ValueHandlerMultiFormat.java revision 0
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/**
* Java to IDL ptc 02-01-12 1.5.1.5
* @since 1.5
*/
public interface ValueHandlerMultiFormat extends ValueHandler {
/**
* Returns the maximum stream format version for
* by this ValueHandler object. The ValueHandler
* object must support the returned stream format version and
* all lower versions.
*
* An ORB may use this value to include in a standard
* IOR tagged component or service context to indicate to other
* ORBs the maximum RMI-IIOP stream format that it
* supports. If not included, the default for GIOP 1.2
* is stream format version 1, and stream format version
* 2 for GIOP 1.3 and higher.
*/
byte getMaximumStreamFormatVersion();
/**
* Allows the ORB to pass the stream format
* calls this method, it must pass a stream format version
* between 1 and the value returned by the
* getMaximumStreamFormatVersion method inclusive,
* or else a BAD_PARAM exception with standard minor code
* will be thrown.
*
* If the ORB calls the older ValueHandler.writeValue(OutputStream,
* Serializable) method, stream format version 1 is implied.
*
* The ORB output stream passed to the ValueHandlerMultiFormat.writeValue
* method must implement the ValueOutputStream interface, and the
* ORB input stream passed to the ValueHandler.readValue method must
* implement the ValueInputStream interface.
*/
byte streamFormatVersion);
}