+ * A Holder class for Any objects
+ * that is used to store "out" and "inout" parameters in IDL methods.
+ * If an IDL method signature has an IDL any as an "out"
+ * or "inout" parameter, the programmer must pass an instance of
+ * AnyHolder as the corresponding
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * If myAnyHolder is an instance of AnyHolder,
+ * the value stored in its value field can be accessed with
+ * myAnyHolder.value.
+ *
+ * @since JDK1.2
+ */
+public final class AnyHolder implements Streamable {
+ /**
+ * The Any value held by this AnyHolder object.
+ */
+
+ public Any value;
+
+ /**
+ * Constructs a new AnyHolder object with its
+ * value field initialized to null.
+ */
+ public AnyHolder() {
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Constructs a new AnyHolder object for the given
+ * Any object.
+ * @param initial the Any object with which to initialize
+ * the value field of the new
+ * AnyHolder object
+ */
+ public AnyHolder(Any initial) {
+ value = initial;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Reads from input and initalizes the value in the Holder
+ * with the unmarshalled data.
+ *
+ * @param input the InputStream containing CDR formatted data from the wire.
+ */
+ public void _read(InputStream input) {
+ value = input.read_any();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Marshals to output the value in
+ * this AnyHolder object.
+ *
+ * @param output the OutputStream which will contain the CDR formatted data.
+ */
+ public void _write(OutputStream output) {
+ output.write_any(value);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the TypeCode object corresponding to the value
+ * held in this AnyHolder object.
+ *
+ * @return the TypeCode of the value held in
+ * this AnyHolder object
+ */
+ public TypeCode _type() {
+ return ORB.init().get_primitive_tc(TCKind.tk_any);
+ }
+}