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package org.omg.CORBA;
import org.omg.CORBA.DataOutputStream;
import org.omg.CORBA.DataInputStream;
/**
* An abstract value type that is meant to
* be used by the ORB, not the user. Semantically it is treated
* as a custom value type's implicit base class, although the custom
* valuetype does not actually inherit it in IDL. The implementer
* of a custom value type shall provide an implementation of the
* <tt>CustomMarshal</tt> operations. The manner in which this is done is
* specified in the IDL to Java langauge mapping. Each custom
* marshaled value type shall have its own implementation.
* @see DataInputStream
*/
public interface CustomMarshal {
/**
* Marshal method has to be implemented by the Customized Marshal class.
* This is the method invoked for Marshalling.
*
* @param os a DataOutputStream
*/
void marshal(DataOutputStream os);
/**
* Unmarshal method has to be implemented by the Customized Marshal class.
* This is the method invoked for Unmarshalling.
*
* @param is a DataInputStream
*/
void unmarshal(DataInputStream is);
}