RELEASE_2_1_13/src/blocks/poi/java/org/apache/cocoon/components/elementprocessor/ElementProcessorFactory.java

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package org.apache.cocoon.components.elementprocessor;

import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component;

/**
 * Create instances of specific ElementProcessor implementations to
 * handle specific XML elements and their content.
 *
 * @author Marc Johnson (marc_johnson27591@hotmail.com)
 * @version CVS $Id$
 */
public interface ElementProcessorFactory extends Component
{
    String ROLE = ElementProcessorFactory.class.getName();

    /**
     * Given an XML element name, create and return an appropriate
     * ElementProcessor.
     *
     * @param name element name
     *
     * @return the specified ElementProcessor
     *
     * @exception CannotCreateElementProcessorException if there is no
     *            ElementProcessor available for the specified name
     */

    public ElementProcessor createElementProcessor(final String name)
        throws CannotCreateElementProcessorException;

}       // end public interface ElementProcessorFactory