org.gvsig.utils

Interface IPersistence

All Known Subinterfaces:

IPersistenceObject

public interface IPersistence

Any object that needs store its data to restore it after, should implement IPersistence.

The process of persisting (for instance in a file) the information of an object using XML is named Marshall, whereas the inverse process in named Unmarshall.

It's necessary specify the name of the class that will be persisted or restored.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getClassName() Gets the class name of the object.
XMLEntity	getXMLEntity() Returns an XML entity with all necessary information of the object to marshall.
void	setXMLEntity(XMLEntity xml) Sets an XML entity with all necessary information of the object.

Method Detail

getClassName

java.lang.String getClassName()

Gets the class name of the object.

Returns:

the class name of the object

getXMLEntity

XMLEntity getXMLEntity()
                throws XMLException

Returns an XML entity with all necessary information of the object to marshall.

Returns:

the XML entity with all necessary information of the object

Throws:

XMLException

setXMLEntity

void setXMLEntity(XMLEntity xml)
           throws XMLException

Sets an XML entity with all necessary information of the object.

Parameters:

xml - the XML entity with all necessary information of the object

Throws:

XMLException