001    /* FlavorMap.java -- Maps between flavor names and MIME types.
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037    
038    
039    package java.awt.datatransfer;
040    
041    import java.util.Map;
042    
043    /**
044     * This interface maps between native platform type names and DataFlavors.
045     *
046     * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
047     */
048    public interface FlavorMap
049    {
050      /**
051       * Maps the specified <code>DataFlavor</code> objects to the native
052       * data type name.  The returned <code>Map</code> has keys that are
053       * the data flavors and values that are strings.  The returned map
054       * may be modified.  This can be useful for implementing nested mappings.
055       *
056       * @param flavors An array of data flavors to map
057       *                or null for all data flavors.
058       *
059       * @return A <code>Map</code> of native data types.
060       */
061      Map<DataFlavor, String> getNativesForFlavors (DataFlavor[] flavors);
062    
063      /**
064       * Maps the specified native type names to <code>DataFlavor</code>'s.
065       * The returned <code>Map</code> has keys that are strings and values
066       * that are <code>DataFlavor</code>'s.  The returned map may be
067       * modified.  This can be useful for implementing nested mappings.
068       *
069       * @param natives An array of native types to map
070       *                or null for all native types.
071       *
072       * @return A <code>Map</code> of data flavors.
073       */
074      Map<String, DataFlavor> getFlavorsForNatives (String[] natives);
075    }