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package org.apache.james.mime4j.message;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
/**
* Encapsulates the body of an entity (see RFC 2045).
*
*
* @version $Id: Body.java,v 1.4 2004/10/04 15:36:43 ntherning Exp $
*/
public interface Body {
/**
* Gets the parent of this body.
*
* @return the parent.
*/
Entity getParent();
/**
* Sets the parent of this body.
*
* @param parent the parent.
*/
void setParent(Entity parent);
/**
* Writes this body to the given stream in MIME message format.
*
* @param out the stream to write to.
* @throws IOException on I/O errors.
*/
void writeTo(OutputStream out) throws IOException;
}