/*
 * Copyright 2007 Joachim Grueneis
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 * the License.
 */
package org.castor.xml;

/**
 * XMLNaming contains all methods required by Castor to build valid XML names. It was originally an
 * abstract class by <a href="mailto:kvisco@intalio.com">Keith Visco</a> for which I create this
 * interface.
 * 
 * @author Joachim Grueneis, jgrueneis_at_codehaus_dot_org
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface XMLNaming {

  /**
   * Creates the XML Name for the given class The actual behavior of this method is determined by
   * the implementation. The only restriction is that the name returned must be a valid xml name.
   * 
   * @param c the Class to create the XML Name for
   * @return the XML name based on the given class
   * @deprecated because this method removes the package part which is JavaNaming responsibility
   **/
  public abstract String createXMLName(Class<?> c);

  /**
   * Converts the given String to an XML name. The actual behavior of this method is determined by
   * the implementation. The only restriction is that the name returned must be a valid xml name.
   *
   * @return an XML name based on the given String
   **/
  public abstract String toXMLName(String name);

}
