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+//
+// $Id: CallMethodSpecialRule.java,v 1.1 2001/11/17 03:46:48 mdb Exp $
+//
+// samskivert library - useful routines for java programs
+// Copyright (C) 2001 Walter Korman
+// 
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.samskivert.xml;
+
+import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
+import org.apache.commons.digester.Digester;
+import org.apache.commons.digester.Rule;
+
+/**
+ * Parses the bodies of elements and sets the value on the top object on
+ * the stack using a special parser/setter interface.
+ */
+public abstract class CallMethodSpecialRule extends Rule
+{
+    public static interface Helper
+    {
+        public void parseAndSet (String bodyText, Object target);
+    }
+
+    public CallMethodSpecialRule (Digester digester)
+    {
+        super(digester);
+    }
+
+    public void body (String bodyText)
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        _bodyText = bodyText.trim();
+    }
+
+    public void end ()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+	Object top = digester.peek();
+        parseAndSet(_bodyText, top);
+    }
+
+    public abstract void parseAndSet (String bodyText, Object target);
+
+    protected String _bodyText;
+}