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package javax.resource.cci;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
/** Streamable interface enables a resource adapter to extract data from
* an input Record or set data into an output Record as a stream of
* bytes.
*
* <p>The Streamable interface provides a resource adapter's view
* of the data that has been set in a Record instance by a component.
*
* <p>The Streamable interface is not directly used by a component. It
* is used by a resource adapter implementation. A component uses Record
* or any derived interfaces to manage records.
*
* @author Rahul Sharma
* @since 0.8
* @see javax.resource.cci.Record
**/
public interface Streamable {
/** Read data from an InputStream and initialize fields of a
* Streamable object.
*
* @param istream InputStream that represents a resource
* adapter specific internal representation
* of fields of a Streamable object
**/
public
void read(InputStream istream) throws IOException;
/** Write fields of a Streamable object to an OutputStream
* @param ostream OutputStream that holds value of a
* Streamable object
**/
public
void write(OutputStream ostream) throws IOException;
}