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#include "nsIBinaryOutputStream.idl"
#include "nsrootidl.idl"
/**
* @See nsIObjectInputStream
* @See nsIBinaryOutputStream
*/
interface nsIObjectOutputStream : nsIBinaryOutputStream
{
/**
* Write the object whose "root" or XPCOM-identity nsISupports is aObject.
* The cause for writing this object is a strong or weak reference, so the
* aIsStrongRef argument must tell which kind of pointer is being followed
* here during serialization.
*
* If the object has only one strong reference in the serialization and no
* weak refs, use writeSingleRefObject. This is a valuable optimization:
* it saves space in the stream, and cycles on both ends of the process.
*
* If the reference being serialized is a pointer to an interface not on
* the primary inheritance chain ending in the root nsISupports, you must
* call writeCompoundObject instead of this method.
*/
/**
* Write an object referenced singly and strongly via its root nsISupports
* or a subclass of its root nsISupports. There must not be other refs to
* aObject in memory, or in the serialization.
*/
/**
* Write the object referenced by an interface pointer at aObject that
* inherits from a non-primary nsISupports, i.e., a reference to one of
* the multiply inherited interfaces derived from an nsISupports other
* than the root or XPCOM-identity nsISupports; or a reference to an
* inner object in the case of true XPCOM aggregation. aIID identifies
* this interface.
*/
/**
* Optimized serialization support -- see nsIStreamBufferAccess.idl.
*/
};
%{C++
{
return rv;
}
{
return rv;
}
{
return rv;
}
%}