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package javax.sql.rowset.spi;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.io.Writer;
import javax.sql.RowSetWriter;
import javax.sql.rowset.*;
/**
* A specialized interface that facilitates an extension of the
* <code>SyncProvider</code> abstract class for XML orientated
* synchronization providers.
* <p>
* <code>SyncProvider</code> implementations that supply XML data writer
* capabilities such as output XML stream capabilities can implement this
* interface to provider standard <code>XmlWriter</code> objects to
* <code>WebRowSet</code> implementations.
* <P>
* Writing a <code>WebRowSet</code> object includes printing the
* rowset's data, metadata, and properties, all with the
* appropriate XML tags.
*/
public interface XmlWriter extends RowSetWriter {
/**
* Writes the given <code>WebRowSet</code> object to the specified
* <code>java.io.Writer</code> output stream as an XML document.
* This document includes the rowset's data, metadata, and properties
* plus the appropriate XML tags.
* <P>
* The <code>caller</code> parameter must be a <code>WebRowSet</code>
* object whose <code>XmlWriter</code> field contains a reference to
* this <code>XmlWriter</code> object.
*
* @param caller the <code>WebRowSet</code> instance to be written,
* for which this <code>XmlWriter</code> object is the writer
* @param writer the <code>java.io.Writer</code> object that serves
* as the output stream for writing <code>caller</code> as
* an XML document
* @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs or
* this <code>XmlWriter</code> object is not the writer
* for the given <code>WebRowSet</code> object
*/
public void writeXML(WebRowSet caller, java.io.Writer writer)
throws SQLException;
}