001/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
002   The Kiwi Toolkit - A Java Class Library
003   Copyright (C) 1998-2004 Mark A. Lindner
004
005   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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021   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
022   $Log: MarkupProxyFactory.java,v $
023   Revision 1.5  2004/05/12 19:02:58  markl
024   comment block updates
025
026   Revision 1.4  2003/01/19 09:50:53  markl
027   Javadoc & comment header updates.
028
029   Revision 1.3  2001/03/12 09:27:58  markl
030   Source code and Javadoc cleanup.
031
032   Revision 1.2  1999/01/10 02:49:15  markl
033   added GPL header & RCS tag
034   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
035*/
036
037package kiwi.ui;
038
039import kiwi.text.*;
040
041/** This class defines a markup proxy; an object that generates
042  * <code>MarkupProxy</code> objects appropriate for rendering given
043  * <code>XMLElement</code> objects.
044  *
045  * @author Mark Lindner
046  */
047
048public interface MarkupProxyFactory
049  {
050
051  /** Return a <code>MarkupProxy</code> appropriate for rendering an element.
052    *
053    * @param element The <code>XMLElement</code> to create a proxy for.
054    */
055  
056  public MarkupProxy getMarkupProxy(XMLElement element);
057
058  }
059
060/* end of source file */