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1 /*
2  * $Id: BarcodeClassResolver.java,v 1.2 2003/02/28 11:23:48 jmaerki Exp $
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58  package org.krysalis.barcode;
59
60 /**
61  * This interface is used to resolve arbitrary string to classnames of Barcode
62  * implementations.
63  *
64  * @author Jeremias Maerki
65  */

66 public interface BarcodeClassResolver {
67
68     /**
69      * Returns the Class object of a Barcode implementation.
70      *
71      * @param name Name or Classname of a Barcode implementation class
72      * @return Class The class requested
73      * @throws ClassNotFoundException If the class could not be resolved
74      */

75     Class JavaDoc resolve(String JavaDoc name) throws ClassNotFoundException JavaDoc;
76
77 }
78
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