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package nextapp.echo2.app.componentxml;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

/**
 * Interface for 
 */
public interface PropertyXmlPeer {

    /**
     * Translates an property represented as an DOM Element into
     * a property value. 
     * 
     * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to use for 
     *        analyzing component/property data
     * @param objectClass the Class of the object on which the
     *        property is being set
     * @param propertyElement the <property> Element
     * @return the property value
     */
    Object getValue(ClassLoader classLoader, Class objectClass, Element propertyElement)
    throws InvalidPropertyException;
}