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package org.apache.velocity.app.event;
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import org.apache.velocity.context.Context;
/**
* Reference 'Stream insertion' event handler. Called with object
* that will be inserted into stream via value.toString().
*
* Please return an Object that will toString() nicely :)
*
* @author Will Glass-Husain
* @author Geir Magnusson Jr.
* @version $Id$
*/
public interface ReferenceInsertionEventHandler extends EventHandler
{
/**
* A call-back which is executed during Velocity merge before a reference
* value is inserted into the output stream. All registered
* ReferenceInsertionEventHandlers are called in sequence. If no
* ReferenceInsertionEventHandlers are are registered then reference value
* is inserted into the output stream as is.
*
*
* @param context current context
* @param reference Reference from template about to be inserted.
* @param value Value about to be inserted (after its toString()
* method is called).
* @return Object on which toString()
should be called for
* output.
*/
Object referenceInsert(Context context, String reference, Object value);
}