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019    
020    package javax.xml.rpc.encoding;
021    
022    import java.util.Iterator;
023    
024    /**
025     * The javax.xml.rpc.encoding.SerializerFactory is a factory of
026     * the serializers. A SerializerFactory is registered with a
027     * TypeMapping object as part of the TypeMappingRegistry.
028     *
029     * @version $Rev: 467553 $ $Date: 2006-10-25 00:01:51 -0400 (Wed, 25 Oct 2006) $
030     */
031    public interface SerializerFactory extends java.io.Serializable {
032    
033        /**
034         * Returns a Serializer for the specified XML processing mechanism type.
035         *
036         * @param mechanismType - XML processing mechanism type [TBD: definition
037         *              of valid constants]
038         *
039         * @return a <code>Serializer</code> for the specified XML processing
040         *              mechanism type
041         *
042         * @throws javax.xml.rpc.JAXRPCException
043         *              if <code>SerializerFactory</code> does not support the
044         *              specified XML processing mechanism
045         * @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
046         *              if an invalid mechanism type is specified
047         */
048        public Serializer getSerializerAs(String mechanismType);
049    
050        /**
051         * Returns an Iterator over all XML processing mechanism types supported by
052         * this <code>SerializerFactory</code>.
053         *
054         * @return an Iterator over the mechanism types (<Code>String</code>s?)
055         */
056        public Iterator getSupportedMechanismTypes();
057    }
058