01: /*
02: Copyright (c) 2002,2003, Dennis M. Sosnoski.
03: All rights reserved.
04:
05: Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
06: are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
07:
08: * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
09: list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
10: * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
11: this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
12: and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
13: * Neither the name of JiBX nor the names of its contributors may be used
14: to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
15: prior written permission.
16:
17: THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
18: ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
19: WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
20: DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
21: ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
22: (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
23: LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
24: ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
25: (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
26: SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
27: */
28:
29: package org.jibx.runtime;
30:
31: /**
32: * Unmarshallable interface definition. This interface must be implemented by
33: * all classes which can be unmarshalled as independent units (not just as
34: * children of other objects). Classes implementing this interface may either
35: * unmarshal themselves directly (if there's only one unmarshalling format
36: * defined), or obtain an instance of the appropriate unmarshaller from the
37: * context and use that.
38: *
39: * @author Dennis M. Sosnoski
40: * @version 1.0
41: */
42:
43: public interface IUnmarshallable {
44: /**
45: * Unmarshal self. This method call is responsible for all handling of the
46: * unmarshalling of the object from XML text.
47: *
48: * @param ctx unmarshalling context
49: * @throws JiBXException on error in unmarshalling process
50: */
51:
52: public void unmarshal(IUnmarshallingContext ctx)
53: throws JiBXException;
54: }
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