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0N/Apackage java.util.prefs;
0N/Aimport java.util.*;
0N/A
0N/A/**
0N/A * A factory object that generates Preferences objects. Providers of
0N/A * new {@link Preferences} implementations should provide corresponding
0N/A * <tt>PreferencesFactory</tt> implementations so that the new
0N/A * <tt>Preferences</tt> implementation can be installed in place of the
0N/A * platform-specific default implementation.
0N/A *
0N/A * <p><strong>This class is for <tt>Preferences</tt> implementers only.
0N/A * Normal users of the <tt>Preferences</tt> facility should have no need to
0N/A * consult this documentation.</strong>
0N/A *
0N/A * @author Josh Bloch
0N/A * @see Preferences
0N/A * @since 1.4
0N/A */
0N/Apublic interface PreferencesFactory {
0N/A /**
0N/A * Returns the system root preference node. (Multiple calls on this
0N/A * method will return the same object reference.)
0N/A */
0N/A Preferences systemRoot();
0N/A
0N/A /**
0N/A * Returns the user root preference node corresponding to the calling
0N/A * user. In a server, the returned value will typically depend on
0N/A * some implicit client-context.
0N/A */
0N/A Preferences userRoot();
0N/A}