IDeserializationContext.java

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package org.ebayopensource.turmeric.runtime.binding;


/**
 * The context object used for deserialization.  Contains information needed for
 * deserialize the payload.
 * 
 * @author wdeng
 *
 */
public interface IDeserializationContext extends ISerializationContext { 
	/**
	 * This method defines whether the incoming NV request have the element listed in alphabet ascending order.
	 * This method is only appliable to NV format.
	 * 
	 * @return true if element order is preserved.  
	 */
	public boolean isElementOrderPreserved();
}