package org.apache.ojb.broker.metadata;

 /* Copyright 2002-2005 The Apache Software Foundation

  *

  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

  *

  *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

  *

  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software

  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,

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 /**

  * This interface must be implemented by classes that need to

  * be marshalled in XML form.

  * @author                Thomas Mahler

  */

 public interface XmlCapable extends RepositoryElements

 {

     /**

      * returns the XML marshalled version of this instance.

      * @return the XML String representing this object.

      */

         public String toXML();

 }