org.apache.axis.encoding

Interface Serializer

public interface Serializer extends Serializer

This interface describes the AXIS Serializer. An Axis compliant Serializer must provide one or more of the following methods: public (Class javaType, QName xmlType) public () This will allow for construction of generic factories that introspect the class to determine how to construct a deserializer. The xmlType, javaType arguments are filled in with the values known by the factory.
Method Summary
voidserialize(QName name, Attributes attributes, Object value, SerializationContext context)
Serialize an element named name, with the indicated attributes and value.
ElementwriteSchema(Class javaType, Types types)
Return XML schema for the specified type, suitable for insertion into the <types> element of a WSDL document, or underneath an <element> or <attribute> declaration.

Method Detail

serialize

public void serialize(QName name, Attributes attributes, Object value, SerializationContext context)
Serialize an element named name, with the indicated attributes and value.

Parameters: name is the element name attributes are the attributes...serialize is free to add more. value is the value context is the SerializationContext

writeSchema

public Element writeSchema(Class javaType, Types types)
Return XML schema for the specified type, suitable for insertion into the <types> element of a WSDL document, or underneath an <element> or <attribute> declaration.

Parameters: javaType the Java Class we're writing out schema for types the Java2WSDL Types object which holds the context for the WSDL being generated.

Returns: a type element containing a schema simpleType/complexType

See Also: Types

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