net.sf.jasperreports.engine.export.GenericElementHandlerBundle Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package net.sf.jasperreports.engine.export;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRGenericElementType;
/**
* A bundle of {@link GenericElementHandler generic element handlers} that share
* the same namespace.
*
*
* Such a bundle can contain handlers for several generic element types, each
* having a unique name.
*
* @author Lucian Chirita ([email protected])
* @version $Id: GenericElementHandlerBundle.java 3033 2009-08-27 11:46:22Z teodord $
* @see JRGenericElementType
*/
public interface GenericElementHandlerBundle
{
/**
* Returns the namespace of this bundle.
*
* @return the bundle namespace
*/
String getNamespace();
/**
* Returns a generic element handler for a element type name and an
* exporter key.
*
* @param elementName the element type name
* @param exporterKey the exporter key
* @return a generic element handler for the combination
*/
GenericElementHandler getHandler(String elementName,
String exporterKey);
}