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- /*
- * @(#)ObjectOutput.java 1.6 97/01/22
- *
- * Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * This software is the confidential and proprietary information of Sun
- * Microsystems, Inc. ("Confidential Information"). You shall not
- * disclose such Confidential Information and shall use it only in
- * accordance with the terms of the license agreement you entered into
- * with Sun.
- *
- * SUN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE
- * SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
- * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- * PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SUN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES
- * SUFFERED BY LICENSEE AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING
- * THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS DERIVATIVES.
- *
- * CopyrightVersion 1.1_beta
- */
-
- package java.io;
-
- /**
- * ObjectOutput extends the DataOutput interface to include writing of objects.
- * DataOutput includes methods for output of primitive types, ObjectOutput
- * extends that interface to include objects, arrays, and Strings.
- *
- * @author unascribed
- * @version 1.6, 01/22/97
- * @see java.io.InputStream
- * @see java.io.ObjectOutputStream
- * @see java.io.ObjectInputStream
- * @since JDK1.1
- */
- public interface ObjectOutput extends DataOutput {
- /**
- * Write an object to the underlying storage or stream. The
- * class that implements this interface defines how the object is
- * written.
- *
- * @exception IOException Any of the usual Input/Output related exceptions.
- * @since JDK1.1
- */
- public void writeObject(Object obj)
- throws IOException;
-
- /**
- * Writes a byte. This method will block until the byte is actually
- * written.
- * @param b the byte
- * @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
- * @since JDK1.1
- */
- public void write(int b) throws IOException;
-
- /**
- * Writes an array of bytes. This method will block until the bytes
- * are actually written.
- * @param b the data to be written
- * @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
- * @since JDK1.1
- */
- public void write(byte b[]) throws IOException;
-
- /**
- * Writes a sub array of bytes.
- * @param b the data to be written
- * @param off the start offset in the data
- * @param len the number of bytes that are written
- * @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
- * @since JDK1.1
- */
- public void write(byte b[], int off, int len) throws IOException;
-
- /**
- * Flushes the stream. This will write any buffered
- * output bytes.
- * @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
- * @since JDK1.1
- */
- public void flush() throws IOException;
-
- /**
- * Closes the stream. This method must be called
- * to release any resources associated with the
- * stream.
- * @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
- * @since JDK1.1
- */
- public void close() throws IOException;
- }
-