/*
Copyright 1996-2008 Ariba, Inc.
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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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$Id: //ariba/platform/util/core/ariba/util/io/TagHandler.java#5 $
*/
package ariba.util.io;
import java.util.List;
/**
The TagHandler interface is used by the TaggedStringProcessor class. When
a tagged string is being processed, i.e. one that has special tags embedded
in it that are meant to be replaced at runtime, the tagged string processor
uses an instance of a TagHandler to process each tag that it finds in the
given string. It is up to the implementer of this interface to interpret
the tag string passed to it by the TemplateParser.
@see TaggedStringProcessor
@aribaapi private
*/
public interface TagHandler
{
/**
Returns the string that should be substituted for the given tag.
*/
public String stringForTag (String tag, List arguments);
}