org.apache.cocoon.components.elementprocessor
Interface ElementProcessorFactory

All Superinterfaces:

Component

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractElementProcessorFactory, HSSFElementProcessorFactory

public interface ElementProcessorFactory
extends Component

Create instances of specific ElementProcessor implementations to handle specific XML elements and their content.

Version:

CVS $Id: ElementProcessorFactory.html 1304258 2012-03-23 10:09:27Z ilgrosso $

Author:

Marc Johnson (marc_johnson27591@hotmail.com)

Field Summary

static String

ROLE

Method Summary

ElementProcessor

createElementProcessor(String name) Given an XML element name, create and return an appropriate ElementProcessor.

Field Detail

ROLE

static final String ROLE

Method Detail

createElementProcessor

ElementProcessor createElementProcessor(String name)
                                        throws CannotCreateElementProcessorException

Given an XML element name, create and return an appropriate ElementProcessor.

Parameters:

name - element name

Returns:

the specified ElementProcessor

Throws:

CannotCreateElementProcessorException - if there is no ElementProcessor available for the specified name