sources/org/apache/batik/gvt/font/FontFamilyResolver.java

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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.batik.gvt.font;

public interface FontFamilyResolver {

    String lookup(String familyName);

    /**
     * Resolves a font family name into a GVTFontFamily. If the font
     * family cannot be resolved then null will be returned.
     *
     * @param familyName The Font Family name to resolve
     *
     * @return A resolved GVTFontFamily or null if the font family could not
     * be resolved.
     */
    GVTFontFamily resolve(String familyName);

    GVTFontFamily getDefault();

    GVTFontFamily getFamilyThatCanDisplay(char c);


}