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package org.apache.cocoon.components.elementprocessor;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component;
/**
* Create instances of specific ElementProcessor implementations to
* handle specific XML elements and their content.
*
* @author Marc Johnson (marc_johnson27591@hotmail.com)
* @version CVS $Id$
*/
public interface ElementProcessorFactory extends Component
{
String ROLE = ElementProcessorFactory.class.getName();
/**
* Given an XML element name, create and return an appropriate
* ElementProcessor.
*
* @param name element name
*
* @return the specified ElementProcessor
*
* @exception CannotCreateElementProcessorException if there is no
* ElementProcessor available for the specified name
*/
public ElementProcessor createElementProcessor(final String name)
throws CannotCreateElementProcessorException;
} // end public interface ElementProcessorFactory