non-releases/trunk_before_flattening/src/java/org/apache/cocoon/xml/XMLFragment.java

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package org.apache.cocoon.xml;

import org.w3c.dom.Node;

/**
 * This interface must be implemented by classes willing
 * to provide an XML representation of their current state.
 *
 * <p>This interface exists in both Cocoon 1 and Cocoon 2 and to ensure
 * a minimal compatibility between the two versions.</p>
 *
 * <p>Cocoon 2 only objects can implement the SAX-only <code>XMLizable</code>
 * interface.</p>
 *
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface XMLFragment extends org.apache.excalibur.xml.sax.XMLizable {

    /**
     * Appends children representing the object's state to the given node.
     */
    void toDOM(Node node) throws Exception;
}