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33  
34  package com.levelonelabs.aim;
35  
36  
37  import org.w3c.dom.Element;
38  
39  
40  /***
41   * Marks a Class as capable of being persisted to and from XML
42   *
43   * @author Scott Oster
44   */
45  public interface XMLizable {
46      /***
47       * Write current into the Element
48       *
49       * @param emptyStateElement DOM element to write to
50       */
51      public void writeState(Element emptyStateElement);
52  
53  
54      /***
55       * Read info from the Element
56       *
57       * @param fullStateElement DOM element to read from
58       */
59      public void readState(Element fullStateElement);
60  }