oracle.dss.util.persistence
Interface StringXMLizable

All Known Subinterfaces:

BeanRef, MDPersistable, Persistable, ThinDataviewCommon

public interface StringXMLizable

Methods that must be implemented by any object that can be saved as an XML String.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getXMLAsString() Retrieves the XML representation of the component.
boolean	setXMLAsString(java.lang.String xml) Specifies the XML representation of the component.

Method Detail

getXMLAsString

public java.lang.String getXMLAsString()
                                throws BIPersistenceException

Retrieves the XML representation of the component. This method is called by the persistence service when the component is saved to the BI Beans Catalog.

Returns:

The XML representation of this component.

Throws:

BIPersistenceException - If a problem occurs in getting the XML.

setXMLAsString

public boolean setXMLAsString(java.lang.String xml)
                       throws BIPersistenceException

Specifies the XML representation of the component. The persistence service calls this method when the component is restored from the BI Beans Catalog.

Parameters:

name - The XML representation of the component.

Returns:

true the XML was successfully set, false if not.

Throws:

BIPersistenceException - If a problem occurs in setting the XML.