org.exolab.castor.xml

Interface OutputFormat

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseXercesOutputFormat, WeblogicXercesOutputFormat, XercesJDK5OutputFormat, XercesOutputFormat

public interface OutputFormat

Output format contract for XML serialization.

Author:

Werner Guttmann

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	XML Default serialization method, being XML

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	getFormat() Returns the (underlying) OutputFormat instance
void	setDoctype(String type1, String type2) Defines the doc types to use.
void	setEncoding(String encoding) Sets the encoding to use.
void	setIndenting(boolean indent) Specify whether indentation is required
void	setMethod(String method) Set serialization method.
void	setOmitDocumentType(boolean omitDocumentType) Indicates whether to omit DOCTYPE definition.
void	setOmitXMLDeclaration(boolean omitXMLDeclaration) Indicates whether to omit XML declaration.
void	setPreserveSpace(boolean preserveSpace) Indicate whether white space should be preserved.
void	setVersion(String version) Defines the XML document version to be output.

Field Detail

XML

static final String XML

Default serialization method, being XML

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

setMethod

void setMethod(String method)

Set serialization method.

Parameters:

method - Required serialization method.

setIndenting

void setIndenting(boolean indent)

Specify whether indentation is required

Parameters:

indent - true if XML output should be intended.

setPreserveSpace

void setPreserveSpace(boolean preserveSpace)

Indicate whether white space should be preserved.

Parameters:

preserveSpace - True if white space should be preserved

getFormat

Object getFormat()

Returns the (underlying) OutputFormat instance

Returns:

the (underlying) OutputFormat instance

setDoctype

void setDoctype(String type1,
              String type2)

Defines the doc types to use.

Parameters:

type1 - Public DOC type.

type2 - System doc type.

setOmitXMLDeclaration

void setOmitXMLDeclaration(boolean omitXMLDeclaration)

Indicates whether to omit XML declaration.

Parameters:

omitXMLDeclaration - True if XMl declaration should be omitted.

setOmitDocumentType

void setOmitDocumentType(boolean omitDocumentType)

Indicates whether to omit DOCTYPE definition.

Parameters:

omitDocumentType - True if DOCTYPE definition should be omitted.

setEncoding

void setEncoding(String encoding)

Sets the encoding to use.

Parameters:

encoding - The encoding to use.

setVersion

void setVersion(String version)

Defines the XML document version to be output.

Parameters:

encoding - The XML document version to be used.

Since:

1.3.2