minwin-gcc-5-2/libjava/classpath/java/io/ObjectStreamConstants.java

/* ObjectStreamConstants.java -- Interface containing constant values
   used in reading and writing serialized objects
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package java.io;

/**
 * This interface contains constants that are used in object
 * serialization.  This interface is used by <code>ObjectOutputStream</code>,
 * <code>ObjectInputStream</code>, and <code>ObjectStreamClass</code>.
 * The values for these constants are specified by the Java library
 * specification.
 *
 * @since 1.1
 */
public interface ObjectStreamConstants
{
  /**
   * The serialization stream protocol version 1. This version was
   * the default serialization protocol before JDK 1.2.
   *
   * @see ObjectOutputStream#useProtocolVersion(int)
   * @since 1.2
   */
  int PROTOCOL_VERSION_1 = 1;

  /**
   * The serialization stream protocol version 2. This version is
   * used as the default serialization protocol since JDK 1.2.
   *
   * @see ObjectOutputStream#useProtocolVersion(int)
   * @since 1.2
   */
  int PROTOCOL_VERSION_2 = 2;

  /**
   * The magic number that is written as part of the stream header.
   */
  short STREAM_MAGIC = (short)0xaced;

  /**
   * The stream version number that is written as part of the stream header.
   * Note that this is different from the protocol version that specifies
   * the data format for the stream.
   */
  short STREAM_VERSION = 5;

  /**
   * Token value to designate a <code>null</code> reference in the stream.
   */
  byte TC_NULL = (byte)112;            //0x70

  /**
   * Token value to designate a reference to an already serialized object.
   */
  byte TC_REFERENCE = (byte)113;       //0x71

  /**
   * Token value to designate a class descriptor is next in the stream.
   */
  byte TC_CLASSDESC = (byte)114;       //0x72

  /**
   * Token value to designate a new object is next in the stream.
   */
  byte TC_OBJECT = (byte)115;          //0x73

  /**
   * Token value to designate a new string is next in the stream.
   */
  byte TC_STRING = (byte)116;          //0x74

  /**
   * Token value to designate a new array is next in the stream.
   */
  byte TC_ARRAY = (byte)117;           //0x75

  /**
   * Token reference to designate a reference to a class.
   */
  byte TC_CLASS = (byte)118;           //0x76

  /**
   * Token value to designate a block of primitive data is next in the stream.
   * The next byte in the stream holds the size of the block (in bytes).
   */
  byte TC_BLOCKDATA = (byte)119;       //0x77

  /**
   * Token value to designate the end of a block of primitve data.
   */
  byte TC_ENDBLOCKDATA = (byte)120;    //0x78

  /**
   * Token value to designate a reset of the stream state.
   */
  byte TC_RESET = (byte)121;           //0x79

  /**
   * Token value to designate a long block of primitive data is next in the
   * stream. The next long in the stream holds the size of the block
   * (in bytes).
   */
  byte TC_BLOCKDATALONG = (byte)122;   //0x7A

  /**
   * Token value to designate an exception occured during serialization.
   */
  byte TC_EXCEPTION = (byte)123;       //0x7B

  /**
   * Token value to designate a long string is next in the stream.
   */
  byte TC_LONGSTRING = (byte)124;      //0x7C

  /**
   * Token value to designate a proxy class descriptor is next in the stream.
   */
  byte TC_PROXYCLASSDESC = (byte)125;  //0x7D

  /**
   * Token value to designate an enum constant is next in the stream.
   *
   * @since 1.5
   */
  byte TC_ENUM = (byte)126;            //0x7E

  /**
   * The first token value.
   */
  byte TC_BASE = TC_NULL;

  /**
   * The last token value.
   */
  byte TC_MAX = TC_ENUM;

  /**
   * The first handle that will be assigned to an object, for later references.
   */
  int baseWireHandle = 0x7e0000;

  /**
   * Flag used in <code>ObjectStreamClass</code> to designate that the class
   * defines the <code>writeObject</code> method.
   */
  byte SC_WRITE_METHOD = 0x01;

  /**
   * Flag used in <code>ObjectStreamClass</code> to designate that the class
   * is serializeable.
   */
  byte SC_SERIALIZABLE = 0x02;

  /**
   * Flag used in <code>ObjectStreamClass</code> to designate that the class
   * is externalizable.
   */
  byte SC_EXTERNALIZABLE = 0x04;

  /**
   * Flag used in <code>ObjectStreamClass</code> to designate that
   * externalizable data is written in block data mode.
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  byte SC_BLOCK_DATA = 0x08;

  /**
   * Flag used in <code>ObjectStreamClass</code> to designate that the class
   * is an enum constant.
   *
   * @since 1.5
   */
  byte SC_ENUM = 0x10;

  /**
   * Constant for use with a <code>SecurityManager</code> to check if
   * substitution of objects is allowed.
   */
  SerializablePermission SUBSTITUTION_PERMISSION
    = new SerializablePermission("enableSubstitution");

  /**
   * Constant for use with a <code>SecurityManager</code> to check if
   * overriding of the <code>writeObject</code> and <code>readObject</code>
   * methods is allowed.
   */
  SerializablePermission SUBCLASS_IMPLEMENTATION_PERMISSION
    = new SerializablePermission("enableSubclassImplementation");
}