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017    
018    package org.apache.commons.betwixt.schema;
019    
020    /**
021     * <p>Maps Java simple data types into XML schema data types.
022     * </p><p>
023     * This pluggable strategy is used to allow the mapping of (simple) java types
024     * into XML schema data types to be customized.
025     * </p>
026     * @author <a href='http://commons.apache.org/'>Apache Commons Team</a>
027     * @version $Revision: 561314 $
028     */
029    public abstract class DataTypeMapper {
030        
031        public abstract String toXMLSchemaDataType(Class type);
032    }