01: /* ========================================================================
02: * JCommon : a free general purpose class library for the Java(tm) platform
03: * ========================================================================
04: *
05: * (C) Copyright 2000-2005, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
06: *
07: * Project Info: http://www.jfree.org/jcommon/index.html
08: *
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26: *
27: * ------------------
28: * ObjectFactory.java
29: * ------------------
30: * (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
31: *
32: * Original Author: Thomas Morgner;
33: * Contributor(s): David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
34: *
35: * $Id: ObjectFactory.java,v 1.3 2005/10/18 13:33:53 mungady Exp $
36: *
37: * Changes
38: * -------
39: * 22-Nov-2003 : Version 1 (TM);
40: *
41: */
42:
43: package org.jfree.xml.util;
44:
45: /**
46: * An object factory.
47: */
48: public interface ObjectFactory {
49:
50: /**
51: * Returns the generic factory for the given class or null, if there is
52: * no handler for this class. The factory will be reinitialized using
53: * getInstance().
54: *
55: * @param c the class for which we need a producer
56: * @return the factory for this class
57: */
58: public GenericObjectFactory getFactoryForClass(Class c);
59:
60: /**
61: * Checks, whether a generic handler exists for the given class. This does
62: * not check, whether an mapping exists.
63: *
64: * @param c the class for which to check
65: * @return true, if an generic handler is defined, false otherwise.
66: */
67: public boolean isGenericHandler(Class c);
68:
69: /**
70: * Returns the multiplex definition for the given class, or null, if no
71: * such definition exists.
72: *
73: * @param c the class for which to check the existence of the multiplexer
74: * @return the multiplexer for the class, or null if no multiplexer exists.
75: */
76: public MultiplexMappingDefinition getMultiplexDefinition(Class c);
77:
78: /**
79: * Returns the manual mapping definition for the given class, or null, if
80: * not manual definition exists.
81: *
82: * @param c the class for which to check the existence of the definition
83: * @return the manual mapping definition or null.
84: */
85: public ManualMappingDefinition getManualMappingDefinition(Class c);
86:
87: }
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