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+/*
+ * Copyright 1996-1999 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+package java.io;
+
+/**
+ * ObjectInput extends the DataInput interface to include the reading of
+ * objects. DataInput includes methods for the input of primitive types,
+ * ObjectInput extends that interface to include objects, arrays, and Strings.
+ *
+ * @author  unascribed
+ * @see java.io.InputStream
+ * @see java.io.ObjectOutputStream
+ * @see java.io.ObjectInputStream
+ * @since   JDK1.1
+ */
+public interface ObjectInput extends DataInput {
+    /**
+     * Read and return an object. The class that implements this interface
+     * defines where the object is "read" from.
+     *
+     * @return the object read from the stream
+     * @exception java.lang.ClassNotFoundException If the class of a serialized
+     *      object cannot be found.
+     * @exception IOException If any of the usual Input/Output
+     * related exceptions occur.
+     */
+    public Object readObject()
+        throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Reads a byte of data. This method will block if no input is
+     * available.
+     * @return  the byte read, or -1 if the end of the
+     *          stream is reached.
+     * @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
+     */
+    public int read() throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Reads into an array of bytes.  This method will
+     * block until some input is available.
+     * @param b the buffer into which the data is read
+     * @return  the actual number of bytes read, -1 is
+     *          returned when the end of the stream is reached.
+     * @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
+     */
+    public int read(byte b[]) throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Reads into an array of bytes.  This method will
+     * block until some input is available.
+     * @param b the buffer into which the data is read
+     * @param off the start offset of the data
+     * @param len the maximum number of bytes read
+     * @return  the actual number of bytes read, -1 is
+     *          returned when the end of the stream is reached.
+     * @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
+     */
+    public int read(byte b[], int off, int len) throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Skips n bytes of input.
+     * @param n the number of bytes to be skipped
+     * @return  the actual number of bytes skipped.
+     * @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
+     */
+    public long skip(long n) throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of bytes that can be read
+     * without blocking.
+     * @return the number of available bytes.
+     * @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
+     */
+    public int available() throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Closes the input stream. Must be called
+     * to release any resources associated with
+     * the stream.
+     * @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
+     */
+    public void close() throws IOException;
+}