/*
* Copyright 2005-2008 Werner Guttmann
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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*/
package org.exolab.castor.builder.printing;
/**
* Factory class to create {@link JClassPrinter} instances.
*
* @since 1.2.1
*/
public interface JClassPrinterFactory {
/**
* Returns a short name for this {@link JClassPrinterFactory} instance.
* @return a short name (used for setting the JClassPrinter type on the {@link SourceGenerator}.
*
* @see SourceGenerator#setJClassPrinterType(String)
*/
String getName();
/**
* Returns the {@link JClassPrinter} instance as identified by this {@link JClassPrinterFactory}
* instance.
* @return Returns the actual {@link JClassPrinter} instance
*/
JClassPrinter getJClassPrinter();
}