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    014
    015package org.apache.tapestry5;
    016
    017/**
    018 * A block is a collection of static text and elements, and components, derived from a component template. In the
    019 * template, a block is demarcated using the &lt;t:block&gt; or &lt;t:parameter&gt; elements. The interface defines no
    020 * methods, but the provided implementations of Block are capable of rendering their contents on demand.
    021 * <p/>
    022 * Tapestry includes coercions from String to {@link org.apache.tapestry5.Renderable} and {@link
    023 * org.apache.tapestry5.Renderable} to Block. This means that components that take Block parameters may be bound to
    024 * literal strings, to arbitrary numbers (or other objects, with the expectation that they will be converted to
    025 * strings), or to renderable objects such as components.
    026 */
    027public interface Block
    028{
    029
    030}