structureddocument.java

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 * $Id: StructuredDocument.java,v 1.14 2005/12/09 19:26:19 bondolo Exp $
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package net.jxta.document;

/**
 * An extension of {@link Document} which allows the content of a document to be
 * specified by a hierarchy of elements. This allows the content of many
 * document types to be mainpulated in an abstract way without regard to the
 * phyiscal representation of the documents.
 *
 * <p/>StructuredDocuments are one of the elementary components that is
 * manipulated by the JXTA core. StructuredDocuments are used to represent most
 * core objects such as peer, peergroup or pipe advertisements.
 *
 * @see         net.jxta.document.Document
 * @see         net.jxta.document.StructuredTextDocument
 * @see         net.jxta.document.StructuredDocumentFactory
 **/
public interface StructuredDocument extends Document, Element  {
    
    /**
     * Create a new element without value.
     *
     * @param key The key of the element to be created.
     * @return The new element.
     **/
    Element createElement( Object key );
    
    /**
     * Create a new element with value.
     *
     * @param   key    The name of the element to be created.
     * @param   value  The value of the element to be created or
     * <code>null</code> if no value is desired.
     * @return  The new element.
     **/
    Element createElement( Object key, Object value );
}