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   Copyright 2003  The Apache Software Foundation 

   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 */
package org.apache.batik.dom.svg;

/**
 * Interface that defines the functionnality
 * of a list handler for the parser of 
 * attributes that are list.
 *
 * The attribute parser should use this interface 
 * in order to create the list representing
 * the values of the attribute.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:nicolas.socheleau@bitflash.com">Nicolas Socheleau</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface ListHandler {

    /**
     * Indicates that the parser starts
     * generating the list
     */
    void startList();

    /**
     * Indicates a new item to add to the list.
     *
     * @param item the new item to be added
     */
    void item(SVGItem item);

    /**
     * Indicates that the parser ends 
     * generating the list
     */
    void endList();

}
