//
// File:	BaseInterface.java
// Package:	gov.llnl.sidl
// Revision:	$Revision: 4434 $
// Modified:	$Date: 2005-03-17 09:05:29 -0800 (Thu, 17 Mar 2005) $
// Description:	base interface for the sidl Java runtime system
//
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package gov.llnl.sidl;

/**
 * Interface <code>BaseInterface</code> is the base interface for all sidl
 * Java classes in the run-time system.  This class provides support for
 * obtaining the IOR pointer using the <code>_get_ior</code> method.
 */
public interface BaseInterface {
  /**
   * Return a long reference to the sidl IOR object.
   */
  abstract public long _get_ior();

  /**
   * Cast this object to the specified sidl name.  If the cast is invalid,
   * then return null.  If the cast is successful, then the returned object
   * can be cast to the proper Java type using a standard Java cast.
   */
  abstract public BaseInterface _cast2(String name);

  /**
   * The <code>addRef</code> method will be implemented by the sidl
   * base object class.
   */
  public abstract void addRef();
}