org.apache.juneau

Interface Writable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Config, ReaderResource, ResolvingReaderResource, StringMessage, StringObject

public interface Writable

Interface that identifies that an object can be serialized directly to a writer.

Instances must identify the media type of the content by implementing the getMediaType() method.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
MediaType	getMediaType() Returns the serialized media type for this resource (e.g.
Writer	writeTo(Writer w) Serialize this object to the specified writer.

Method Detail

writeTo

Writer writeTo(Writer w)
        throws IOException

Serialize this object to the specified writer.

Parameters:

w - The writer to write to.

Returns:

The same writer passed in.

Throws:

IOException - Thrown by underlying stream.

getMediaType

MediaType getMediaType()

Returns the serialized media type for this resource (e.g. "text/html")

Returns:

The media type, or null if the media type is not known.