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package javax.xml.validation;

/**

 * <p>Factory that creates {@link SchemaFactory}.</p>

 *

 * <p><b>DO NOT USE THIS CLASS</b></p>

 *

 * <p>

 * This class was introduced as a part of an early proposal during the

 * JSR-206 standardization process. The proposal was eventually abandoned

 * but this class accidentally remained in the source tree, and made its

 * way into the final version.

 * </p><p>

 * This class does not participate in any JAXP 1.3 or JAXP 1.4 processing.

 * It must not be used by users or JAXP implementations.

 * </p>

 *

 * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi

 * @since 1.5

 */

public abstract class SchemaFactoryLoader {

    /**

     * A do-nothing constructor.

     */

    protected SchemaFactoryLoader() {

    }

    /**

     * Creates a new {@link SchemaFactory} object for the specified

     * schema language.

     *

     * @param schemaLanguage

     *      See <a href="SchemaFactory.html#schemaLanguage">

     *      the list of available schema languages</a>.

     *

     * @throws NullPointerException

     *      If the <code>schemaLanguage</code> parameter is null.

     *

     * @return <code>null</code> if the callee fails to create one.

     */

    public abstract SchemaFactory newFactory(String schemaLanguage);

}