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/*
 * $Header: /l/extreme/cvs/codes/xpp5/xis5/infoset_xpath_jaxen/org/xmlpull/infoset/xpath/saxpath/XPathReader.java,v 1.1 2005/05/16 23:59:28 aslom Exp $
 * $Revision: 1.1 $
 * $Date: 2005/05/16 23:59:28 $
 *
 * ====================================================================
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2000-2002 werken digital.
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 * 4. Products derived from this software may not be called "SAXPath", nor
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 *
 * ====================================================================
 * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many 
 * individuals on behalf of the SAXPath Project and was originally 
 * created by bob mcwhirter  and 
 * James Strachan .  For more information on the 
 * SAXPath Project, please see .
 * 
 * $Id: XPathReader.java,v 1.1 2005/05/16 23:59:28 aslom Exp $
 */



package org.xmlpull.infoset.xpath.saxpath;

/** Interface for readers which can parse textual
 *  XPath expressions, and produce callbacks to
 *  {@link XPathHandler} objects.
 *
 *  @author bob mcwhirter ([email protected])
 */
public interface XPathReader extends SAXPathEventSource
{
    /** Perform parsing of the textual XPath expression,
     *  and produce event callbacks to an {@link XPathHandler}.
     *
     *  @param xpath The textual XPath expression to parse.
     *
     *  @throws SAXPathException In the event an error occurs.
     */
    void parse(String xpath) throws SAXPathException;
}