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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
3    * 
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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15   */ 
16  package org.apache.commons.betwixt.strategy;
17  
18  /*** 
19   * A plugin Strategy pattern for converting Java type names into
20   * element names.
21   * 
22   * @author <a href="mailto:jstrachan@apache.org">James Strachan</a>
23   * @version $Revision: 1.7 $
24   */
25  public interface NameMapper {
26  
27      /***
28       * Convert the given bean or property name to name for use in XML
29       * (as an element or an attribute qname).
30       *
31       * @param typeName the string to convert 
32       * @return the element name for the given bean type name
33       */
34      String mapTypeToElementName(String typeName);
35  
36  }