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package org.omg.CORBA;

import org.omg.CORBA.DataOutputStream;

import org.omg.CORBA.DataInputStream;

/**

 * An abstract value type that is meant to

 * be used by the ORB, not the user. Semantically it is treated

 * as a custom value type's implicit base class, although the custom

 * valuetype does not actually inherit it in IDL. The implementer

 * of a custom value type shall provide an implementation of the

 * <tt>CustomMarshal</tt> operations. The manner in which this is done is

 * specified in the IDL to Java langauge mapping. Each custom

 * marshaled value type shall have its own implementation.

 * @see DataInputStream

 */

public interface CustomMarshal {

    /**

     * Marshal method has to be implemented by the Customized Marshal class.

     * This is the method invoked for Marshalling.

     *

     * @param os a DataOutputStream

     */

    void marshal(DataOutputStream os);

    /**

     * Unmarshal method has to be implemented by the Customized Marshal class.

     * This is the method invoked for Unmarshalling.

     *

     * @param is a DataInputStream

     */

    void unmarshal(DataInputStream is);

}