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package javax.xml.soap;

/**
 * <P><CODE>SOAPElementFactory</CODE> is a factory for XML fragments that will eventually end up in
 * the SOAP part. These fragments can be inserted as children of the <CODE> SOAPHeader</CODE> or
 * <CODE>SOAPBody</CODE> or <CODE> SOAPEnvelope</CODE>.</P>
 * <p/>
 * <P>Elements created using this factory do not have the properties of an element that lives inside
 * a SOAP header document. These elements are copied into the XML document tree when they are
 * inserted.</P>
 *
 * @see SOAPFactory SOAPFactory
 * @deprecated - Use javax.xml.soap.SOAPFactory for creating SOAPElements.
 */
public class SOAPElementFactory {

    /**
     * Create a new <code>SOAPElementFactory from a <code>SOAPFactory</code>.
     *
     * @param soapfactory the <code>SOAPFactory</code> to use
     */
    private SOAPElementFactory(SOAPFactory soapfactory) {
        sf = soapfactory;
    }

    /**
     * Create a <CODE>SOAPElement</CODE> object initialized with the given <CODE>Name</CODE>
     * object.
     *
     * @param name a <CODE>Name</CODE> object with the XML name for the new element
     * @return the new <CODE>SOAPElement</CODE> object that was created
     * @throws SOAPException if there is an error in creating the <CODE>SOAPElement</CODE> object
     * @see SOAPFactory#createElement(Name) SOAPFactory.createElement(javax.xml.soap.Name)
     * @deprecated Use javax.xml.soap.SOAPFactory.createElement(javax.xml.soap.Name) instead
     */
    public SOAPElement create(Name name) throws SOAPException {
        return sf.createElement(name);
    }

    /**
     * Create a <CODE>SOAPElement</CODE> object initialized with the given local name.
     *
     * @param localName a <CODE>String</CODE> giving the local name for the new element
     * @return the new <CODE>SOAPElement</CODE> object that was created
     * @throws SOAPException if there is an error in creating the <CODE>SOAPElement</CODE> object
     * @see SOAPFactory#createElement(String) SOAPFactory.createElement(java.lang.String)
     * @deprecated Use javax.xml.soap.SOAPFactory.createElement(String localName) instead
     */
    public SOAPElement create(String localName) throws SOAPException {
        return sf.createElement(localName);
    }

    /**
     * Create a new <CODE>SOAPElement</CODE> object with the given local name, prefix and uri.
     *
     * @param localName a <CODE>String</CODE> giving the local name for the new element
     * @param prefix    the prefix for this <CODE> SOAPElement</CODE>
     * @param uri       a <CODE>String</CODE> giving the URI of the namespace to which the new
     *                  element belongs
     * @return the new <CODE>SOAPElement</CODE> object that was created
     * @throws SOAPException if there is an error in creating the <CODE>SOAPElement</CODE> object
     * @see SOAPFactory#createElement(String, String, String)
     *      SOAPFactory.createElement(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
     * @deprecated Use javax.xml.soap.SOAPFactory.createElement(String localName, String prefix,
     *             String uri) instead
     */
    public SOAPElement create(String localName, String prefix, String uri)
            throws SOAPException {
        return sf.createElement(localName, prefix, uri);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new instance of <CODE>SOAPElementFactory</CODE>.
     *
     * @return a new instance of a <CODE> SOAPElementFactory</CODE>
     * @throws SOAPException if there was an error creating the default <CODE>SOAPElementFactory
     */
    public static SOAPElementFactory newInstance() throws SOAPException {

        try {
            return new SOAPElementFactory(SOAPFactory.newInstance());
        } catch (Exception exception) {
            throw new SOAPException("Unable to create SOAP Element Factory: "
                    + exception.getMessage(), exception);
        }
    }

    private SOAPFactory sf;
}