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06: * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
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08: *
09: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
10: *
11: * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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16: */
17: package org.apache.cocoon.forms.datatype.convertor;
18:
19: import org.w3c.dom.Element;
20:
21: /**
22: * Interface to be implemented by components that can build a Convertor
23: * based on a XML configuration (supplied as DOM Element).
24: *
25: * <p>The element will (should)
26: * always have the local name "convertor" and the cforms definition namespace,
27: * but attributes and content of the element can vary depending on the
28: * ConvertorBuilder implementation.
29: *
30: * @version $Id: ConvertorBuilder.java 449149 2006-09-23 03:58:05Z crossley $
31: */
32: public interface ConvertorBuilder {
33: /**
34: * @param configElement is allowed to be null!
35: */
36: Convertor build(Element configElement) throws Exception;
37: }
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