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003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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015 */
016
017package org.springframework.web.bind.support;
018
019import org.springframework.web.bind.WebDataBinder;
020import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;
021
022/**
023 * A factory for creating a {@link WebDataBinder} instance for a named target object.
024 *
025 * @author Arjen Poutsma
026 * @since 3.1
027 */
028public interface WebDataBinderFactory {
029
030        /**
031         * Create a {@link WebDataBinder} for the given object.
032         * @param webRequest the current request
033         * @param target the object to create a data binder for, or {@code null} if creating a binder for a simple type
034         * @param objectName the name of the target object
035         * @return the created {@link WebDataBinder} instance, never null
036         * @throws Exception raised if the creation and initialization of the data binder fails
037         */
038        WebDataBinder createBinder(NativeWebRequest webRequest, Object target, String objectName) throws Exception;
039
040}