javax.xml.rpc.encoding
Interface SerializerFactory

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

public interface SerializerFactory
extends Serializable

The javax.xml.rpc.encoding.SerializerFactory is a factory of the serializers. A SerializerFactory is registered with a TypeMapping object as part of the TypeMappingRegistry.

Version:

1.0

Method Summary

Serializer	getSerializerAs(String mechanismType) Returns a Serializer for the specified XML processing mechanism type.
Iterator	getSupportedMechanismTypes() Returns an Iterator over 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 for the specified XML processing mechanism type

Throws:

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

IllegalArgumentException - if an invalid mechanism type is specified

getSupportedMechanismTypes

Iterator getSupportedMechanismTypes()

Returns an Iterator over all XML processing mechanism types supported by this SerializerFactory.

Returns:

an Iterator over the mechanism types (Strings?)