SmallMessage.java

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package flex.messaging.messages;

/**
 * A marker interface that is used to indicate that a Message has an alternative smaller form for serialization.
 * 
 * @exclude
 */
public interface SmallMessage extends Message
{
    /**
     * This method must be implemented by subclasses that have an <code>java.io.Externalizable</code> or "small" form, or null to indicate that a small form is not available.
     * 
     * @return An alternative representation of a flex.messaging.messages.Message so that the size of the serialized message is smaller.
     */
    Message getSmallMessage();
}