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02:
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08: the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
09:
10: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
11:
12: Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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14: WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
15: See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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17:
18: */
19: package org.apache.batik.bridge;
20:
21: /**
22: * A tagging interface that all bridges must implement. A bridge is
23: * responsible for creating and maintaining an appropriate object
24: * according to an Element.
25: *
26: * @author <a href="mailto:Thierry.Kormann@sophia.inria.fr">Thierry Kormann</a>
27: * @version $Id: Bridge.java 475477 2006-11-15 22:44:28Z cam $
28: */
29: public interface Bridge {
30:
31: /**
32: * Returns the namespace URI of the element this <tt>Bridge</tt> is
33: * dedicated to.
34: */
35: String getNamespaceURI();
36:
37: /**
38: * Returns the local name of the element this <tt>Bridge</tt> is dedicated
39: * to.
40: */
41: String getLocalName();
42:
43: /**
44: * Returns a new instance of this bridge.
45: */
46: Bridge getInstance();
47: }
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