geronimo-jaxrpc_1.1_spec/src/main/java/javax/xml/rpc/encoding/Serializer.java

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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();
}