1 /***
2 * Copyright (c) 2003 held jointly by the individual authors.
3 *
4 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
5 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
6 * by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
7 * (at your option) any later version.
8 *
9 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
10 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; with out even the implied warranty of
11 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
13 *
14 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
15 * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
16 * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
17 *
18 * > http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html
19 * > http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php
20 */
21
22 package net.mlw.vlh;
23
24 /***
25 * @author mwilson, azachar
26 *
27 */
28 public interface ValueListHandler
29 {
30 /*** The name that should be used to bind this service to
31 * a JNDI tree or the like **/
32 static String DEFAULT_SERVICE_NAME = "valueListHandler";
33
34 /*** Gets a ValueList with the given name.
35 *
36 * @param name The name of the <CODE>ValueList</CODE>
37 * @param info The <CODE>ValueListInfo</CODE> information.
38 * @see net.mlw.vlh.ValueListHandler#getPostProcessedValueList(ValueList, int)
39 * @return The <CODE>ValueList</CODE>.
40 */
41 ValueList getValueList(String name, ValueListInfo info);
42 }