/*
* @(#)AnyHolder.java 1.31 05/11/17
*
* Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package org.omg.CORBA;
import org.omg.CORBA.portable.Streamable;
import org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream;
import org.omg.CORBA.portable.OutputStream;
/**
* The Holder for <tt>Any</tt>. For more information on
* Holder files, see <a href="doc-files/generatedfiles.html#holder">
* "Generated Files: Holder Files"</a>.<P>
* A Holder class for <code>Any</code> objects
* that is used to store "out" and "inout" parameters in IDL methods.
* If an IDL method signature has an IDL <code>any</code> as an "out"
* or "inout" parameter, the programmer must pass an instance of
* <code>AnyHolder</code> as the corresponding
* parameter in the method invocation; for "inout" parameters, the programmer
* must also fill the "in" value to be sent to the server.
* Before the method invocation returns, the ORB will fill in the
* value corresponding to the "out" value returned from the server.
* <P>
* If <code>myAnyHolder</code> is an instance of <code>AnyHolder</code>,
* the value stored in its <code>value</code> field can be accessed with
* <code>myAnyHolder.value</code>.
*
* @version 1.14, 09/09/97
* @since JDK1.2
*/
public final class AnyHolder implements Streamable {
/**
* The <code>Any</code> value held by this <code>AnyHolder</code> object.
*/
public Any value;
/**
* Constructs a new <code>AnyHolder</code> object with its
* <code>value</code> field initialized to <code>null</code>.
*/
public AnyHolder() {
}
/**
* Constructs a new <code>AnyHolder</code> object for the given
* <code>Any</code> object.
* @param initial the <code>Any</code> object with which to initialize
* the <code>value</code> field of the new
* <code>AnyHolder</code> object
*/
public AnyHolder(Any initial) {
value = initial;
}
/**
* Reads from <code>input</code> and initalizes the value in the Holder
* with the unmarshalled data.
*
* @param input the InputStream containing CDR formatted data from the wire.
*/
public void _read(InputStream input) {
value = input.read_any();
}
/**
* Marshals to <code>output</code> the value in
* this <code>AnyHolder</code> object.
*
* @param output the OutputStream which will contain the CDR formatted data.
*/
public void _write(OutputStream output) {
output.write_any(value);
}
/**
* Returns the <code>TypeCode</code> object corresponding to the value
* held in this <code>AnyHolder</code> object.
*
* @return the TypeCode of the value held in
* this <code>AnyHolder</code> object
*/
public TypeCode _type() {
return ORB.init().get_primitive_tc(TCKind.tk_any);
}
}