3 files changed, 67 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/TAO/tao/ORB.cpp b/TAO/tao/ORB.cpp
index 6bf5aaffc58..49ab0de713a 100644
--- a/TAO/tao/ORB.cpp
+++ b/TAO/tao/ORB.cpp
@@ -1969,6 +1969,27 @@ operator>>(TAO_InputCDR& cdr, TAO_opaque& x)
   return (CORBA::Boolean) cdr.good_bit ();
 }
 
+CORBA::Boolean operator<< (TAO_OutputCDR &strm, 
+                                      const CORBA::TCKind &_tao_enumval)
+{
+  CORBA::ULong _tao_temp = _tao_enumval;
+  return strm << _tao_temp;
+}
+
+CORBA::Boolean operator>> (TAO_InputCDR &strm, 
+                                      CORBA::TCKind &_tao_enumval)
+{
+  CORBA::ULong _tao_temp = 0;
+  CORBA::Boolean _tao_result = strm >> _tao_temp;
+  
+  if (_tao_result == 1)
+    {
+      _tao_enumval = ACE_static_cast (CORBA::TCKind, _tao_temp);
+    }
+  
+  return _tao_result;
+}
+
 ACE_Time_Value *
 CORBA_ORB::get_timeout (void)
 {
diff --git a/TAO/tao/corbafwd.h b/TAO/tao/corbafwd.h
index f4c4ce69180..a7dc6bca2f3 100644
--- a/TAO/tao/corbafwd.h
+++ b/TAO/tao/corbafwd.h
@@ -1794,6 +1794,12 @@ operator<< (TAO_OutputCDR&, const TAO_opaque&);
 TAO_Export CORBA::Boolean
 operator>> (TAO_InputCDR&, TAO_opaque&);
 
+TAO_Export CORBA::Boolean 
+operator<< (TAO_OutputCDR &, const CORBA::TCKind &);
+
+TAO_Export CORBA::Boolean 
+operator>> (TAO_InputCDR &, CORBA::TCKind &);
+
 class TAO_ObjectKey;
 class TAO_ObjectKey_var;
 class TAO_ObjectKey_out;
diff --git a/TAO/tao/orb.idl b/TAO/tao/orb.idl
index c26a3ee42b0..65714ddb943 100644
--- a/TAO/tao/orb.idl
+++ b/TAO/tao/orb.idl
@@ -13,6 +13,46 @@
 
 module CORBA
 {
+  enum TCKind
+  {
+    tk_null,
+    tk_void,
+    tk_short,
+    tk_long,
+    tk_ushort,
+    tk_ulong,
+    tk_float,
+    tk_double,
+    tk_boolean,
+    tk_char,
+    tk_octet,
+    tk_any,
+    tk_TypeCode,
+    tk_Principal,
+    tk_objref,
+    tk_struct,
+    tk_union,
+    tk_enum,
+    tk_string,
+    tk_sequence,
+    tk_array,
+    tk_alias,
+    tk_except,
+    tk_longlong,
+    tk_ulonglong,
+    tk_longdouble,
+    tk_wchar,
+    tk_wstring,
+    tk_fixed,
+    tk_value,
+    tk_value_box,
+    tk_native,
+    tk_abstract_interface,
+    tk_local_interface,
+    tk_component,
+    tk_home
+  };
+
   typedef string  ORBid;
   typedef unsigned long Flags;
   typedef string Identifier;
@@ -63,9 +103,6 @@ module CORBA
   typedef sequence<string> StringSeq;
   typedef sequence<wstring> WStringSeq;
   typedef sequence<octet> OctetSeq;
-
 };
 
-#pragma prefix ""
-
 #endif /* TAO_ORB_IDL */