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/**
* Interface for a DOM serializer implementation.
*
*
* @author <a href="mailto:Scott_Boag/CAM/Lotus@lotus.com">Scott Boag</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:arkin@intalio.com">Assaf Arkin</a>
*/
public interface DOMSerializer
{
/**
* Serialized the DOM element. Throws an exception only if
* an I/O exception occured while serializing.
*
* @param elem The element to serialize
* @throws IOException An I/O exception occured while
* serializing
*/
throws IOException;
/**
* Serializes the DOM document. Throws an exception only if
* an I/O exception occured while serializing.
*
* @param doc The document to serialize
* @throws IOException An I/O exception occured while
* serializing
*/
throws IOException;
/**
* Serializes the DOM document fragment. Throws an exception
* only if an I/O exception occured while serializing.
*
* @param frag The document fragment to serialize
* @throws IOException An I/O exception occured while
* serializing
*/
throws IOException;
}