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package org.apache.commons.betwixt.strategy;

/** 
 * A plugin Strategy pattern for converting Java type names into
 * element names.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:jstrachan@apache.org">James Strachan</a>
 * @version $Revision: 1.7 $
 */
public interface NameMapper {

    /**
     * Convert the given bean or property name to name for use in XML
     * (as an element or an attribute qname).
     *
     * @param typeName the string to convert 
     * @return the element name for the given bean type name
     */
    String mapTypeToElementName(String typeName);

}