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1   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2   // dexterIM - Instant Messaging Framework
3   // Copyright (C) 2003  Christoph Walcher
4   //
5   // This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
6   // it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
7   // the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
8   // (at your option) any later version.
9   //
10  // This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11  // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12  // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
13  // GNU General Public License for more details.
14  //
15  // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
16  // along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
17  // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
18  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
19  package net.sf.dexterim.oscar.entity;
20  
21  /***
22   * @author christoph
23   * TODO Document
24   */
25  public interface ByteBased {
26    byte[] toByteArray();
27    
28    /*** 
29     * Returns the length in bytes.
30     * @see net.sf.dexterim.oscar.entity.ByteBase#getLength()
31     * @return length in bytes
32     */
33    int getLength();
34  }