/*
* NOTE: This copyright does *not* cover user programs that use HQ
* program services by normal system calls through the application
* program interfaces provided as part of the Hyperic Plug-in Development
* Kit or the Hyperic Client Development Kit - this is merely considered
* normal use of the program, and does *not* fall under the heading of
* "derived work".
*
* Copyright (C) [2004, 2005, 2006], Hyperic, Inc.
* This file is part of HQ.
*
* HQ is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
* published by the Free Software Foundation. This program is distributed
* in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
* even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
* PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
* details.
*
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* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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*/
package org.hyperic.util.xmlparser;
/**
* The major interface which all objects wishing to use XmlParser must
* implement. The TagHander provides information about the tags name,
* and which subtags are valid.
*/
public interface XmlTagHandler {
/**
* Retrieve the name of the tag, without angled brackets.
* (i.e. "foo" for tags named <foo>)
*
* @return The name of the tag
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Retrieve information about which subtags are valid within the
* given tag. This method will only be called once for each object.
*
* @return An array of tag information objects, indicating which subtags
* are valid.
*/
public XmlTagInfo[] getSubTags();
}