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 package org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.tag;

 import javax.faces.view.facelets.Metadata;

 import javax.faces.view.facelets.MetadataTarget;

 import javax.faces.view.facelets.TagAttribute;

 /**

  * A potential rule for Metadata on the passed MetadataTarget

  * 

  * @deprecated use javax.faces.view.facelets.MetaRule 

  * @see org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.tag.Metadata

  * @see org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.tag.MetadataTarget

  * @author Jacob Hookom

  * @version $Id$

  */

 @Deprecated

 public abstract class MetaRule

 {

     /**

      * @param name

      * @param attribute

      * @param meta

      * @return

      */

     public abstract Metadata applyRule(String name, TagAttribute attribute, MetadataTarget meta);

 }