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package org.apache.jackrabbit.spi;
/**
* <code>NameFactory</code>...
*/
public interface NameFactory {
/**
* Returns a <code>Name</code> with the given namespace URI and
* local part and validates the given parameters.
*
* @param namespaceURI namespace uri
* @param localName local part
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>namespaceURI</code> or
* <code>localName</code> is invalid.
*/
public Name create(String namespaceURI, String localName) throws IllegalArgumentException;
/**
* Returns a <code>Name</code> holding the value of the specified
* string. The string must be in the format returned by the
* <code>Name.toString()</code> method, i.e.
* <p>
* <code><b>{</b>namespaceURI<b>}</b>localName</code>
*
* @param nameString a <code>String</code> containing the <code>Name</code>
* representation to be parsed.
* @return the <code>Name</code> represented by the argument
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified string can not be parsed
* as a <code>Name</code>.
*/
public Name create(String nameString) throws IllegalArgumentException;
}