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016package org.kuali.ole.sys.document.datadictionary;
017
018import org.kuali.ole.sys.businessobject.AccountingLine;
019import org.kuali.ole.sys.document.web.AccountingLineViewLineFillingElement;
020
021/**
022 * Contract for elements which can live within an AccountingLineViewLinesDefinition, as they promise they will fill at least one table row
023 */
024public interface AccountingLineViewLineFillingDefinition extends AccountingLineViewRenderableElementDefinition {
025    /**
026     * Has the definition create not just a layout element, but a line filling layout element
027     * @param accountingLineClass the class of the accounting line being rendered
028     * @return an AccountingLineViewLineFillingElement based off of this definition
029     */
030    public abstract AccountingLineViewLineFillingElement createLineFillingLayoutElement(Class<? extends AccountingLine> accountingLineClass);
031}