/*
* Created on Jun 14, 2005
*
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package org.springmodules.remoting.xmlrpc.support;
/**
* <p>
* An element of a XML-RPC request/response.
* </p>
*
* @author Alex Ruiz
*
* @version $Revision$ $Date$
*/
public interface XmlRpcElement {
/**
* Canonical value indicating the specified type in
* <code>{@link #getMatchingValue(Class)}</code> is not supported.
*/
public static final Object NOT_MATCHING = new Object();
/**
* Returns an instance of the specified type containing the value represented
* by this element. If the specified type is not supported
* <code>{@link #NOT_MATCHING}</code> should be returned.
*
* @param targetType
* the target type.
* @return an instance of the specified type containing the value stored in
* this element.
*/
Object getMatchingValue(Class targetType);
}