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// This RegexRunnerFactory class is a base class for compiled regex code.
// we need to compile a factory because Type.CreateInstance is much slower
// than calling the constructor directly.

namespace System.Text.RegularExpressions {

    using System.ComponentModel;
    
    /// <internalonly/>
    [ EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never) ]
    abstract public class RegexRunnerFactory {
        protected RegexRunnerFactory() {}
        abstract protected internal RegexRunner CreateInstance();
    }

}