y.io.gml
Interface ObjectEncoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

EdgeObjectEncoder, EdgeRealizerObjectEncoder, GmlObjectEncoder, GraphObjectEncoder, HierarchicGraphObjectEncoder, HierarchyEdgeObjectEncoder, HierarchyNodeObjectEncoder, InterEdgeEncoder, LabelGraphicsEncoder, NodeObjectEncoder, NodeRealizerObjectEncoder

public interface ObjectEncoder

This Interface is implemented by classes that can encode certain object instances into a GML Stream using the GMLEncoder class

Method Summary

void	encode(Object item, GMLEncoder encoder) This method will try to encode the given object using the GMLEncoder

Method Detail

encode

public void encode(Object item,
                   GMLEncoder encoder)
            throws IOException

This method will try to encode the given object using the GMLEncoder

Throws:

IOException - in the case of an I/O exception

Parameters:

item - the object to be encoded

encoder - an encoder