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duke@1: 
duke@1: package org.omg.CORBA;
duke@1: 
duke@1: import org.omg.CORBA.DataOutputStream;
duke@1: import org.omg.CORBA.DataInputStream;
duke@1: 
duke@1: /**
duke@1:  * An abstract value type that is meant to
duke@1:  * be used by the ORB, not the user. Semantically it is treated
duke@1:  * as a custom value type's implicit base class, although the custom
duke@1:  * valuetype does not actually inherit it in IDL. The implementer
duke@1:  * of a custom value type shall provide an implementation of the
duke@1:  * <tt>CustomMarshal</tt> operations. The manner in which this is done is
duke@1:  * specified in the IDL to Java langauge mapping. Each custom
duke@1:  * marshaled value type shall have its own implementation.
duke@1:  * @see DataInputStream
duke@1:  */
duke@1: public interface CustomMarshal {
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Marshal method has to be implemented by the Customized Marshal class.
duke@1:      * This is the method invoked for Marshalling.
duke@1:      *
duke@1:      * @param os a DataOutputStream
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     void marshal(DataOutputStream os);
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Unmarshal method has to be implemented by the Customized Marshal class.
duke@1:      * This is the method invoked for Unmarshalling.
duke@1:      *
duke@1:      * @param is a DataInputStream
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     void unmarshal(DataInputStream is);
duke@1: }