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+/*************************************************************************
+/* ObjectOutput.java -- Interface for writing objects to a stream
+/*
+/* Copyright (c) 1998 by Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
+/*
+/* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+/* it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published 
+/* by the Free Software Foundation, version 2. (see COPYING.LIB)
+/*
+/* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+/* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+/* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+/* GNU General Public License for more details.
+/*
+/* You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+/* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation
+/* Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307 USA
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+package java.io;
+
+/**
+  * This interface extends @code{DataOutpu} to provide the additional
+  * facility of writing object instances to a stream.  It also adds some
+  * additional methods to make the interface more @code{OutputStream} like.
+  *
+  * @version 0.0
+  *
+  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
+  */
+public interface ObjectOutput extends DataOutput
+{
+
+/**
+  * This method writes a object instance to a stream.  The format of the
+  * data written is determined by the actual implementation of this method
+  *
+  * @param obj The object to write
+  *
+  * @exception IOException If an error occurs
+  */
+public abstract void
+writeObject(Object obj) throws IOException;
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+  * This method causes any buffered data to be flushed out to the underlying
+  * stream
+  *
+  * @exception IOException If an error occurs
+  */
+public abstract void
+flush() throws IOException;
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+  * This method closes the underlying stream.
+  *
+  * @exception IOException If an error occurs
+  */
+public abstract void
+close() throws IOException;
+
+} // interface ObjectOutput
+