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package javax.swing.text;

import java.awt.Container;

/**
 * A factory to create a view of some portion of document subject.
 * This is intended to enable customization of how views get
 * mapped over a document model.
 *
 * @author  Timothy Prinzing
 */
public interface ViewFactory {

    /**
     * Creates a view from the given structural element of a
     * document.
     *
     * @param elem  the piece of the document to build a view of
     * @return the view
     * @see View
     */
    public View create(Element elem);

}
