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Smack/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/PacketExtension.java
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/**
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*
* Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Jive Software. All rights reserved.
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package org.jivesoftware.smack.packet;
/**
* Interface to represent packet extensions. A packet extension is an XML subdocument
* with a root element name and namespace. Packet extensions are used to provide
* extended functionality beyond what is in the base XMPP specification. Examples of
* packet extensions include message events, message properties, and extra presence data.
* IQ packets cannot contain packet extensions.
*
* @see DefaultPacketExtension
* @see org.jivesoftware.smack.provider.PacketExtensionProvider
* @author Matt Tucker
*/
public interface PacketExtension {
/**
* Returns the root element name.
*
* @return the element name.
*/
public String getElementName();
/**
* Returns the root element XML namespace.
*
* @return the namespace.
*/
public String getNamespace();
/**
* Returns the XML reppresentation of the PacketExtension.
*
* @return the packet extension as XML.
*/
public String toXML();
}