/***********************************************************************
    filename:   CEGUIXMLHandler.h
    created:    12/3/2005
    author:     Paul D Turner
*************************************************************************/
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#ifndef _CEGUIXMLHandler_h_
#define _CEGUIXMLHandler_h_

#include "CEGUIBase.h"


// Start of CEGUI namespace section
namespace CEGUI
{
    class CEGUIEXPORT XMLHandler
    {
    public:
        /*!
        \brief
            XMLHandler base class constructor.
         */
        XMLHandler(void);

        /*!
        \brief
            XMLHandler base class destructor.
         */
        virtual ~XMLHandler(void);
        
        /*!
        \brief
            Method called to notify the handler at the start of each XML element encountered.

        \param element
            String object holding the name of the element that is starting.

        \param attributes
            An XMLAttributes object holding the collection of attributes specified for the element.

        \return
            Nothing.
         */
        virtual void elementStart(const String& element, const XMLAttributes& attributes);
        
        /*!
        \brief
            Method called to notify the handler at the end of each XML element encountered.

        \param element
            String object holding the name of the element that is ending.

        \return
            Nothing.
         */
        virtual void elementEnd(const String& element);

	/*! 
	\brief
	    Method called to notify text node, several successiv text node are agregated. 
	    
	\param text 
	    String object holding the content of the text node.

	\return 
            Nothing.
	*/
	virtual void text(const String& text);
    };

} // End of  CEGUI namespace section


#endif  // end of guard _CEGUIXMLHandler_h_