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* StyleSelection.java
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package org.dspace.app.webui.util;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import org.dspace.content.Item;
/**
* Interface for a strategy of style selection
*
* @author Andrea Bollini
* @version $Revision: 3705 $
*/
public interface StyleSelection
{
/**
* Define which display style use for the item.
*
* @param item
* @return the style name to use for display simple metadata of the item
* @throws SQLException
*/
public String getStyleForItem(Item item) throws SQLException;
/**
* Get the configuration of the style passed as argument.
* The configuration has the following syntax: <code>schema.element[.qualifier|.*][(display-option)]</code>
*
* @param style
* @return
*/
public String getConfigurationForStyle(String style);
}