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package org.apache.cocoon.forms.datatype.convertor;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
/**
* Interface to be implemented by components that can build a Convertor
* based on a XML configuration (supplied as DOM Element).
*
* <p>The element will (should)
* always have the local name "convertor" and the cforms definition namespace,
* but attributes and content of the element can vary depending on the
* ConvertorBuilder implementation.
*
* @version $Id$
*/
public interface ConvertorBuilder {
/**
* @param configElement is allowed to be null!
*/
Convertor build(Element configElement) throws Exception;
}