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package org.apache.batik.svggen;



/**
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:vincent.hardy@eng.sun.com">Vincent Hardy</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public abstract class SVGGraphicObjectConverter implements SVGSyntax {
    /**
     * Used by converters to create Elements and other DOM objects.
     */
    protected SVGGeneratorContext generatorContext;

    /**
     * @param generatorContext can be used by the SVGGraphicObjectConverter
     * extentions to create Elements and other types of DOM objects.
     */
    public SVGGraphicObjectConverter(SVGGeneratorContext generatorContext) {
        if (generatorContext == null)
            throw new SVGGraphics2DRuntimeException(ErrorConstants.ERR_CONTEXT_NULL);
        this.generatorContext = generatorContext;
    }

    /**
     * Utility method for subclasses.
     */
    public final String doubleString(double value) {
        return generatorContext.doubleString(value);
    }
}
