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package javax.xml.transform.sax;

import javax.xml.transform.Source;
import javax.xml.transform.Templates;
import javax.xml.transform.TransformerConfigurationException;
import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
import org.xml.sax.XMLFilter;

/**
 * Specialized transformer factory with support for SAX-specific factory
 * methods.
 * This factory provides SAX content handlers that can create transformation
 * templates and transformers.
 *
 * @author (a href='mailto:dog@gnu.org'>Chris Burdess</a)
 */
public abstract class SAXTransformerFactory extends TransformerFactory
{

  /**
   * Factory feature indicating that the factory can be cast to this class.
   */
  public static final String FEATURE =
    "http://javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXTransformerFactory/feature";

  /**
   * Factory feature indicating that this factory can create new XMLFilters.
   */
  public static final String FEATURE_XMLFILTER =
    "http://javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXTransformerFactory/feature/xmlfilter";

  protected SAXTransformerFactory()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Returns a content handler that can process SAX events into a result,
   * using the specified transformation.
   * @param src the source stylesheet
   */
  public abstract TransformerHandler newTransformerHandler(Source src)
    throws TransformerConfigurationException;

  /**
   * Returns a content handler that can process SAX events into a result,
   * using the specified transformation.
   * @param templates the compiled stylesheet
   */
  public abstract TransformerHandler newTransformerHandler(Templates templates)
    throws TransformerConfigurationException;

  /**
   * Returns a content handler that can process SAX events into a result,
   * using the identity transform.
   */
  public abstract TransformerHandler newTransformerHandler()
    throws TransformerConfigurationException;

  /**
   * Returns a content handler that can process SAX events into a
   * transformation template.
   */
  public abstract TemplatesHandler newTemplatesHandler()
    throws TransformerConfigurationException;

  /**
   * Creates an XML filter for the specified source.
   */
  public abstract XMLFilter newXMLFilter(Source src)
    throws TransformerConfigurationException;

  /**
   * Creates an XML filter for the specified compiled stylesheet.
   */
  public abstract XMLFilter newXMLFilter(Templates templates)
    throws TransformerConfigurationException;

}