IBM WebSphere Application ServerTM
Release 7

com.ibm.websphere.bo
Interface BOTypeMetadata


public interface BOTypeMetadata

The BOTypeMetadata interface represents the client programming model interface for the BOTypeMetadata service. The BOTypeMetadata service provides the ability to transform an annotation String into a Business Object and a Business Object back to an annotation String.


Field Summary
static java.lang.String COPYRIGHT
           
 
Method Summary
 DataObject transformAnnotationToDataObject(java.lang.String annotationString)
          Returns the Business Object deserialized from the value of the annotation.
 java.lang.String transformDataObjectToAnnotation(DataObject dataObject)
          Serializes the DataObject into an XML Schema annotation value and retuns the annotation as a string.
 

Field Detail

COPYRIGHT

static final java.lang.String COPYRIGHT
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Method Detail

transformAnnotationToDataObject

DataObject transformAnnotationToDataObject(java.lang.String annotationString)
                                           throws java.io.IOException
Returns the Business Object deserialized from the value of the annotation.

Parameters:
annotationString - The annotation String
Returns:
The Business Object
Throws:
java.io.IOException

transformDataObjectToAnnotation

java.lang.String transformDataObjectToAnnotation(DataObject dataObject)
                                                 throws java.io.IOException
Serializes the DataObject into an XML Schema annotation value and retuns the annotation as a string.

Parameters:
dataObject - The Business Object
Returns:
The annotation string
Throws:
java.io.IOException

IBM WebSphere Application ServerTM
Release 7