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package org.apache.cocoon.components.pipeline;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.ComponentSelector;
/**
* A <code>ComponentSelector</code> for output components used by a {@link ProcessingPipeline}.
* This selector is able to associate a MIME type to a hint.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:sylvain@apache.org">Sylvain Wallez</a>
* @version CVS $Id$
*/
public interface OutputComponentSelector extends ComponentSelector {
/**
* Get the MIME type for a given hint.
*
* @param hint the component hint
* @return the MIME type for this hint, or <code>null</code>.
*/
String getMimeTypeForHint(Object hint);
}