CDRStreamReader


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22  package org.jboss.iiop.rmi.marshal;
23  
24  import org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable.InputStream  ;
25  
26  /**
27   * Interface of an object that knows how to unmarshal a Java basic type or
28   * object from a CDR input stream. Implementations of this interface are 
29   * specialized for particular types: an <code>IntReader</code> is a 
30   * <code>CDRStreamReader</code> that knows how to unmarshal <code>int</code>s,
31   * a <code>LongReader</code> is a <code>CDRStreamReader</code> that knows how 
32   * to unmarshal <code>long</code>s, and so on.  
33   *
34   * @author  <a HREF="mailto:reverbel@ime.usp.br">Francisco Reverbel</a>
35   * @version $Revision: 37459 $
36   */
37  public interface CDRStreamReader 
38  {
39     /**
40      * Unmarshals a Java basic data type or object from a CDR input stream.
41      *
42      * @param in the input stream
43      * @return   a basic data type (within a suitable wrapper instance) or
44      *           object unmarshalled from the stream
45      */
46     Object   read(InputStream   in);
47  }
48
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