2 * Copyright 2001-2006 Internet2
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4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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14 * limitations under the License.
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18 * @file XMLObjectBuilder.h
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20 * Factory interface for XMLObjects
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23 #if !defined(__xmltooling_xmlobjbuilder_h__)
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24 #define __xmltooling_xmlobjbuilder_h__
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26 #include <xmltooling/XMLObject.h>
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28 namespace xmltooling {
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31 * A factory interface for obtaining XMLObjects.
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32 * Subclasses MAY supply additional factory methods.
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34 class XMLTOOL_API XMLObjectBuilder
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36 MAKE_NON_COPYABLE(XMLObjectBuilder);
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38 virtual ~XMLObjectBuilder() {}
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41 * Creates an empty XMLObject.
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43 * @return the empty XMLObject
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45 virtual XMLObject* buildObject()=0;
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48 * Resets the state of the builder.
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50 * This normally means null'ing out any properties that were
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51 * needed to build an object.
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53 virtual void resetState()=0;
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58 #endif /* __xmltooling_xmlobjbuilder_h__ */
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