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#if !defined(PREFIXRESOLVER_HEADER_GUARD_1357924680)
#define PREFIXRESOLVER_HEADER_GUARD_1357924680


// Base include file.  Must be first.
#include <PlatformSupport/PlatformSupportDefinitions.hpp>


#include <XalanDOM/XalanDOMString.hpp>


/**
 * This class defines an interface for classes that resolve namespace prefixes
 * to their URIs 
 */
class XALAN_PLATFORMSUPPORT_EXPORT PrefixResolver
{
public:

	PrefixResolver();

	PrefixResolver(const PrefixResolver&);

	virtual
	~PrefixResolver();

	/**
	 * Retrieve a namespace corresponding to a prefix.  This assumes that 
	 * the PrevixResolver hold's its own namespace context, or is a namespace
	 * context itself.
	 *
	 * @param prefix Prefix to resolve
	 * @return namespace that prefix resolves to, or null if prefix is not found
	 */
	virtual const XalanDOMString*
	getNamespaceForPrefix(const XalanDOMString&		prefix) const = 0;

	/**
	 * Retrieve the base URI for the resolver.
	 * 
	 * @return URI string
	 */
	virtual const XalanDOMString&
	getURI() const = 0;
};


#endif	// PREFIXRESOLVER_HEADER_GUARD_1357924680