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25
26 package javax.rmi.CORBA;
27
28 /**
29 * Java to IDL ptc 02-01-12 1.5.1.5
30 * @since 1.5
31 */
32 public interface ValueHandlerMultiFormat extends ValueHandler {
33
34 /**
35 * Returns the maximum stream format version for
36 * RMI/IDL custom value types that is supported
37 * by this ValueHandler object. The ValueHandler
38 * object must support the returned stream format version and
39 * all lower versions.
40 *
41 * An ORB may use this value to include in a standard
42 * IOR tagged component or service context to indicate to other
43 * ORBs the maximum RMI-IIOP stream format that it
44 * supports. If not included, the default for GIOP 1.2
45 * is stream format version 1, and stream format version
46 * 2 for GIOP 1.3 and higher.
47 */
48 byte getMaximumStreamFormatVersion();
49
50 /**
51 * Allows the ORB to pass the stream format
52 * version for RMI/IDL custom value types. If the ORB
53 * calls this method, it must pass a stream format version
54 * between 1 and the value returned by the
55 * getMaximumStreamFormatVersion method inclusive,
56 * or else a BAD_PARAM exception with standard minor code
57 * will be thrown.
58 *
59 * If the ORB calls the older ValueHandler.writeValue(OutputStream,
60 * Serializable) method, stream format version 1 is implied.
61 *
62 * The ORB output stream passed to the ValueHandlerMultiFormat.writeValue
63 * method must implement the ValueOutputStream interface, and the
64 * ORB input stream passed to the ValueHandler.readValue method must
65 * implement the ValueInputStream interface.
66 */
67 void writeValue(org.omg.CORBA.portable.OutputStream out,
68 java.io.Serializable value,
69 byte streamFormatVersion);
70 }
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