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Interface XmlDecoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultSWTXmlCodec, XmlAliasCodec, XmlAwtCodec, XmlCollectionsCodec, XmlDataObjectCodec, XmlDateCodec, XmlDefaultDecoder, XmlEntityCodec, XmlEnumerationCodec, XmlLinkCodec, XmlMemberwiseCodec, XmlPropertyPathCodec, XmlSingletonCodec, XmlURICodec

public interface XmlDecoder

An object that can decode an XML representation into a value.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

mpp

Method Summary

Object

decode(XmlDecodeContext context, org.jdom.Element element) Decode an XML representation into a value.

Method Detail

decode

Object decode(XmlDecodeContext context,
              org.jdom.Element element)
              throws IllegalArgumentException,
                     ClassNotFoundException

Decode an XML representation into a value.

Parameters:

context - The decode context.

element - The element to decode.

Returns:

The new object.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if an error is found in the structure of the document.

ClassNotFoundException - if a referenced class cannot be found.