/*
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 * 
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 * 
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/**
 * Serializers which implement this interface are indicating their
 * ability to serialize "simple" values as strings.  These are things
 * suitable for putting in attributes, for instance.
 *
 * @author Glen Daniels (gdaniels@apache.org)
 */
package org.apache.axis.encoding;

public interface SimpleValueSerializer extends Serializer {
    /**
     * Return an XML compatible representation of the value.
     *
     * @param value
     * @return
     */
    public String getValueAsString(Object value, SerializationContext context);
}