01: /*
02: * ============================================================================
03: * GNU Lesser General Public License
04: * ============================================================================
05: *
06: * JasperReports - Free Java report-generating library.
07: * Copyright (C) 2001-2006 JasperSoft Corporation http://www.jaspersoft.com
08: *
09: * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
10: * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
11: * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
12: * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
13: *
14: * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
15: * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
16: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
17: * Lesser General Public License for more details.
18: *
19: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
20: * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
21: * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
22: *
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27: */
28: package net.sf.jasperreports.engine.fill;
29:
30: /**
31: * Interface of elements that can be cloned at fill time.
32: * <p>
33: * In some cases multiple copies of the same element are evaluated, prepared and filled simultaneously.
34: * Such an element should implement this interface so that working clones of the element can be created.
35: *
36: * @author Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)
37: * @version $Id: JRCloneable.java 1229 2006-04-19 10:27:35Z teodord $
38: */
39: public interface JRCloneable {
40: /**
41: * Creates a working clone of itself.
42: *
43: * @param factory the clone factory to use while creating the clone
44: * @return a working clone of itself
45: */
46: JRCloneable createClone(JRFillCloneFactory factory);
47: }
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