org.apache.xindice.xml
Interface XMLSerializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

MetaData, SymbolTable

public interface XMLSerializable

XMLSerializable is the interface that must be implemented by XMLSerializable classes. XMLSerializable classes are those classes whose state can be retrieved and stored as XML.

Version:

$Revision: 511426 $, $Date: 2007-02-24 22:25:02 -0500 (Sat, 24 Feb 2007) $

See Also:

SymbolTable

Method Summary

void	streamFromXML(org.w3c.dom.Element element) streamFromXML streams an object from the DOM node.
org.w3c.dom.Element	streamToXML(org.w3c.dom.Document doc) streamToXML streams a Java object to the DOM node.

Method Detail

streamToXML

public org.w3c.dom.Element streamToXML(org.w3c.dom.Document doc)
                                throws org.w3c.dom.DOMException

streamToXML streams a Java object to the DOM node. Passed owner document is used to create nodes and should not be modified.

Parameters:

doc - The Owner Document

Returns:

A newly created Element

Throws:

org.w3c.dom.DOMException - If an error occurs

streamFromXML

public void streamFromXML(org.w3c.dom.Element element)
                   throws org.w3c.dom.DOMException

streamFromXML streams an object from the DOM node.

Parameters:

element - The Input Element

Throws:

org.w3c.dom.DOMException - If an error occurs