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//@(#) $Id: Serializer.java 2089 2007-11-28 13:56:13Z s3460 $
package at.spardat.xma.serializer;
import at.spardat.xma.util.ByteArray;
/**
* Used to map a sequence of primitive types to a byte array.
*
* @author YSD, 11.02.2005
*/
public interface Serializer extends XmaOutput {
/**
* Returns the array of bytes that is the result of the serialization process.
*
* @return object of type ByteArray holding the result
*/
public ByteArray getResult ();
/**
* Returns whether this is produced at the server or at the client.
*/
public boolean isAtServer();
/**
* Indicates that the result-ByteArray should include a header.
* Default is to not include a header. Must be called before
* any data is serialized in this.
*/
public void addHeader ();
}