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// Contributors:
//     Oracle - initial API and implementation from Oracle TopLink
package org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.mappings;

/**
 * <p>Purpose: </p> A MimeTypePolicy is used in conjunction with an XMLBinaryData/CollectionMapping
 * in order to allow customisation of the mime type for a specific property at runtime rather than
 * at design time. By default, a FixedMimeTypePolicy is used.
 *
 * @see XMLBinaryDataMapping
 * @see XMLBinaryDataCollectionMapping
 * @see FixedMimeTypePolicy
 *
 */
public interface MimeTypePolicy extends org.eclipse.persistence.internal.oxm.mappings.MimeTypePolicy {
    /**
     * return a MIME type string
     * @param anObject - fixed non-dynamic implementors will ignore this parameter
     * @return String
     */
    @Override
    String getMimeType(Object anObject);

}