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package com.sun.mail.iap;

import java.io.*;

/**
 * An interface for objects that provide data dynamically for use in
 * a literal protocol element.
 *
 * @author  Bill Shannon
 */

public interface Literal {
    /**
     * Return the size of the data.
     *
     * @return	the size of the data
     */
    public int size();

    /**
     * Write the data to the OutputStream.
     *
     * @param	os	the output stream
     * @exception	IOException	for I/O errors
     */
    public void writeTo(OutputStream os) throws IOException;
}
