GenericElementHtmlHandler.java

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package net.sf.jasperreports.engine.export;

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRGenericPrintElement;

/**
 * A generic print element HTML export handler.
 * 
 * @author Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)
 * @version $Id: GenericElementHtmlHandler.java 3033 2009-08-27 11:46:22Z teodord $
 */
public interface GenericElementHtmlHandler extends GenericElementHandler
{

	/**
	 * Returns an HTML fragment that is to be inserted in the export output.
	 * 
	 * @param element the generic print element
	 * @return the HTML fragment that represents the exported element
	 */
	String getHtmlFragment(JRHtmlExporterContext exporterContext, JRGenericPrintElement element);
	
}