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package org.openoffice.xmerge;

/**
 *  <p>A <code>ConverterCapabilities</code> object is used by
 *  <code>DocumentMerger</code> implementations.  The
 *  <code>ConverterCapabilities</code> indicates which
 *  &quot;Office&quot; XML tags are supported by the
 *  &quot;Device&quot; format.</p>
 *
 *  @see  org.openoffice.xmerge.PluginFactory
 *  @see  org.openoffice.xmerge.DocumentMerger
 */
public interface ConverterCapabilities {


    /**
     *  Test to see if the device document format supports the
     *  tag in question.
     *
     *  @param  tag  The tag to check.
     *
     *  @return  true if the device format supports the
     *           tag, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean canConvertTag(String tag);


    /**
     *  Test to see if the device document format supports the
     *  tag attribute in question.
     *
     *  @param  tag        The tag to check.
     *  @param  attribute  The tag attribute to check.
     *
     *  @return  true if the device format supports the
     *          attribute, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean canConvertAttribute(String tag, String attribute);
}