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package org.w3c.dom;

/**

 * This interface permits a DOM implementer to supply one or more

 * implementations, based upon requested features and versions, as specified

 * in . Each implemented <code>DOMImplementationSource</code> object is

 * listed in the binding-specific list of available sources so that its

 * <code>DOMImplementation</code> objects are made available.

 * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-DOM-Level-3-Core-20040407'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification</a>.

 * @since DOM Level 3

 */

public interface DOMImplementationSource {

    /**

     *  A method to request the first DOM implementation that supports the

     * specified features.

     * @param features  A string that specifies which features and versions

     *   are required. This is a space separated list in which each feature

     *   is specified by its name optionally followed by a space and a

     *   version number.  This method returns the first item of the list

     *   returned by <code>getDOMImplementationList</code>.  As an example,

     *   the string <code>"XML 3.0 Traversal +Events 2.0"</code> will

     *   request a DOM implementation that supports the module "XML" for its

     *   3.0 version, a module that support of the "Traversal" module for

     *   any version, and the module "Events" for its 2.0 version. The

     *   module "Events" must be accessible using the method

     *   <code>Node.getFeature()</code> and

     *   <code>DOMImplementation.getFeature()</code>.

     * @return The first DOM implementation that support the desired

     *   features, or <code>null</code> if this source has none.

     */

    public DOMImplementation getDOMImplementation(String features);

    /**

     * A method to request a list of DOM implementations that support the

     * specified features and versions, as specified in .

     * @param features A string that specifies which features and versions

     *   are required. This is a space separated list in which each feature

     *   is specified by its name optionally followed by a space and a

     *   version number. This is something like: "XML 3.0 Traversal +Events

     *   2.0"

     * @return A list of DOM implementations that support the desired

     *   features.

     */

    public DOMImplementationList getDOMImplementationList(String features);

}