/*
* JacORB - a free Java ORB
*
* Copyright (C) 1997-2006 The JacORB project.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Library General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
* Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
*/
package org.jacorb.orb.typecode;
/**
* @author Alphonse Bendt
*/
public interface TypeCodeCompactor
{
/**
* this method returns a compacted version of the passed in TypeCode
* @param originalTypeCode the TypeCode that should be compacted
* @return a compacted version of the TypeCode
*/
org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode getCompactTypeCode(org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode originalTypeCode);
}