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19 package org.apache.ws.commons.schema.extensions;
20
21 import org.apache.ws.commons.schema.XmlSchemaObject;
22 import org.w3c.dom.Node;
23
24
25 /**
26 * Interface for the extension serializer. The purpose of an instance
27 * of this is to serialize the relevant custom object
28 * and generate attribute/elementa desired . This custom object
29 * may be stored in the metadata map
30 * of the parent schema object. When to invoke a given serializer is a decision
31 * taken by the extension registry
32 */
33 public interface ExtensionSerializer {
34
35 /**
36 * serialize the given element
37 * @param schemaObject - Parent schema object.contains the extension
38 * to be serialized
39 * @param classOfType - The class of type to be serialized
40 * @param domNode - the parent DOM Node that will ultimately be serialized. The XMLSchema
41 * serialization mechanism is to create a DOM tree first and serialize it
42 */
43 public void serialize(XmlSchemaObject schemaObject,
44 Class classOfType,
45 Node domNode);
46 }