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 * JasperReports - Free Java Reporting Library.
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 */
package net.sf.jasperreports.engine.fill;

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.util.JRProperties;


/**
 * Factory of {@link net.sf.jasperreports.engine.fill.JRSubreportRunner JRSubreportRunner} instances.
 * 
 * @author Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)
 * @version $Id: JRSubreportRunnerFactory.java 3034 2009-08-27 11:58:04Z teodord $
 * @see net.sf.jasperreports.engine.util.JRProperties#SUBREPORT_RUNNER_FACTORY
 */
public interface JRSubreportRunnerFactory
{
	/**
	 * Property specifying the {@link net.sf.jasperreports.engine.fill.JRSubreportRunnerFactory JRSubreportRunnerFactory}
	 * implementation to use for creating subreport runners.
	 */
	public static final String SUBREPORT_RUNNER_FACTORY = JRProperties.PROPERTY_PREFIX + "subreport.runner.factory";
	
	/**
	 * Creates a new {@link net.sf.jasperreports.engine.fill.JRSubreportRunner JRSubreportRunner} instance.
	 * 
	 * @param fillSubreport the subreport element of the master report
	 * @param subreportFiller the subreport filler created to fill the subreport
	 * @return a new {@link net.sf.jasperreports.engine.fill.JRSubreportRunner JRSubreportRunner} instance
	 */
	JRSubreportRunner createSubreportRunner(JRFillSubreport fillSubreport, JRBaseFiller subreportFiller);
}
