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package javax.xml.rpc.encoding;
/**
* The javax.xml.rpc.encoding.Serializer interface defines the
* base interface for serializers. A Serializer converts
* a Java object to an XML representation using a specific XML
* processing mechanism and based on the specified type
* mapping and encoding style.
*
* @version $Rev$ $Date$
*/
public interface Serializer extends java.io.Serializable {
/**
* Gets the type of the XML processing mechanism and representation used by this Serializer.
*
* @return XML processing mechanism type
*/
public String getMechanismType();
}