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/* $Id$ */
package org.apache.fop.pdf.xref;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* A reference to an indirect object.
*/
interface ObjectReference {
/**
* Outputs this reference to the given stream, in the cross-reference stream format.
* For example, a object may output the bytes 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 ff 00 to
* indicate a non-compressed object (01), at offset 511 from the beginning of the file
* (00 00 00 00 00 00 01 ff), of generation number 0 (00).
*
* @param out the stream to which to output the reference
*/
void output(DataOutputStream out) throws IOException;
}