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  34 package org.relaxng.datatype;
  35 
  36 /**
  37  * Factory class for the DatatypeLibrary class.
  38  *
  39  * <p>
  40  * The datatype library should provide the implementation of
  41  * this interface if it wants to be found by the schema processors.
  42  * The implementor also have to place a file in your jar file.
  43  * See the reference datatype library implementation for detail.
  44  *
  45  * @author <a href="mailto:jjc@jclark.com">James Clark</a>
  46  * @author <a href="mailto:kohsuke.kawaguchi@sun.com">Kohsuke KAWAGUCHI</a>
  47  */
  48 public interface DatatypeLibraryFactory
  49 {
  50         /**
  51          * Creates a new instance of a DatatypeLibrary that supports
  52          * the specified namespace URI.
  53          *
  54          * @return
  55          *              <code>null</code> if the specified namespace URI is not
  56          *              supported.
  57          */
  58         DatatypeLibrary createDatatypeLibrary( String namespaceURI );
  59 }