists.
63      *
64      * @param c the class for which to check
65      * @return true, if an generic handler is defined, false otherwise.
66      */
67     public boolean isGenericHandler(Class JavaDoc c);
68
69     /**
70      * Returns the multiplex definition for the given class, or null, if no
71      * such definition exists.
72      *
73      * @param c the class for which to check the existence of the multiplexer
74      * @return the multiplexer for the class, or null if no multiplexer exists.
75      */
76     public MultiplexMappingDefinition getMultiplexDefinition(Class JavaDoc c);
77
78     /**
79      * Returns the manual mapping definition for the given class, or null, if
80      * not manual definition exists.
81      *
82      * @param c the class for which to check the existence of the definition
83      * @return the manual mapping definition or null.
84      */
85     public ManualMappingDefinition getManualMappingDefinition(Class JavaDoc c);
86
87 }
88
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