javax.xml.rpc.encoding

Interface SerializerFactory

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSerializerFactory, Base64SerializerFactory, CalendarSerializerFactory, DateSerializerFactory, ElementSerializerFactory, HexSerializerFactory, JBossXBSerializerFactory, QNameSerializerFactory, SimpleSerializerFactory, SOAPArraySerializerFactory, SOAPElementSerializerFactory

public interface SerializerFactory
extends Serializable

This is a factory of the serializers. A SerializerFactory is registered with a TypeMapping object as part of the TypeMappingRegistry.

Author:

Scott.Stark@jboss.org

See Also:

Serializer, TypeMapping, TypeMappingRegistry

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Serializer	getSerializerAs(String mechanismType) Returns a Serializer for the specified XML processing mechanism type.
Iterator	getSupportedMechanismTypes() Returns a list of all XML processing mechanism types supported by this SerializerFactory.

Method Detail

getSerializerAs

Serializer getSerializerAs(String mechanismType)

Returns a Serializer for the specified XML processing mechanism type.

Parameters:

mechanismType - XML processing mechanism type [TBD: definition of valid constants]

Returns:

A Serializer

Throws:

JAXRPCException - If SerializerFactory does not support the specified XML processing mechanism

IllegalArgumentException - If an invalid mechanism type is specified.

getSupportedMechanismTypes

Iterator getSupportedMechanismTypes()

Returns a list of all XML processing mechanism types supported by this SerializerFactory.

Returns:

List of unique identifiers for the supported XML processing mechanism types