RefElement.java

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package org.apache.fop.render.mif;

/**
 * Reference MIF Element.
 * This element is a lookup reference set that contains
 * a list of resources used in the MIF Document.
 * When a lookup is performed it will either create a new
 * element or return an existing element that is valid.
 * THe key depends on the type of reference, it should be able
 * to uniquely identify the element.
 */
public class RefElement extends MIFElement {

    /**
     * @param name a name
     * @see org.apache.fop.render.mif.MIFElement#MIFElement(String)
     */
    public RefElement(String name) {
        super(name);
    }

    /**
     * @param key a key
     * @return an mif element
     */
    public MIFElement lookupElement(Object key) {
        return null;
    }
}