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017package org.conqat.lib.commons.xml;
018
019/**
020 * This interface defines processors that process elements from an XML file.
021 * 
022 * @param <E>
023 *            the enumeration describing the XML elements
024 * @param <X>
025 *            the exception type this processor might throw
026 * @author Florian Deissenboeck
027 */
028public interface IXMLElementProcessor<E extends Enum<E>, X extends Exception> {
029
030        /** The element type this processor is meant to process. */
031        public E getTargetElement();
032
033        /** Process element. */
034        public void process() throws X;
035}