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package org.apache.cxf.ws.policy.attachment.external;

import java.util.Collection;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

/**
 * 
 */
public interface DomainExpressionBuilder {
    
    /**
     * Builds a domain expression from the given element.
     * 
     * @param e the element
     * @return the domin expression
     */
    DomainExpression build(Element e);
    
    /**
     * Returns a collection of QNames describing the xml schema types for which this
     * builder can build domain expressions.
     * 
     * @return collection of supported types
     */
    Collection<QName> getDomainExpressionTypes();
   
}
