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| |
| package javax.xml.rpc.encoding; |
| |
| import java.util.Iterator; |
| |
| /** |
| * The javax.xml.rpc.encoding.SerializerFactory is a factory of |
| * the serializers. A SerializerFactory is registered with a |
| * TypeMapping object as part of the TypeMappingRegistry. |
| * |
| * @version $Rev$ $Date$ |
| */ |
| public interface SerializerFactory extends java.io.Serializable { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a Serializer for the specified XML processing mechanism type. |
| * |
| * @param mechanismType - XML processing mechanism type [TBD: definition |
| * of valid constants] |
| * |
| * @return a <code>Serializer</code> for the specified XML processing |
| * mechanism type |
| * |
| * @throws javax.xml.rpc.JAXRPCException |
| * if <code>SerializerFactory</code> does not support the |
| * specified XML processing mechanism |
| * @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException |
| * if an invalid mechanism type is specified |
| */ |
| public Serializer getSerializerAs(String mechanismType); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns an Iterator over all XML processing mechanism types supported by |
| * this <code>SerializerFactory</code>. |
| * |
| * @return an Iterator over the mechanism types (<Code>String</code>s?) |
| */ |
| public Iterator getSupportedMechanismTypes(); |
| } |
| |