PolicyBuilder (Apache CXF Runtime WS Policy 3.6.4 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

PolicyBuilderImpl
```
public interface PolicyBuilder
```
PolicyBuilder provides methods to create Policy and PolicyReferenceObjects from DOM elements.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`org.apache.neethi.Policy`	`getPolicy(InputStream stream)`	Creates a Policy object from an InputStream.
`org.apache.neethi.Policy`	`getPolicy(Object element)`	Creates a Policy object from an DOM element.
`org.apache.neethi.PolicyReference`	`getPolicyReference(Object element)`	Creates a PolicyReference object from a DOM element.
`org.apache.neethi.PolicyRegistry`	`getPolicyRegistry()`	Return the PolicyRegistry associated with the builder

- Method Detail
  - getPolicyReference
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org.apache.neethi.PolicyReference getPolicyReference(Object element)
```
    Creates a PolicyReference object from a DOM element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - the element
    
    Returns:
    
    the PolicyReference object constructed from the element
  - getPolicy
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org.apache.neethi.Policy getPolicy(Object element)
```
    Creates a Policy object from an DOM element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - the element
    
    Returns:
    
    the Policy object constructed from the element
  - getPolicy
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org.apache.neethi.Policy getPolicy(InputStream stream)
                            throws IOException,
                                   ParserConfigurationException,
                                   SAXException
```
    Creates a Policy object from an InputStream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    stream - the inputstream
    
    Returns:
    
    the Policy object constructed from the element
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    ParserConfigurationException
    
    SAXException
  - getPolicyRegistry
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org.apache.neethi.PolicyRegistry getPolicyRegistry()
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    Return the PolicyRegistry associated with the builder
    
    Returns:
    
    the PolicyRegistry