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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.fo.pagination;

// FOP
import org.apache.fop.fo.FONode;
import org.apache.fop.fo.FOTreeVisitor;
import org.apache.fop.apps.FOPException;

/**
 * Class modelling the fo:static-content object. See Sec. 6.4.19 of the XSL-FO
 * Standard.
 */
public class StaticContent extends Flow {

    /**
     * @param parent FONode that is the parent of this object
     */
    public StaticContent(FONode parent) {
        super(parent);
    }

    private void setup() {
    }

    /**
     * flowname checking is more stringient for static content currently
     * @param name the flow-name to set
     * @throws FOPException for a missing flow name
     */
    protected void setFlowName(String name) throws FOPException {
        if (name == null || name.equals("")) {
            throw new FOPException("A 'flow-name' is required for "
                                   + getName() + ".");
        } else {
            super.setFlowName(name);
        }

    }

    /**
     * This is a hook for an FOTreeVisitor subclass to be able to access
     * this object.
     * @param fotv the FOTreeVisitor subclass that can access this object.
     * @see org.apache.fop.fo.FOTreeVisitor
     */
    public void acceptVisitor(FOTreeVisitor fotv) {
        fotv.serveStaticContent(this);
    }

}