VM_TRUNCATABLE.java revision 608:7e06bf1dcb09 
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25
26package org.omg.CORBA;
27
28/** Defines the code used to represent a truncatable value type in
29* a typecode. A value type is truncatable if it inherits "safely"
30* from another value type, which means it can be cast to a more
31* general inherited type.
32* This is one of the possible results of the <code>type_modifier</code>
33* method on the <code>TypeCode</code> interface.
34* @see org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode
35*/
36public interface VM_TRUNCATABLE {
37    /** The value representing a truncatable value type in
38    * a typecode.
39    */
40    final short value = (short) (3L);
41}
42