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+package tim.prune.load.xml;
+
+import org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler;
+
+import tim.prune.data.Field;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract superclass of xml handlers
+ */
+public abstract class XmlHandler extends DefaultHandler
+{
+ /**
+ * Method for returning data loaded from file
+ * @return 2d String array containing data
+ */
+ public abstract String[][] getDataArray();
+
+ /**
+ * @return field array describing fields of data
+ */
+ public abstract Field[] getFieldArray();
+}