XmlSchema/src/main/java/org/apache/ws/commons/schema/extensions/ExtensionSerializer.java

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package org.apache.ws.commons.schema.extensions;

import org.apache.ws.commons.schema.XmlSchemaObject;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;


/**
 *  Interface for the extension serializer. The purpose of an instance
 * of this is to serialize the relevant custom object
 * and  generate   attribute/elementa desired . This custom object
 * may be stored in the metadata map
 * of the parent schema object. When to invoke a given serializer is a decision
 * taken by the extension registry
 */
public interface ExtensionSerializer {

     /**
     * serialize the given element
     * @param schemaObject  - Parent schema object.contains the extension
      * to be serialized
     * @param classOfType - The class of type to be serialized
     * @param domNode - the parent DOM Node that will ultimately be serialized. The XMLSchema
     * serialization mechanism is to create a DOM tree first and serialize it
     */
     public void serialize(XmlSchemaObject schemaObject,
                             Class classOfType,
                             Node domNode);
}