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package org.ow2.bonita.util.xml;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

/**
 * a modular mapping between an xml element and a java object in the domain
 * model, see also {@link Parser}.
 * 
 * See also 'Bindings'.
 * 
 * @see Parser
 */
public interface Binding {

  String getCategory();

  /** does this binding apply to the given element? */
  boolean matches(Element element);

  /**
   * translates the given element into a domain model java object. Use the parse
   * to report problems.
   * 
   * @return the domain model java object.
   * @see Parser
   */
  Object parse(Element element, Parse parse, Parser parser);
}