Source for org.jfree.xml.util.ObjectFactory

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  27:  * ------------------
  28:  * ObjectFactory.java
  29:  * ------------------
  30:  * (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
  31:  *
  32:  * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
  33:  * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
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  35:  * $Id: ObjectFactory.java,v 1.3 2005/10/18 13:33:53 mungady Exp $
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  37:  * Changes
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  39:  * 22-Nov-2003 : Version 1 (TM);
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  42: 
  43: package org.jfree.xml.util;
  44: 
  45: /**
  46:  * An object factory.
  47:  */
  48: public interface ObjectFactory {
  49: 
  50:     /**
  51:      * Returns the generic factory for the given class or null, if there is
  52:      * no handler for this class. The factory will be reinitialized using
  53:      * getInstance().
  54:      *
  55:      * @param c the class for which we need a producer
  56:      * @return the factory for this class
  57:      */
  58:     public GenericObjectFactory getFactoryForClass(Class c);
  59: 
  60:     /**
  61:      * Checks, whether a generic handler exists for the given class. This does
  62:      * not check, whether an mapping exists.
  63:      *
  64:      * @param c the class for which to check
  65:      * @return true, if an generic handler is defined, false otherwise.
  66:      */
  67:     public boolean isGenericHandler(Class c);
  68: 
  69:     /**
  70:      * Returns the multiplex definition for the given class, or null, if no
  71:      * such definition exists.
  72:      *
  73:      * @param c the class for which to check the existence of the multiplexer
  74:      * @return the multiplexer for the class, or null if no multiplexer exists.
  75:      */
  76:     public MultiplexMappingDefinition getMultiplexDefinition(Class c);
  77: 
  78:     /**
  79:      * Returns the manual mapping definition for the given class, or null, if
  80:      * not manual definition exists.
  81:      *
  82:      * @param c the class for which to check the existence of the definition
  83:      * @return the manual mapping definition or null.
  84:      */
  85:     public ManualMappingDefinition getManualMappingDefinition(Class c);
  86: 
  87: }