Module java.desktop
Package javax.swing.text

# Interface ViewFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `BasicEditorPaneUI`, `BasicFormattedTextFieldUI`, `BasicPasswordFieldUI`, `BasicTextAreaUI`, `BasicTextFieldUI`, `BasicTextPaneUI`, `BasicTextUI`, `DefaultTextUI`, `HTMLEditorKit.HTMLFactory`, `MetalTextFieldUI`, `SynthEditorPaneUI`, `SynthFormattedTextFieldUI`, `SynthPasswordFieldUI`, `SynthTextAreaUI`, `SynthTextFieldUI`, `SynthTextPaneUI`

public interface ViewFactory
A factory to create a view of some portion of document subject. This is intended to enable customization of how views get mapped over a document model.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`View`
`create(Element elem)`
Creates a view from the given structural element of a document.

## Method Details

### create

View create(Element elem)
Creates a view from the given structural element of a document.

Parameters:
  `elem` - the piece of the document to build a view of
Returns:
  the view
See Also:
  - `View`