/*
 * JBoss, the OpenSource WebOS
 *
 * Distributable under LGPL license.
 * See terms of license at gnu.org.
 */
package javax.xml.rpc.encoding;

import java.io.Serializable;

/** A base interface for deserializers. A Deserializer converts an XML
 * representation to a Java object using a specific XML processing mechanism
 * and based on the specified type mapping and encoding style.
 * 
 * @author Scott.Stark@jboss.org
 * @version $Revision: 1.2.6.1 $
 */
public interface Deserializer
   extends Serializable
{
   public String getMechanismType();
}
