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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.fo;

import org.apache.fop.fo.properties.ListProperty;
import org.apache.fop.fo.properties.Property;
import org.apache.fop.fo.properties.PropertyMaker;

/**
 * Interface used to provide parsing capabilities to Properties with shorthand
 * characteristics (those with multiple components).
 */
public interface ShorthandParser {

    /**
     * @param propId the property ID in the Constants interface
     * @param maker Maker object for the Property
     * @param propertyList list of properties
     * @return Property object corresponding to propName
     */
    Property getValueForProperty(int propId,
                                 ListProperty listProperty,
                                 PropertyMaker maker,
                                 PropertyList propertyList);
}