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    014    package org.apache.tapestry5.services;
    015
    016    import java.util.List;
    017
    018    import org.apache.tapestry5.SelectModel;
    019
    020    /**
    021     * Used to create an {@link org.apache.tapestry5.SelectModel}.
    022     *
    023     * @since 5.2.0
    024     */
    025    public interface SelectModelFactory
    026    {
    027        /**
    028         * Creates a {@link org.apache.tapestry5.SelectModel} from a list of objects of the same type and a label property name.
    029         * The returned model creates for every object in the list a selectable option and relies on existing
    030         * {@link org.apache.tapestry5.ValueEncoder} for the object type. The value of the label property is used as user-presentable label for the option.
    031         *
    032         * @param objects objects to create model from
    033         * @param labelProperty property for the client-side value
    034         * @return the model
    035         */
    036        public SelectModel create(List<?> objects, String labelProperty);
    037    }