kvmserializable.java

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package org.ksoap2.serialization;

import java.util.Hashtable;


/** provides get and set methods for properties. Can be used to
    replace reflection (to some extend) for "serialization-aware"
    classes. Currently used in kSOAP and the RMS based kobjects object
    repository */



public interface KvmSerializable {


    /**
     * Returns the property at a specified index (for serialization)
     *
     * @param index the specified index 
     * @return the serialized property
     */
 
   Object getProperty (int index);

    /** returns the number of serializable properties */

    int getPropertyCount (); 



    /**
     * sets the property with the given index to the given value.
     * @param index the index to be set
     * @param value the value of the property
     */
    void setProperty (int index, Object value);


 
    /** 
     * Fills the given property info record. 
     * @param index the index to be queried 
     * @param properties  information about the (de)serializer
     * @param info  The return parameter, to be filled with information
     *    about the property with the given index. */
    
    void getPropertyInfo (int index, Hashtable properties, PropertyInfo info);

    
}