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 package org.apache.myfaces.view;

 import javax.faces.view.ViewDeclarationLanguage;

 /**

  * This class represents a supported {@link ViewDeclarationLanguage} in the application. Notably,

  * the default ViewDeclarationLanguageFactory maintains an ordered list of supported languages for 

  * the purpose of determining which one to use for a given view id by calling the {@link #handles} 

  * method of each ofthe registered support and using the first match.

  * 

  * @author Simon Lessard (latest modification by $Author$)

  * @version $Revision$ $Date$

  *

  * @since 2.0

  */

 public interface ViewDeclarationLanguageStrategy

 {

     /**

      * Gets the {@link ViewDeclarationLanguage} represented by this support.

      *  

      * @return the {@link ViewDeclarationLanguage} represented by this support

      */

     public ViewDeclarationLanguage getViewDeclarationLanguage();

     /**

      * Determines if the {@link ViewDeclarationLanguage} represented by this support should be used 

      * to handle the specified view identifier.

      * 

      * @param viewId the view identifier

      * 

      * @return <code>true</code> if the {@link ViewDeclarationLanguage} represented by this support 

      *         should be used to handle the specified view identifier, <code>false</code> otherwise

      */

     public boolean handles(String viewId);

 }