EbicsElement.java

/*
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 *
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package org.kopi.ebics.interfaces;

import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.io.Serializable;

import org.kopi.ebics.exception.EbicsException;


public interface EbicsElement extends Serializable {

  /**
   * Returns the name of this <code>EbicsElement</code>
   * @return the name of the element
   */
  public String getName();

  /**
   * Builds the <code>EbicsElement</code> XML fragment
   * @throws EbicsException
   */
  public void build() throws EbicsException;

  /**
   * Prints the <code>EbicsElement</code> into
   * the given stream.
   * @param stream the print stream
   */
  public void print(PrintStream stream);

}