IWhitespacePolicy.java

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 * Copyright (c) 2004, 2008 John Krasnay and others.
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
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 * Contributors:
 *     John Krasnay - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/
package net.sf.vex.dom;


/**
 * Determines whitespace policy for document elements. For example, a CSS
 * stylesheet implements a whitespace policy via its display and white-space
 * properties.
 */
public interface IWhitespacePolicy {
    
    /**
     * Returns true if the given element is normally block-formatted.
     * @param element Element to test.
     */
    public boolean isBlock(Element element);
    
    /**
     * Returns true if the given element is pre-formatted, that is, all of 
     * its contained whitespace should be preserved.
     * @param element Element to test.
     */
    public boolean isPre(Element element);
}