/* * Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. * ORACLE PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */ package javax.swing.text; import java.awt.Container; /** * A factory to create a view of some portion of document subject. * This is intended to enable customization of how views get * mapped over a document model. * * @author Timothy Prinzing */ public interface ViewFactory { /** * Creates a view from the given structural element of a * document. * * @param elem the piece of the document to build a view of * @return the view * @see View */ public View create(Element elem); }