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package org.apache.cocoon.xml;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;
/**
* This interface must be implemented by classes willing
* to provide an XML representation of their current state.
*
* <p>This interface exists in both Cocoon 1 and Cocoon 2 and to ensure
* a minimal compatibility between the two versions.</p>
*
* <p>Cocoon 2 only objects can implement the SAX-only <code>XMLizable</code>
* interface.</p>
*
* @author <a href="mailto:sylvain.wallez@anyware-tech.com">Sylvain Wallez</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:ricardo@apache.org">Ricardo Rocha</a> for the original XObject class
* @version CVS $Id$
*/
public interface XMLFragment extends org.apache.excalibur.xml.sax.XMLizable {
/**
* Appends children representing the object's state to the given node.
*/
void toDOM(Node node) throws Exception;
}