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package com.sun.xml.internal.rngom.xml.sax;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
import org.xml.sax.XMLReader;
/**
* A factory for <code>XMLReader</code>s. Thread-safety is determined by each particular
* implementation of this interface.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:jjc@jclark.com">James Clark</a>
*/
public interface XMLReaderCreator {
/**
* Creates a new <code>XMLReader</code>.
*
* @return a new <code>XMLReader</code>; never <code>null</code>
* @throws org.xml.sax.SAXException If an <code>XMLReader</code> cannot be created for any reason
*/
XMLReader createXMLReader() throws SAXException;
}