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+package org.json.simple.parser;

+

+import java.util.List;

+import java.util.Map;

+

+/**

+ * Container factory for creating containers for JSON object and JSON array.

+ * 

+ * @see org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser#parse(java.io.Reader,

+ *      ContainerFactory)

+ * 

+ * @author FangYidong<fangyidong@yahoo.com.cn>

+ */

+public interface ContainerFactory {

+        /**

+         * @return A Map instance to store JSON object, or null if you want to use

+         *         org.json.simple.JSONObject.

+         */

+        Map<?, ?> createObjectContainer();

+

+        /**

+         * @return A List instance to store JSON array, or null if you want to use

+         *         org.json.simple.JSONArray.

+         */

+        List<?> creatArrayContainer();

+}