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 * products and how to contact NNL Technology AB.
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 */


// $Id: PropertyMapFactory.java,v 1.3 2004/08/27 18:53:37 jesper Exp $
package api.infonode.properties.propertymap;

/**
 * Contains factory methods for {@link PropertyMap}.
 *
 * @author $Author: jesper $
 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $
 */
public class PropertyMapFactory {
  private PropertyMapFactory() {
  }

  /**
   * Creates a property map that can contain values for properties in the given property group.
   *
   * @param propertyGroup the property group
   * @return a new property map
   */
  public static PropertyMap create(PropertyMapGroup propertyGroup) {
    return new PropertyMapImpl(propertyGroup);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a property map with the same property group as <tt>inheritFrom</tt>.
   * <tt>inheritFrom</tt> is added as a super map to the created property map.
   *
   * @param inheritFrom the super map
   * @return a new property map
   */
  public static PropertyMap create(PropertyMap inheritFrom) {
    return new PropertyMapImpl((PropertyMapImpl) inheritFrom);
  }
}
