/*
 This file is part of the software framework JStatCom, 
 a library for building applications for data based analysis.

 Copyright (C) 2000-2005  Markus Kraetzig

 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
 published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the
 License, or (at your option) any later version.

 This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 Lesser General Public License for more details.

 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
 USA
 */

package com.jstatcom.component;

/**
 * Interface to be implemented by components that assemble text output.
 * 
 * @author Markus Kraetzig 
 */
public interface OutHolder {

	/**
	 * Appends the output string to this output assembler.
	 * 
	 * @param out
	 *            the string to append
	 */
	void append(String out);

	/**
	 * Removes any content that has been previously appended.
	 */
	void clear();
};