UIView+cloneSerialization.h

//
//  UIView+cloneSerialization.h
//
//  Created by Jonathan Annett on 9/10/13.
//  Copyright (c) 2013 Sophtwhere. All rights reserved.
//

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@interface UIView (cloneSerialization)




// returns the data needed to reserialize the view.
-(NSData*) serializedData;

// instantiates a (generic) UIView object from the given serilzation data.
+ (UIView *) UIViewFromSerializedData:(NSData *)data;

// instantiates the derived class from previously serialized data.
+ (id) viewFromSerializedData:(NSData *)data;

//creates an on the fly copy of the view, as it is. (will be a generic UIView object)
-(UIView*) cloneAsUIView ;

//creates an on the fly copy of the view, as it is. (will be the same class as instance you call it on)
-(id) clone;

@end