- /*
- * @(#)ValueHandlerMultiFormat.java 1.2 03/12/19
- *
- * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
- */
-
- package javax.rmi.CORBA;
-
- /**
- * Java to IDL ptc 02-01-12 1.5.1.5
- */
- public interface ValueHandlerMultiFormat extends ValueHandler {
-
- /**
- * Returns the maximum stream format version for
- * RMI/IDL custom value types that is supported
- * 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
- * version for RMI/IDL custom value types. If the ORB
- * 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.
- */
- void writeValue(org.omg.CORBA.portable.OutputStream out,
- java.io.Serializable value,
- byte streamFormatVersion);
- }