Source for org.omg.CORBA.DataInputStream

   1: /* DataInputStream.java --
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  37: 
  38: 
  39: package org.omg.CORBA;
  40: 
  41: import org.omg.CORBA.portable.ValueBase;
  42: 
  43: /**
  44:  * An interface for reading the custom value types. A value type, providing
  45:  * its own mechanism for reading the content, must implement
  46:  * the {@link CustomValue} that uses this interface.
  47:  *
  48:  * @see CustomValue
  49:  * @see CustomMarshal
  50:  *
  51:  * @author Audrius Meskauskas, Lithuania (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org)
  52:  */
  53: public interface DataInputStream
  54:   extends ValueBase
  55: {
  56:   /**
  57:    * Read {@link Any}.
  58:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
  59:    */
  60:   Any read_any();
  61: 
  62:   /**
  63:    * Read boolean.
  64:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
  65:    */
  66:   boolean read_boolean();
  67: 
  68:   /**
  69:    * Read narrow (usually 8 bit) char.
  70:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
  71:    */
  72:   char read_char();
  73: 
  74:   /**
  75:    * Read wide (usually 16 bit) char.
  76:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
  77:    */
  78:   char read_wchar();
  79: 
  80:   /**
  81:    * Read octet (byte).
  82:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
  83:    */
  84:   byte read_octet();
  85: 
  86:   /**
  87:    * Read short (16 bit int).
  88:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
  89:    */
  90:   short read_short();
  91: 
  92:   /**
  93:    * Read unsigned short.
  94:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
  95:    */
  96:   short read_ushort();
  97: 
  98:   /**
  99:    * Read CORBA long (java int, 32 bits).
 100:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
 101:    */
 102:   int read_long();
 103: 
 104:   /**
 105:    * Read CORBA unsigned long (java int).
 106:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
 107:    */
 108:   int read_ulong();
 109: 
 110:   /**
 111:    * Read CORBA long long (java long, 64 bits).
 112:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
 113:    */
 114:   long read_longlong();
 115: 
 116:   /**
 117:    * Read unsigned CORBA long long (java long, 64 bits).
 118:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
 119:    */
 120:   long read_ulonglong();
 121: 
 122:   /**
 123:    * Read float.
 124:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
 125:    */
 126:   float read_float();
 127: 
 128:   /**
 129:    * Read dobule.
 130:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
 131:    */
 132:   double read_double();
 133: 
 134:   /**
 135:    * Read narrow string (usually 8 bits per character).
 136:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
 137:    */
 138:   String read_string();
 139: 
 140:   /**
 141:    * Read wide string (usually 16 bits per character).
 142:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
 143:    */
 144:   String read_wstring();
 145: 
 146:   /**
 147:    * Read CORBA object.
 148:    *
 149:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream. May be null
 150:    * if the null was previously written by {@link DataOutputStream#write_Object}.
 151:    */
 152:   org.omg.CORBA.Object read_Object();
 153: 
 154:   /**
 155:    * Read abstract interface.
 156:    *
 157:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream. May be either CORBA Object or
 158:    * CORBA value type.
 159:    */
 160:   java.lang.Object read_Abstract();
 161: 
 162:   /**
 163:    * Read the CORBA value type.
 164:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
 165:    */
 166:   java.io.Serializable read_Value();
 167: 
 168:   /**
 169:    * Read typecode.
 170:    * @return a value, extracted from the stream.
 171:    */
 172:   TypeCode read_TypeCode();
 173: 
 174:   /**
 175:    * Read array of Any's.
 176:    *
 177:    * The value, extracted from the stream, is returned in the
 178:    * .value field of the passed holder.
 179:    */
 180:   void read_any_array(AnySeqHolder seq, int offset, int length);
 181: 
 182:   /**
 183:    * Read boolean array.
 184:    * The value, extracted from the stream, is returned in the
 185:    * .value field of the passed holder.
 186:    */
 187:   void read_boolean_array(BooleanSeqHolder seq, int offset, int length);
 188: 
 189:   /**
 190:    * Read array of narrow (usually 8 bit) chars.
 191:    *
 192:    * The value, extracted from the stream, is returned in the
 193:    * .value field of the passed holder.
 194:    */
 195:   void read_char_array(CharSeqHolder seq, int offset, int length);
 196: 
 197:   /**
 198:    * Read array of wide (usually 16 bit) chars.
 199:    *
 200:    * The value, extracted from the stream, is returned in the
 201:    * .value field of the passed holder.
 202:    */
 203:   void read_wchar_array(WCharSeqHolder seq, int offset, int length);
 204: 
 205:   /**
 206:    * Read array of bytes.
 207:    *
 208:    * The value, extracted from the stream, is returned in the
 209:    * .value field of the passed holder.
 210:    */
 211:   void read_octet_array(OctetSeqHolder seq, int offset, int length);
 212: 
 213:   /**
 214:    * Read array of shorts (16 bit ints).
 215:    *
 216:    * The value, extracted from the stream, is returned in the
 217:    * .value field of the passed holder.
 218:    */
 219:   void read_short_array(ShortSeqHolder seq, int offset, int length);
 220: 
 221:   /**
 222:    * Read array of unsigned shorts (16 bit ints).
 223:    *
 224:    * The value, extracted from the stream, is returned in the
 225:    * .value field of the passed holder.
 226:    */
 227:   void read_ushort_array(UShortSeqHolder seq, int offset, int length);
 228: 
 229:   /**
 230:    * Read array of CORBA longs (java ints).
 231:    *
 232:    * The value, extracted from the stream, is returned in the
 233:    * .value field of the passed holder.
 234:    */
 235:   void read_long_array(LongSeqHolder seq, int offset, int length);
 236: 
 237:   /**
 238:    * Read array of CORBA unsigned longs (java ints).
 239:    *
 240:    * The value, extracted from the stream, is returned in the
 241:    * .value field of the passed holder.
 242:    */
 243:   void read_ulong_array(ULongSeqHolder seq, int offset, int length);
 244: 
 245:   /**
 246:    * Read array of CORBA unsigned long longs (java longs).
 247:    *
 248:    * The value, extracted from the stream, is returned in the
 249:    * .value field of the passed holder.
 250:    */
 251:   void read_ulonglong_array(ULongLongSeqHolder seq, int offset, int length);
 252: 
 253:   /**
 254:    * Read array of CORBA long longs (java longs).
 255:    *
 256:    * The value, extracted from the stream, is returned in the
 257:    * .value field of the passed holder.
 258:    */
 259:   void read_longlong_array(LongLongSeqHolder seq, int offset, int length);
 260: 
 261:   /**
 262:    * Read array of floats.
 263:    *
 264:    * The value, extracted from the stream, is returned in the
 265:    * .value field of the passed holder.
 266:    */
 267:   void read_float_array(FloatSeqHolder seq, int offset, int length);
 268: 
 269:   /**
 270:    * Read array of doubles.
 271:    *
 272:    * The value, extracted from the stream, is returned in the
 273:    * .value field of the passed holder.
 274:    */
 275:   void read_double_array(DoubleSeqHolder seq, int offset, int length);