| = Data Format |
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| Camel supports a pluggable `DataFormat` to allow messages to be marshalled |
| to and from binary or text formats to support a kind of |
| xref:components:eips:message-translator.adoc[Message Translator]. |
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| image::images/MessageTranslator.gif[image] |
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| Camel has support for message transformation using several techniques. |
| One such technique is data formats, where marshal and unmarshal comes from. |
| |
| So in other words, the xref:components:eips:marshal-eip.adoc[Marshal] and |
| xref:components:eips:unmarshal-eip.adoc[Unmarshal] EIPs |
| are used data formats. |
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| - _Marshal_ - Transforms the message body (such as Java object) into a binary or textual format, ready to be wired over the network. |
| - _Unmarshal_ - Transforms data in some binary or textual format (such as received over the network) |
| into a Java object; or some other representation according to the data format being used. |
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| == Supported data formats |
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| There are more than 40 different data formats that |
| support formats such as XML, CSV, JSON, YAML, Avro, Protobuf, and many more. |
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| == Example |
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| See xref:components:eips:marshal-eip.adoc[Marshal] for more information and examples. |
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| == See Also |
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| ** xref:manual::dataformat-dsl.adoc[Data Format DSL] |
