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/*
* Copyright 2005 Werner Guttmann
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
* in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
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*
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package org.exolab.castor.xml;
/**
* Configurable factory object for XML serialization.
*
* The XML serializer factory is set through the org.exolab.castor.xml.serializer.factory
* in the castor.properties file shipped with the product JAR. By default, this is set to a
* value of org.exolab.castor.xml.XercesJDK5XMLSerializerFactory. This
* {@link XMLSerializerFactory} will use the Xerces instance as shipped with the JRE.
*
* To use another {@link XMLSerializerFactory}, please override this property in a custom
* castor.properties.
*
* When using Castor XML with JDK 5.0 and above, you may switch to the
* {@link XercesXMLSerializerFactory}, which will use a separately downloaded Xerces instance, and
* not the one shipped with the JRE itself.
*
* @author Werner Guttmann
* @version $Revision$ $Date: 2006-04-25 16:09:10 -0600 (Tue, 25 Apr 2006) $
*
* @since 1.0
*/
public interface XMLSerializerFactory {
/**
* Factory method for obtaining a Serializer instance.
*
* @return A Serializer instance.
*/
Serializer getSerializer();
/**
* Factory method for obtaining a OutputFormat instance.
*
* @return A OutputFormat instance.
*/
OutputFormat getOutputFormat();
}