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| |
| package org.apache.uima.util; |
| |
| import org.xml.sax.ContentHandler; |
| |
| /** |
| * Deserializes an {@link XMLizable} object from SAX events. This interface extends the SAX |
| * {@link ContentHandler} interface and through this interface can receive events generated by a SAX |
| * parser. When the parse has completed, the {@link #getObject()} method may be called to retrieve |
| * the {@link XMLizable} object. |
| * |
| * |
| */ |
| public interface SaxDeserializer extends ContentHandler { |
| |
| /** |
| * Retrieves the {@link XMLizable} object that has been built from the SAX events this object has |
| * already received. Once this method is called, all state is cleared from this object and it is |
| * ready to deserialize another object. |
| * |
| * @return the deserialized object |
| * |
| * @throws InvalidXMLException |
| * if an object could not be constructed |
| */ |
| public XMLizable getObject() throws InvalidXMLException; |
| } |
