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017    package org.apache.commons.betwixt.strategy;
018    
019    /** 
020     * A plugin Strategy pattern for converting Java type names into
021     * element names.
022     * 
023     * @author <a href="mailto:jstrachan@apache.org">James Strachan</a>
024     * @version $Revision: 438373 $
025     */
026    public interface NameMapper {
027    
028        /**
029         * Convert the given bean or property name to name for use in XML
030         * (as an element or an attribute qname).
031         *
032         * @param typeName the string to convert 
033         * @return the element name for the given bean type name
034         */
035        String mapTypeToElementName(String typeName);
036    
037    }