cvs commit: xml-rpc/src/java/org/apache/xmlrpc TypeFactory.java

[dlr]

dlr         2002/09/27 10:35:39

  Added:       src/java/org/apache/xmlrpc TypeFactory.java
  Log:
  Allows server developers to customize the type of Java objects created
  for a corresponding XML-RPC type.
  
  Submitted by: Andrew Evers
  Reviewed by: Daniel Rall
  
  Revision  Changes    Path
  1.1                  xml-rpc/src/java/org/apache/xmlrpc/TypeFactory.java
  
  Index: TypeFactory.java
  ===================================================================
  package org.apache.xmlrpc;
  
  /*
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  /**
   * Allows server developers to customize the type of Java objects
   * created for a corresponding XML-RPC type.
   *
   * @author <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Andrew Evers</a>
   * @see org.apache.xmlrpc.DefaultTypeFactory
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public interface TypeFactory
  {
      /**
       * Create a local object for an &lt;int&gt; or &lt;i4&gt; tag.
       */
      public Object createInteger(String s);
  
      /**
       * Create a local object for a &lt;boolean&gt; tag.
       */
      public Object createBoolean(String s);
  
      /**
       * Create a local object for a &lt;double&gt; tag.
       */
      public Object createDouble(String s);
  
      /**
       * Create a local object for a &lt;dateTime.iso8601&gt; tag.
       */
      public Object createDate(String s);
  
      /**
       * Create a local object for a &lt;base64&gt; tag.
       */
      public Object createBase64(String s);
  
      /**
       * Create a local object for a &lt;string&gt; tag.
       */
      public Object createString(String s);
  }