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1 /*===========================================================================
2
3 ObjectWeb Naming Context Framework
4 Copyright (C) 2002 USTL - LIFL - GOAL
5 Contact: architecture@objectweb.org
6
7 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
8 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
9 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
10 version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
11
12 This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
15 Lesser General Public License for more details.
16
17 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
18 License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
19 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
20 USA
21
22 Initial developer(s): Jerome Moroy.
23 Contributor(s): ______________________________________.
24
25 ===========================================================================*/
26
27 package org.objectweb.util.browser.core.naming;
28
29 import org.objectweb.util.browser.core.api.Decoder;
30
31 /**
32  *
33  * @author <a HREF="mailto:Jerome.Moroy@lifl.fr">Jerome Moroy</a>
34  * @version 0.1
35  */
36 public abstract class DecoderHandler implements Decoder {
37
38     /** The next element of the chain */
39     protected Decoder next_ = null;
40
41     /**
42      * Fixes the next element
43      * @param next The next decoder
44      */
45     public void setNext(Decoder next) {
46         next_ = next;
47     }
48
49     /**
50      * Uses to decode an object, for example if it's a CORBA Object
51      * @param node The object to decode
52      * @return the decoded object
53      */
54     public abstract Object JavaDoc decode(Object JavaDoc node);
55
56 }
57
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