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28 package org.objectledge.datatype;
29
30 /***
31 * Defines a factory of Datatype set objects.
32 *
33 * @author <a href="mailto:dgajda@caltha.pl">Damian Gajda</a>
34 * @version $Id: DatatypeSetFactory.java,v 1.2 2004/12/27 04:43:22 rafal Exp $
35 */
36 public interface DatatypeSetFactory
37 {
38 /***
39 * Creates a datatype set with a given name.
40 * @param name name of the requested datatype set
41 * @return datatype set or <code>null</code> if it cannot be created
42 * @throws DatatypeSetCreationException thrown when datatype set name is known but
43 * the set cannot be created.
44 */
45 public DatatypeSet createDatatypeSet(String name)
46 throws DatatypeSetCreationException;
47 }