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package org.jdom;


/**
 * An interface to be used by builders when constructing JDOM objects. The
 * <code>DefaultJDOMFactory</code> creates the standard top-level JDOM classes
 * (Element, Document, Comment, etc). Another implementation of this factory
 * could be used to create custom classes.
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1.9 $, $Date: 2007/11/10 05:28:59 $
 * @author  Ken Rune Holland
 * @author  Phil Nelson
 * @author  Bradley S. Huffman
 */
public interface JDOMFactory {

    // **** constructing Attributes ****

    /**
     * This will create a new <code>Attribute</code> with the
     * specified (local) name, value, and type, and in the provided
     * <code>{@link org.jdom.Namespace}</code>.
     *
     * @param name <code>String</code> name of <code>Attribute</code>.
     * @param value <code>String</code> value for new attribute.
     * @param type <code>int</code> type for new attribute.
     * @param namespace <code>Namespace</code> namespace for new attribute.
     */
    public Attribute attribute(String name, String value,
                                            int type, Namespace namespace);

    // **** constructing CDATA ****

    /**
     * This creates the CDATA with the supplied text.
     *
     * @param str <code>String</code> content of CDATA.
     */
    public CDATA cdata(String str);

    // **** constructing Text ****

    /**
     * This creates the Text with the supplied text.
     *
     * @param str <code>String</code> content of Text.
     */
    public Text text(String str);

    // **** constructing Comment ****

    /**
     * This creates the comment with the supplied text.
     *
     * @param text <code>String</code> content of comment.
     */
    public Comment comment(String text);

    // **** constructing DocType

    /**
     * This will create the <code>DocType</code> with
     * the specified element name and a reference to an
     * external DTD.
     *
     * @param elementName <code>String</code> name of
     *        element being constrained.
     * @param publicID <code>String</code> public ID of
     *        referenced DTD
     * @param systemID <code>String</code> system ID of
     *        referenced DTD
     */
    public DocType docType(String elementName,
                           String publicID, String systemID);

    /**
     * This will create a new <code>Document</code>,
     * with the supplied <code>{@link org.jdom.Element}</code>
     * as the root element, and no <code>{@link org.jdom.DocType}</code>
     * declaration.
     *
     * @param rootElement <code>Element</code> for document root
     */
    public Document document(Element rootElement);

    // **** constructing Elements ****

    /**
     * This will create a new <code>Element</code>
     * with the supplied (local) name, and define
     * the <code>{@link org.jdom.Namespace}</code> to be used.
     *
     * @param name <code>String</code> name of element.
     * @param namespace <code>Namespace</code> to put element in.
         */
    public Element element(String name, Namespace namespace);

    /**
     * This will create a new <code>ProcessingInstruction</code>
     * with the specified target and data.
     *
     * @param target <code>String</code> target of PI.
     * @param data <code>String</code> data for PI.
     */
    public ProcessingInstruction processingInstruction(String target,
                                                       String data);

    // **** constructing EntityRef ****

    /**
     * This will create a new <code>EntityRef</code>
     * with the supplied name.
     *
     * @param name <code>String</code> name of element.
     */
    public EntityRef entityRef(String name);

    /**
     * This will create a new <code>EntityRef</code>
     * with the supplied name, public ID, and system ID.
     *
     * @param name <code>String</code> name of element.
     * @param publicID <code>String</code> public ID of element.
     * @param systemID <code>String</code> system ID of element.
     */
    public EntityRef entityRef(String name, String publicID, String systemID);

    // =====================================================================
    // List manipulation
    // =====================================================================

    public void addContent(Parent parent, Content content);

    public void setAttribute(Element element, Attribute a);

}
