package gw.rating.worksheet.domain

uses gw.xml.parser2.PLXMLNode

/**
 * The interface used to facilitate serializing and deserializing worksheet objects to and from xml
 */
interface WorksheetXmlSerializable {

  /** 
   * @return the xml representation of this worksheet object
   */
  function toXml() : PLXMLNode
    
  /**
   * Rehydrates this object from its xml representation
   *  
   * @param node the XmlNode
   */
  function fromXml(node : PLXMLNode)

  /**
   * Nickname for a serializable class.  For example, class WorksheetArgument returns "Argument" for this property.
   */
  property get WorksheetClass() : String
}