CustomMarshal.java revision 704:3ef63dbde965 
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25
26package org.omg.CORBA;
27
28import org.omg.CORBA.DataOutputStream;
29import org.omg.CORBA.DataInputStream;
30
31/**
32 * An abstract value type that is meant to
33 * be used by the ORB, not the user. Semantically it is treated
34 * as a custom value type's implicit base class, although the custom
35 * valuetype does not actually inherit it in IDL. The implementer
36 * of a custom value type shall provide an implementation of the
37 * {@code CustomMarshal} operations. The manner in which this is done is
38 * specified in the IDL to Java langauge mapping. Each custom
39 * marshaled value type shall have its own implementation.
40 * @see DataInputStream
41 */
42public interface CustomMarshal {
43    /**
44     * Marshal method has to be implemented by the Customized Marshal class.
45     * This is the method invoked for Marshalling.
46     *
47     * @param os a DataOutputStream
48     */
49    void marshal(DataOutputStream os);
50    /**
51     * Unmarshal method has to be implemented by the Customized Marshal class.
52     * This is the method invoked for Unmarshalling.
53     *
54     * @param is a DataInputStream
55     */
56    void unmarshal(DataInputStream is);
57}
58