ValueFactory.java revision 608:7e06bf1dcb09 
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31
32package org.omg.CORBA.portable;
33import java.io.Serializable;
34
35/**
36 * The ValueFactory interface is the native mapping for the IDL
37 * type CORBA::ValueFactory. The read_value() method is called by
38 * the ORB runtime while in the process of unmarshaling a value type.
39 * A user shall implement this method as part of implementing a type
40 * specific value factory. In the implementation, the user shall call
41 * is.read_value(java.io.Serializable) with a uninitialized valuetype
42 * to use for unmarshaling. The value returned by the stream is
43 * the same value passed in, with all the data unmarshaled.
44 * @see org.omg.CORBA_2_3.ORB
45 */
46
47public interface ValueFactory {
48    /**
49     * Is called by
50     * the ORB runtime while in the process of unmarshaling a value type.
51     * A user shall implement this method as part of implementing a type
52     * specific value factory.
53     * @param is an InputStream object--from which the value will be read.
54     * @return a Serializable object--the value read off of "is" Input stream.
55     */
56    Serializable read_value(org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable.InputStream is);
57}
58