Source code: org/apache/batik/bridge/Bridge.java
1 /*
2
3 Copyright 2000-2002 The Apache Software Foundation
4
5 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
6 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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16
17 */
18 package org.apache.batik.bridge;
19
20 /**
21 * A tagging interface that all bridges must implement. A bridge is
22 * responsible on creating and maintaining an appropriate object
23 * according to an Element.
24 *
25 * @author <a href="mailto:Thierry.Kormann@sophia.inria.fr">Thierry Kormann</a>
26 * @version $Id: Bridge.java,v 1.8 2004/08/18 07:12:30 vhardy Exp $
27 */
28 public interface Bridge {
29
30 /**
31 * Returns the namespace URI of the element this <tt>Bridge</tt> is
32 * dedicated to.
33 */
34 String getNamespaceURI();
35
36 /**
37 * Returns the local name of the element this <tt>Bridge</tt> is dedicated
38 * to.
39 */
40 String getLocalName();
41
42 /**
43 * Returns a new instance of this bridge.
44 */
45 Bridge getInstance();
46 }