jasper/jasper2/src/share/org/apache/jasper/compiler/tagplugin/TagPlugin.java

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package org.apache.jasper.compiler.tagplugin;

/**
 * This interface is to be implemented by the plugin author, to supply
 * an alternate implementation of the tag handlers.  It can be used to
 * specify the Java codes to be generated when a tag is invoked.
 *
 * An implementation of this interface must be registered in a file
 * named "tagPlugins.xml" under WEB-INF.
 */

public interface TagPlugin {

    /**
     * Generate codes for a custom tag.
     * @param ctxt a TagPluginContext for accessing Jasper functions
     */
    void doTag(TagPluginContext ctxt);
}