de.dante.extex.language.impl
Interface LanguageCreator

All Known Implementing Classes:

LoadingLanguageManager

public interface LanguageCreator

This interface describes the features of an object which is able to provide a language instance either by loading it from an external source or by creating a new one.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

Gerd Neugebauer

createLanguageInstance

public Language createLanguageInstance(java.lang.String index)
                                throws HyphenationException

Create a new instance for the given index if required.

Parameters:

index - the symbolic name of the language

Returns:

the new instance

Throws:

HyphenationException - in case of an error

loadLanguageInstance

public Language loadLanguageInstance(java.lang.String index)
                              throws HyphenationException

Load or create a new instance for the given index if required.

Parameters:

index - the symbolic name of the language

Returns:

the new instance

Throws:

HyphenationException - in case of an error