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| 1 | +/* | |
| 2 | + * Copyright (c) 2000, 2005, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. | |
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| 24 | + */ | |
| 25 | + | |
| 26 | +package java.util.prefs; | |
| 27 | +import java.util.*; | |
| 28 | + | |
| 29 | +/** | |
| 30 | + * A factory object that generates Preferences objects. Providers of | |
| 31 | + * new {@link Preferences} implementations should provide corresponding | |
| 32 | + * <tt>PreferencesFactory</tt> implementations so that the new | |
| 33 | + * <tt>Preferences</tt> implementation can be installed in place of the | |
| 34 | + * platform-specific default implementation. | |
| 35 | + * | |
| 36 | + * <p><strong>This class is for <tt>Preferences</tt> implementers only. | |
| 37 | + * Normal users of the <tt>Preferences</tt> facility should have no need to | |
| 38 | + * consult this documentation.</strong> | |
| 39 | + * | |
| 40 | + * @author Josh Bloch | |
| 41 | + * @see Preferences | |
| 42 | + * @since 1.4 | |
| 43 | + */ | |
| 44 | +public interface PreferencesFactory { | |
| 45 | + /** | |
| 46 | + * Returns the system root preference node. (Multiple calls on this | |
| 47 | + * method will return the same object reference.) | |
| 48 | + */ | |
| 49 | + Preferences systemRoot(); | |
| 50 | + | |
| 51 | + /** | |
| 52 | + * Returns the user root preference node corresponding to the calling | |
| 53 | + * user. In a server, the returned value will typically depend on | |
| 54 | + * some implicit client-context. | |
| 55 | + */ | |
| 56 | + Preferences userRoot(); | |
| 57 | +} | |