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25
26 package org.omg.CORBA;
27
28 import org.omg.CORBA.DataOutputStream;
29 import 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 * <tt>CustomMarshal</tt> 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 */
42 public 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 }
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