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package org.apache.cxf.aegis;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

import org.apache.cxf.aegis.type.AegisType;

/**
 * Interface for Aegis writers.
 * @param 
 */
public interface AegisWriter extends AegisIo {
    /**
     * Write an object to the sink.
     * @param obj The object.
     * @param elementName The element QName.
     * @param optional true to omit for null. (minOccurs=0)
     * @param output The output sink.
     * @param aegisType The aegis type to use. Null is allowed, but only if
     * obj is not null.
     * @throws Exception
     */
    void write(Object obj,
               QName elementName,
               boolean optional,
               SinkT output,
               AegisType aegisType) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Write an object to the sink, providing a {@link java.lang.reflect.Type} to specify
     * its type.
     * @param obj the object
     * @param elementName XML element name
     * @param optional true if null maps to no output at all.
     * @param output where to put it.
     * @param objectType A description of the type of the object.
     * @throws Exception
     */
    void write(Object obj,
               QName elementName,
               boolean optional,
               SinkT output,
               java.lang.reflect.Type objectType) throws Exception;
}