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package org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable;

/**
 * InputStream provides for the reading of all of the mapped IDL types
 * from the stream. It extends org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream.  This
 * class defines new methods that were added for CORBA 2.3.
 *
 * @see org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream
 * @author  OMG
 * @since   JDK1.2
 */

public abstract class InputStream extends org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream {

    /**
     * Unmarshalls a value type from the input stream.
     * @return the value type unmarshalled from the input stream
     */
    public java.io.Serializable read_value() {
        throw new org.omg.CORBA.NO_IMPLEMENT();
    }

    /**
     * Unmarshalls a value type from the input stream.
     * @param clz is the declared type of the value to be unmarshalled
     * @return the value unmarshalled from the input stream
     */
    public java.io.Serializable read_value(java.lang.Class clz) {
        throw new org.omg.CORBA.NO_IMPLEMENT();
    }

    /**
     * Unmarshalls a value type from the input stream.
     * @param factory is the instance fo the helper to be used for
     * unmarshalling the value type
     * @return the value unmarshalled from the input stream
     */
    public java.io.Serializable read_value(org.omg.CORBA.portable.BoxedValueHelper factory) {
        throw new org.omg.CORBA.NO_IMPLEMENT();
    }

    /**
     * Unmarshalls a value type from the input stream.
     * @param rep_id identifies the type of the value to be unmarshalled
     * @return value type unmarshalled from the input stream
     */
    public java.io.Serializable read_value(java.lang.String rep_id) {
        throw new org.omg.CORBA.NO_IMPLEMENT();
    }

    /**
     * Unmarshalls a value type from the input stream.
     * @param value is an uninitialized value which is added to the orb's
     * indirection table before calling Streamable._read() or
     * CustomMarshal.unmarshal() to unmarshal the value.
     * @return value type unmarshalled from the input stream
     */
    public java.io.Serializable read_value(java.io.Serializable value) {
        throw new org.omg.CORBA.NO_IMPLEMENT();
    }

    /**
     * Unmarshal the value object or a suitable stub object.
     * @return ORB runtime returns the value object or a suitable stub object.
     */
    public java.lang.Object read_abstract_interface() {
        throw new org.omg.CORBA.NO_IMPLEMENT();
    }

    /**
     * Unmarshal the class object or the stub class corresponding to the passed type.
     * @param clz is the Class object for the stub class which corresponds to
     * the type that is statically expected.
     * @return ORB runtime returns the value object or a suitable stub object.
     */
    public java.lang.Object read_abstract_interface(java.lang.Class clz) {
        throw new org.omg.CORBA.NO_IMPLEMENT();
    }

}
