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+/*************************************************************************
+/* SQLData.java -- Custom mapping for a user defined datatype
+/*
+/* Copyright (c) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Written by Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
+/*
+/* This library 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, either version 2 of the License, or
+/* (at your option) any later verion.
+/*
+/* This library 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 Library General Public License for more details.
+/*
+/* You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+/* along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation
+/* Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307 USA
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+package java.sql;
+
+/**
+  * This interface is used for mapping SQL data to user defined datatypes.
+  *
+  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
+  */
+public abstract interface SQLData
+{
+
+/**
+  * This method returns the user defined datatype name for this object.
+  *
+  * @return The user defined data type name for this object.
+  *
+  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
+  */
+public abstract String
+getSQLTypeName() throws SQLException;
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+  * This method populates the data in the object from the specified stream.
+  *
+  * @param stream The stream to read the data from.
+  * @param name The data type name of the data on the stream.
+  *
+  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
+  */
+public abstract void
+readSQL(SQLInput stream, String name) throws SQLException;
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+  * This method writes the data in this object to the specified stream.
+  *
+  * @param stream The stream to write the data to.
+  *
+  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
+  */
+public abstract void
+writeSQL(SQLOutput stream) throws SQLException;
+
+} // interface SQLData
+