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package net.sf.jasperreports.engine.export;

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRPrintHyperlink;


/**
 * An abstract factory of {@link JRHyperlinkTargetProducer hyperlink target producers}.
 * <p>
 * The factory is responsible for returning a hyperlink target producer for a
 * custom hyperlink type.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Teodor Danciu (teodord@users.sourceforge.net)
 * @version $Id: JRHyperlinkTargetProducerFactory.java 3033 2009-08-27 11:46:22Z teodord $
 */
public abstract class JRHyperlinkTargetProducerFactory
{

	/**
	 * Returns the hyperlink target producer associated with a specific hyperlink target.
	 * 
	 * @param linkTarget the hyperlink target
	 * @return an associated hyperlink target producer, or <code>null</code> when none associated
	 */
	public abstract JRHyperlinkTargetProducer getHyperlinkTargetProducer(String linkTarget);
	
	
	/**
	 * Generates the String hyperlink target for a hyperlink instance based on its
	 * type and on the associated hyperlink target producer.
	 * 
	 * @param hyperlink the hyperlink instance
	 * @return the genereated String hyperlink target
	 * @see JRHyperlinkTargetProducer#getHyperlinkTarget(JRPrintHyperlink)
	 */
	public String produceHyperlinkTarget(JRPrintHyperlink hyperlink)
	{
		String linkTarget = hyperlink.getLinkTarget();
		String target = null;
		if (linkTarget != null)
		{
			JRHyperlinkTargetProducer producer = getHyperlinkTargetProducer(linkTarget);
			if (producer != null)
			{
				target = producer.getHyperlinkTarget(hyperlink);
			}
		}
		return target;
	}

}
