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*
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package org.exoplatform.web.url;
/**
* A factory for urls.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:julien.viet@exoplatform.com">Julien Viet</a>
* @version $Revision$
*/
public abstract class URLFactory {
/**
* Creates a new url or return null if the resource type cannot be resolved to an url.
*
* @param resourceType the resource type
* @param context the context
* @return the url
* @throws NullPointerException if the resource type or the context is null
*/
public abstract <R, U extends PortalURL<R, U>> U newURL(ResourceType<R, U> resourceType, URLContext context)
throws NullPointerException;
}