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package java.util.prefs;

/**
 * This interface is used by the {@link Preferences} class as factory class to
 * create {@code Preferences} instances. This interface can be implemented and installed
 * to replace the default preferences implementation.
 * 
 * @since Android 1.0
 */
public interface PreferencesFactory {

    /**
     * Returns the root node of the preferences hierarchy for the calling user
     * context.
     * 
     * @return the user preferences hierarchy root node.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    Preferences userRoot();
    
    /**
     * Returns the root node of the system preferences hierarchy.
     * 
     * @return the system preferences hierarchy root node.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    Preferences systemRoot();
}