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/*
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* Created on 10-nov-2005
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*
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* gvSIG. Sistema de Informaci?n Geogr?fica de la Generalitat Valenciana
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*
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* Copyright (C) 2004 IVER T.I. and Generalitat Valenciana.
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*
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* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
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* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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*
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* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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* GNU General Public License for more details.
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*
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* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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*
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* For more information, contact:
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*
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* Generalitat Valenciana
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* Conselleria d'Infraestructures i Transport
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* Av. Blasco Ib??ez, 50
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* 46010 VALENCIA
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* SPAIN
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*
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* +34 963862235
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* gvsig@gva.es
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* www.gvsig.gva.es
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*
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* or
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*
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* IVER T.I. S.A
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* Salamanca 50
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* 46005 Valencia
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* Spain
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*
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* +34 963163400
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* dac@iver.es
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*/
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package com.iver.utiles; |
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/**
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* <p>May be used by objects that want to be serialized with
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* <code>XMLEntity</code>, and to be instantiated after de-serialized.</p>
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*
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* <p>For example, write a className and the <code>XMLEntity</code> that represents it.
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* Then, when you read the file, read the class, instantiate it
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* and read the <code>XMLEntity</code> after it. Then call <code>setXMLEntity()</code>.
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* Use it for drivers, symbols and so on.</p>
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*
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* @author fjp
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*/
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public interface IPersistance { |
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/**
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* Gets the class name that allows create objects via introspection.
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*
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* @return the name of the class that persists
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*/
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String getClassName();
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/**
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* <p>Returns an XML entity with all needed information about the class to de-serialize
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* and create instances of it.</p>
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*
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* @return the XML entity of the class that persists
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*/
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XMLEntity getXMLEntity(); |
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/**
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* <p>Sets an XML entity with all needed information about the class to de-serialize
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* and create instances of it.</p>
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*
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* @param xml the XML entity of the class that persists
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*/
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void setXMLEntity(XMLEntity xml);
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} |