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/*
* XMLElementSerializer.java
* Created: Jul 29, 2004
* By: Kevin Sit
*/
package org.openquark.util.xml;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
/**
* A <code>XMLElementSerializer</code> is responsible for serializing and deserializing
* an object of specific type. Each distinct object type should have its own
* implementation of <code>XMLElementSerializer</code>.
*/
public interface XMLElementSerializer {
/**
* Loads data from XML and construct a new data instance from the data. Returns
* <code>null</code> if there is any error during the construction of the new
* object.
* @param element
* @return Object
*/
public Object loadFromElement(XMLSerializationManager manager, Element element);
/**
* Stores the data from an object instance to XML.
* @param element store the value in this element
* @param value
*/
public void storeToElement(XMLSerializationManager manager, Element element, Object value);
}