com.sun.mail.iap.Literal Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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*/
package com.sun.mail.iap;
import java.io.*;
/**
* An interface for objects that provide data dynamically for use in
* a literal protocol element.
*
* @author Bill Shannon
*/
public interface Literal {
/**
* Return the size of the data.
*
* @return the size of the data
*/
public int size();
/**
* Write the data to the OutputStream.
*
* @param os the output stream
* @exception IOException for I/O errors
*/
public void writeTo(OutputStream os) throws IOException;
}