1 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 Copyright 2006 Olivier Berlanger
3
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16 package net.sf.xolite;
17
18
19 /**
20 * Interface for a factory able to create Objects corresponding to a given XML element (or attribute).
21 */
22 public interface XMLObjectFactory {
23
24
25 /**
26 * Create an object corresponding to the XML element of the given name.
27 *
28 * @param namespaceUri
29 * the namespace URI of the XML element.
30 * @param localName
31 * the local name of the XML element.
32 * @param parser
33 * The current XML event parser, it is only used to have a locator of the current line in case of exception. (you
34 * can pass null if you don't need line reporting).
35 * @exception XMLParseException
36 * if the object is not defined or cannot be instantiated.
37 */
38 public XMLSerializable createObject(String namespaceUri, String localName, XMLEventParser parser) throws XMLParseException;
39
40
41 }