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     25 
     26 package java.io;
     27 
     28 /**
     29  * Constants written into the Object Serialization Stream.
     30  *
     31  * @author  unascribed
     32  * @since JDK 1.1
     33  */
     34 public interface ObjectStreamConstants {
     35 
     36     /**
     37      * Magic number that is written to the stream header.
     38      */
     39     final static short STREAM_MAGIC = (short)0xaced;
     40 
     41     /**
     42      * Version number that is written to the stream header.
     43      */
     44     final static short STREAM_VERSION = 5;
     45 
     46     /* Each item in the stream is preceded by a tag
     47      */
     48 
     49     /**
     50      * First tag value.
     51      */
     52     final static byte TC_BASE = 0x70;
     53 
     54     /**
     55      * Null object reference.
     56      */
     57     final static byte TC_NULL =         (byte)0x70;
     58 
     59     /**
     60      * Reference to an object already written into the stream.
     61      */
     62     final static byte TC_REFERENCE =    (byte)0x71;
     63 
     64     /**
     65      * new Class Descriptor.
     66      */
     67     final static byte TC_CLASSDESC =    (byte)0x72;
     68 
     69     /**
     70      * new Object.
     71      */
     72     final static byte TC_OBJECT =       (byte)0x73;
     73 
     74     /**
     75      * new String.
     76      */
     77     final static byte TC_STRING =       (byte)0x74;
     78 
     79     /**
     80      * new Array.
     81      */
     82     final static byte TC_ARRAY =        (byte)0x75;
     83 
     84     /**
     85      * Reference to Class.
     86      */
     87     final static byte TC_CLASS =        (byte)0x76;
     88 
     89     /**
     90      * Block of optional data. Byte following tag indicates number
     91      * of bytes in this block data.
     92      */
     93     final static byte TC_BLOCKDATA =    (byte)0x77;
     94 
     95     /**
     96      * End of optional block data blocks for an object.
     97      */
     98     final static byte TC_ENDBLOCKDATA = (byte)0x78;
     99 
    100     /**
    101      * Reset stream context. All handles written into stream are reset.
    102      */
    103     final static byte TC_RESET =        (byte)0x79;
    104 
    105     /**
    106      * long Block data. The long following the tag indicates the
    107      * number of bytes in this block data.
    108      */
    109     final static byte TC_BLOCKDATALONG= (byte)0x7A;
    110 
    111     /**
    112      * Exception during write.
    113      */
    114     final static byte TC_EXCEPTION =    (byte)0x7B;
    115 
    116     /**
    117      * Long string.
    118      */
    119     final static byte TC_LONGSTRING =   (byte)0x7C;
    120 
    121     /**
    122      * new Proxy Class Descriptor.
    123      */
    124     final static byte TC_PROXYCLASSDESC =       (byte)0x7D;
    125 
    126     /**
    127      * new Enum constant.
    128      * @since 1.5
    129      */
    130     final static byte TC_ENUM =         (byte)0x7E;
    131 
    132     /**
    133      * Last tag value.
    134      */
    135     final static byte TC_MAX =          (byte)0x7E;
    136 
    137     /**
    138      * First wire handle to be assigned.
    139      */
    140     final static int baseWireHandle = 0x7e0000;
    141 
    142 
    143     /******************************************************/
    144     /* Bit masks for ObjectStreamClass flag.*/
    145 
    146     /**
    147      * Bit mask for ObjectStreamClass flag. Indicates a Serializable class
    148      * defines its own writeObject method.
    149      */
    150     final static byte SC_WRITE_METHOD = 0x01;
    151 
    152     /**
    153      * Bit mask for ObjectStreamClass flag. Indicates Externalizable data
    154      * written in Block Data mode.
    155      * Added for PROTOCOL_VERSION_2.
    156      *
    157      * @see #PROTOCOL_VERSION_2
    158      * @since 1.2
    159      */
    160     final static byte SC_BLOCK_DATA = 0x08;
    161 
    162     /**
    163      * Bit mask for ObjectStreamClass flag. Indicates class is Serializable.
    164      */
    165     final static byte SC_SERIALIZABLE = 0x02;
    166 
    167     /**
    168      * Bit mask for ObjectStreamClass flag. Indicates class is Externalizable.
    169      */
    170     final static byte SC_EXTERNALIZABLE = 0x04;
    171 
    172     /**
    173      * Bit mask for ObjectStreamClass flag. Indicates class is an enum type.
    174      * @since 1.5
    175      */
    176     final static byte SC_ENUM = 0x10;
    177 
    178 
    179     /* *******************************************************************/
    180     /* Security permissions */
    181 
    182     /**
    183      * Enable substitution of one object for another during
    184      * serialization/deserialization.
    185      *
    186      * @see java.io.ObjectOutputStream#enableReplaceObject(boolean)
    187      * @see java.io.ObjectInputStream#enableResolveObject(boolean)
    188      * @since 1.2
    189      */
    190     final static SerializablePermission SUBSTITUTION_PERMISSION =
    191                            new SerializablePermission("enableSubstitution");
    192 
    193     /**
    194      * Enable overriding of readObject and writeObject.
    195      *
    196      * @see java.io.ObjectOutputStream#writeObjectOverride(Object)
    197      * @see java.io.ObjectInputStream#readObjectOverride()
    198      * @since 1.2
    199      */
    200     final static SerializablePermission SUBCLASS_IMPLEMENTATION_PERMISSION =
    201                     new SerializablePermission("enableSubclassImplementation");
    202    /**
    203     * A Stream Protocol Version. <p>
    204     *
    205     * All externalizable data is written in JDK 1.1 external data
    206     * format after calling this method. This version is needed to write
    207     * streams containing Externalizable data that can be read by
    208     * pre-JDK 1.1.6 JVMs.
    209     *
    210     * @see java.io.ObjectOutputStream#useProtocolVersion(int)
    211     * @since 1.2
    212     */
    213     public final static int PROTOCOL_VERSION_1 = 1;
    214 
    215 
    216    /**
    217     * A Stream Protocol Version. <p>
    218     *
    219     * This protocol is written by JVM 1.2.
    220     *
    221     * Externalizable data is written in block data mode and is
    222     * terminated with TC_ENDBLOCKDATA. Externalizable class descriptor
    223     * flags has SC_BLOCK_DATA enabled. JVM 1.1.6 and greater can
    224     * read this format change.
    225     *
    226     * Enables writing a nonSerializable class descriptor into the
    227     * stream. The serialVersionUID of a nonSerializable class is
    228     * set to 0L.
    229     *
    230     * @see java.io.ObjectOutputStream#useProtocolVersion(int)
    231     * @see #SC_BLOCK_DATA
    232     * @since 1.2
    233     */
    234     public final static int PROTOCOL_VERSION_2 = 2;
    235 }
    236