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| package org.apache.cocoon.forms.datatype.convertor; |
| |
| import org.w3c.dom.Element; |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface to be implemented by components that can build a Convertor |
| * based on a XML configuration (supplied as DOM Element). |
| * |
| * <p>The element will (should) |
| * always have the local name "convertor" and the cforms definition namespace, |
| * but attributes and content of the element can vary depending on the |
| * ConvertorBuilder implementation. |
| * |
| * @version $Id$ |
| */ |
| public interface ConvertorBuilder { |
| /** |
| * @param configElement is allowed to be null! |
| */ |
| Convertor build(Element configElement) throws Exception; |
| } |