com.esri.arcgis.system
Interface IVariantStream

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

VariantStreamIO

public interface IVariantStream
extends Serializable

Provides access to members that store values to and retrieve values from a stream.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Method Summary

Object	read() Reads a value from a stream.
void	write(Object value) Writes a value to a stream.

Method Detail

read

Object read()
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException

Reads a value from a stream.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Returns:

A Variant

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

write

void write(Object value)
           throws IOException,
                  AutomationException

Writes a value to a stream.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Parameters:

value - A Variant (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.