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| package org.openoffice.xmerge; |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>A <code>DocumentDeserializer</code> object is used to convert |
| * from the "Device" <code>Documetn</code> format to the |
| * "Office" <code>Document</code> format.</p> |
| * |
| * <p>All plug-in implementations of the <code>PluginFactory</code> |
| * interface that also support deserialization must also |
| * implement this interface.</p> |
| * |
| * @see PluginFactory |
| * @see DocumentDeserializer |
| */ |
| public interface DocumentDeserializerFactory { |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>The <code>DocumentDeserializer</code> is used to convert |
| * from the "Device" <code>Document</code> format to |
| * the "Office" <code>Document</code> format.</p> |
| * |
| * <p>The <code>ConvertData</code> object is passed along to the |
| * created <code>DocumentDeserializer</code> via its constructor. |
| * The <code>ConvertData</code> is read and converted when the |
| * the <code>DocumentDeserializer</code> object's |
| * <code>deserialize</code> method is called. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @param cd <code>ConvertData</code> object that the created |
| * <code>DocumentDeserializer</code> object uses as |
| * input. |
| * |
| * @return A <code>DocumentDeserializer</code> object. |
| */ |
| |
| public DocumentDeserializer createDocumentDeserializer(ConvertData cd); |
| } |
| |