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/*
* @(#)Externalizable.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;
import java.io.ObjectOutput;
import java.io.ObjectInput;
/**
* Externalization allows a class to specify the methods to be used to
* write the object's contents to a stream and to read them back. The
* Externalizable interface's writeExternal and readExternal methods
* are implemented by a class to
* give the class complete control over the format and contents of the
* stream for an object and its supertypes. These methods must explicitly
* coordinate with the supertype to save its state. <br>
*
* Object Serialization uses the Serializable and Externalizable
* interfaces. Object persistence mechanisms may use them also. Each
* object to be stored is tested for the Externalizable interface. If
* the object supports it, the writeExternal method is called. If the
* object does not support Externalizable and does implement
* Serializable the object should be saved using
* ObjectOutputStream. <br> When an Externalizable object is to be
* reconstructed, an instance is created using the public no-arg
* constructor and the readExternal method called. Serializable
* objects are restored by reading them from an ObjectInputStream.
*
* @author unascribed
* @version 1.6, 01/22/97
* @see java.io.ObjectOutputStream
* @see java.io.ObjectInputStream
* @see java.io.ObjectOutput
* @see java.io.ObjectInput
* @see java.io.Serializable
* @since JDK1.1
*/
public interface Externalizable extends java.io.Serializable {
/**
* The object implements the writeExternal method to save its contents
* by calling the methods of DataOutput for its primitive values or
* calling the writeObject method of ObjectOutput for objects, strings
* and arrays.
* @exception IOException Includes any I/O exceptions that may occur
* @since JDK1.1
*/
void writeExternal(ObjectOutput out) throws IOException;
/**
* The object implements the readExternal method to restore its
* contents by calling the methods of DataInput for primitive
* types and readObject for objects, strings and arrays. The
* readExternal method must read the values in the same sequence
* and with the same types as were written by writeExternal.
* @exception ClassNotFoundException If the class for an object being
* restored cannot be found.
* @since JDK1.1
*/
void readExternal(ObjectInput in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException;
}