/*
* Copyright 2007 Joachim Grueneis
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
package org.castor.xml;
/**
* XMLNaming contains all methods required by Castor to build valid XML names.
* It was originally an abstract class by <a href="mailto:kvisco@intalio.com">Keith Visco</a>
* for which I create this interface.
*
* @author Joachim Grueneis, jgrueneis_at_codehaus_dot_org
* @version $Id$
*/
public interface XMLNaming {
/**
* Creates the XML Name for the given class The actual
* behavior of this method is determined by the
* implementation. The only restriction is that the name
* returned must be a valid xml name.
*
* @param c the Class to create the XML Name for
* @return the XML name based on the given class
* @deprecated because this method removes the package part which is JavaNaming responsibility
**/
public abstract String createXMLName(Class c);
/**
* Converts the given String to an XML name. The actual
* behavior of this method is determined by the
* implementation. The only restriction is that the name
* returned must be a valid xml name.
*
* @return an XML name based on the given String
**/
public abstract String toXMLName(String name);
}