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/*
 * $Id: RtfExtendedElement.java 2996 2007-11-20 22:40:36Z hallm $
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package com.lowagie.text.rtf;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;

/**
 * The RtfExtendedElement interface is to be used for elements that also
 * write data into the definition part of the rtf document
 * 
 * @version $Id: RtfExtendedElement.java 2996 2007-11-20 22:40:36Z hallm $
 * @author Mark Hall ([email protected])
 * @author Thomas Bickel ([email protected])
 */
public interface RtfExtendedElement extends RtfBasicElement
{
    /**
     * Return the definition part of the element in a byte array
     * 
     * @return A byte array containing the definition data of the Element
     * @deprecated As of iText 2.0.6 or earlier, replaced by
     * {@link #writeDefinition(OutputStream)}, scheduled for removal at or after 2.1.0
     */
    public byte[] writeDefinition();

    /**
     * Write the definition part of the element
     */
    public void writeDefinition(OutputStream out) throws IOException;
}