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package org.csstudio.sds.internal.persistence;
import org.jdom.Element;
/**
* Abstract super class for custom property persistence handlers.
*
* @author Alexander Will
* @version $Revision: 1.1 $
*
*/
public abstract class AbstractPropertyPersistenceHandler {
/**
* Create the XML representation of the given property value object and
* append it to the given root <code>value</code> tag.
*
* @param domElement
* The root <code>value</code> tag.
* @param propertyValue
* The given property value object.
*/
public abstract void writeProperty(Element domElement, Object propertyValue);
/**
* Parse the given JDOM element and return an appropriate value object.
*
* @param domElement
* The JDOM element that contains the property that is to be
* parsed.
* @return The parsed value object.
*/
public abstract Object readProperty(Element domElement);
}