Translator (Geotools modules 32-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

FeatureTransformer.FeatureTranslator, FeatureTypeTransformer.FeatureTypeTranslator, FilterTransformer.FilterTranslator, GeometryTransformer.GeometryTranslator, TransformerBase.TranslatorSupport
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public interface Translator
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A Translator is used in an XMLEncoding process by the FeatureTransformer class.

Author:

Ian Schneider

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`abort()`	Abort any translating activity.
`void`	`encode(Object o)`	Encode the object.
`String`	`getDefaultNamespace()`	Get the default URI used by this Translator for encoding.
`String`	`getDefaultPrefix()`	Get the default prefix used by this Translator for encoding.
`NamespaceSupport`	`getNamespaceSupport()`	Obtain the namespace prefixes and URIs to be included in the output document.
`TransformerBase.SchemaLocationSupport`	`getSchemaLocationSupport()`	Gets the location of the schemas used in this translator.

- Method Detail
  - getNamespaceSupport
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NamespaceSupport getNamespaceSupport()
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    Obtain the namespace prefixes and URIs to be included in the output document.
    
    Returns:
    
    An instance of NamespaceSupport.
  - getDefaultNamespace
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String getDefaultNamespace()
```
    Get the default URI used by this Translator for encoding. Optional.
  - getDefaultPrefix
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String getDefaultPrefix()
```
    Get the default prefix used by this Translator for encoding. Optional.
  - encode
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void encode(Object o)
     throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Encode the object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - The Object to encode.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the Object is not encodeable.
  - getSchemaLocationSupport
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TransformerBase.SchemaLocationSupport getSchemaLocationSupport()
```
    Gets the location of the schemas used in this translator. Optional.
  - abort
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void abort()
```
    Abort any translating activity. This is needed as some translators iterate internally on a data structure. The abort method should silently fail or succeed based upon the state of a translation.