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+/**
+ * @class
+ */
+OpenLayers.Feature.WFS = Class.create();
+OpenLayers.Feature.WFS.prototype = 
+  Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Feature(), {
+      
+    /** 
+     * @constructor
+     * 
+     * @param {OpenLayers.Layer} layer
+     * @param {XMLNode} xmlNode
+     */
+    initialize: function(layer, xmlNode) {
+        var newArguments = arguments;
+        if (arguments.length > 0) {
+            var data = this.processXMLNode(xmlNode);
+            newArguments = new Array(layer, data.id, data.lonlat, data)
+        }
+        OpenLayers.Feature.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
+        
+        this.createMarker();
+        this.layer.addMarker(this.marker);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @param {XMLNode} xmlNode
+     * 
+     * @returns Data Object with 'id', 'lonlat', and private properties set
+     * @type Object
+     */
+    processXMLNode: function(xmlNode) {
+        //this should be overridden by subclasses
+
+        // must return an Object with 'id' and 'lonlat' values set
+    },
+    
+    /** @final @type String */
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Feature.WFS"
+});
+  
+  
+  
+  
+