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46 package com.sun.xml.internal.rngom.xml.sax;
47 
48 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
49 import org.xml.sax.XMLReader;
50 
51 /**
52  * A factory for <code>XMLReader</code>s.  Thread-safety is determined by each particular
53  * implementation of this interface.
54  *
55  * @author <a href="mailto:jjc@jclark.com">James Clark</a>
56  */
57 public interface XMLReaderCreator {
58   /**
59    * Creates a new <code>XMLReader</code>.
60    *
61    * @return a new <code>XMLReader</code>; never <code>null</code>
62    * @throws org.xml.sax.SAXException If an <code>XMLReader</code> cannot be created for any reason
63    */
createXMLReader()64   XMLReader createXMLReader() throws SAXException;
65 }
66