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Interface TextEncoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

TextDefaultCodec

public interface TextEncoder

An object that can encode another object into text form.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

mpp

Method Summary

boolean	canEncode(XmlEncodeContext context, Object value) Test if this codec can encode a given object.
String	encode(Object value) Encode a value into text.

Method Detail

canEncode

boolean canEncode(XmlEncodeContext context,
                  Object value)

Test if this codec can encode a given object.

Parameters:

context - The current encode context.

value - The value. May be null.

Returns:

True if this encoder should be used for value.

encode

String encode(Object value)
              throws IllegalArgumentException

Encode a value into text.

Parameters:

value - The value to encode.

Returns:

String The encoded value.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the value cannot be encoded.