<?php
/**
 * @package     Joomla.Platform
 * @subpackage  Document
 *
 * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2011 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE
 */

defined('JPATH_PLATFORM') or die;

/**
 * Abstract class for a renderer
 *
 * @abstract
 * @package     Joomla.Platform
 * @subpackage  Document
 * @since       11.1
 */
class JDocumentRenderer extends JObject
{
    /**
    * Reference to the JDocument object that instantiated the renderer
    *
    * @var      object
    */
    protected   $_doc = null;

    /**
     * Renderer mime type
     *
     * @var     string
     */
    private $_mime = "text/html";

    /**
    * Class constructor
    *
    * @param object A reference to the JDocument object that instantiated the renderer
    */
    public function __construct(&$doc)
    {
        $this->_doc = &$doc;
    }

    /**
     * Renders a script and returns the results as a string
     *
     * @param string    $name       The name of the element to render
     * @param array     $array      Array of values
     * @param string    $content    Override the output of the renderer
     * 
     * @return string   The output of the script
     */
    public function render($name, $params = null, $content = null)
    {
    }

    /**
     * Return the content type of the renderer
     *
     * @return string The contentType
     */
    function getContentType() {
        return $this->_mime;
    }
}