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* Contributors:
* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jst.pagedesigner.preview;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
/**
* Implementors are capable of resolving an EL expression into a value.
*/
public interface IELValueResolver {
/**
* Resolve specified EL expression into a value.
* @param element Element instance that can provide the document that the EL expression comes
* from, thus providing context.
* @param elExpression EL expression to resolve.
* @return Value resolved from EL expression - if not resolvable, it is recommended that
* implementors return the EL expression itself, as there may be more than one registered
* resolver, and all get an opportunity to resolve.
*/
public String resolve(Element element, String elExpression);
}