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-This is a WebGUI 8 development branch for the creation of Asset Helpers.
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-package WebGUI::AssetHelper;
-
-=head1 LEGAL
-
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-  WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2009 Plain Black Corporation.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-  Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
-  (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
-  this software.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-  http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-=head1 NAME
-
-Package WebGUI::AssetHelper
-
-=head1 DESCRIPTION
-
-Base class for all Asset Helpers, which provide editing and administrative controls for Assets inside
-the Admin Console.
-
-=head1 METHODS
-
-These methods are available from this class:
-
-=cut
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-=head2 process ( )
-
-Default method called by the Asset Helper content handler.
-
-=cut
-
-sub process {
-
-}
-
-1;