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package org.omg.CORBA;

import org.omg.CORBA.portable.Streamable;

import org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream;

import org.omg.CORBA.portable.OutputStream;

/**

 * Holder files, see <a href="doc-files/generatedfiles.html#holder">

 * "Generated Files: Holder Files"</a>.<P>

 * that is used to store "out" and "inout" parameters in IDL methods.

 * or "inout" parameter, the programmer must pass an instance of

 * parameter in the method invocation; for "inout" parameters, the programmer

 * must also fill the "in" value to be sent to the server.

 * Before the method invocation returns, the ORB will fill in the

 * value corresponding to the "out" value returned from the server.

 * <P>

 *

 */

public final class ValueBaseHolder implements Streamable {

    /**

     */

    public java.io.Serializable value;

    /**

     */

    public ValueBaseHolder() {

    }

    /**

     */

    public ValueBaseHolder(java.io.Serializable initial) {

        value = initial;

    }

    /**

     * with the unmarshalled data.

     *

     * @param input the InputStream containing CDR formatted data from the wire

     */

    public void _read(InputStream input) {

        value = ((org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable.InputStream)input).read_value();

    }

    /**

     *

     * @param output the OutputStream which will contain the CDR formatted data

     */

    public void _write(OutputStream output) {

        ((org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable.OutputStream)output).write_value(value);

    }

    /**

     * corresponding to the value held in the Holder.

     *

     * @return    the TypeCode of the value held in the holder

     */

    public org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode _type() {

        return ORB.init().get_primitive_tc(TCKind.tk_value);

    }

}