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//@(#) $Id: XmaSerializable.java 2089 2007-11-28 13:56:13Z s3460 $
package at.spardat.xma.serializer;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* Objects implementing this interface may be directy read and written
* from and to XmaOutput/XmaInput without relying on the standard
* java serialization mechanism.
*
* Classes implementing this interface must have a public default
* constructor. It will be called before calling deserialize to create
* an instance.
*
* @author YSD, 12.02.2005
*/
public interface XmaSerializable {
/**
* Maps the information in this to out.
*/
public abstract void serialize (XmaOutput out) throws IOException;
/**
* Reads the information from in and sets instance variable's
* values in this.
*/
public abstract void deserialize (XmaInput in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException;
}