48 lines
2.2 KiB
Java
48 lines
2.2 KiB
Java
/*
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* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
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* (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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* You may obtain a copy of the License at <http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/>.
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*
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* Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT
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* WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
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* language governing rights and limitations under the License.
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*
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* The Original Code is the Venice Web Communities System.
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*
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* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Eric J. Bowersox <erbo@silcom.com>,
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* for Silverwrist Design Studios. Portions created by Eric J. Bowersox are
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* Copyright (C) 2002-03 Eric J. Bowersox/Silverwrist Design Studios. All Rights Reserved.
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*
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* Contributor(s):
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*/
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package com.silverwrist.dynamo.iface;
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import java.io.IOException;
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import com.silverwrist.dynamo.except.RenderingException;
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/**
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* An interface implemented on Dynamo output objects to indicate that they are capable of rendering themselves
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* to the output, without the use of a {@link com.silverwrist.dynamo.iface.Renderer Renderer} object.
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* <CODE>SelfRenderable</CODE> objects have access to greater capability (afforded them by the
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* {@link com.silverwrist.dynamo.iface.SelfRenderControl SelfRenderControl} interface) than ordinary text or
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* binary renderable objects do, and are frequently used to perform "special" operations.
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*
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* @author Eric J. Bowersox <erbo@silcom.com>
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* @version X
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*/
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public interface SelfRenderable
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{
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/**
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* Renders this object to the output.
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*
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* @param control A rendering control object that provides the means to render this object to the output, as
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* well as providing "output services" (through the
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* {@link com.silverwrist.dynamo.iface.ServiceProvider ServiceProvider} interface) for the
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* rendering process to use.
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* @exception java.io.IOException If an I/O error occurs while writing the output.
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* @exception com.silverwrist.dynamo.except.RenderingException If the rendering process fails.
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*/
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public void render(SelfRenderControl control) throws IOException, RenderingException;
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} // end interface SelfRenderable
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