/*
 * SNMP Package
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2002, Jonathan Sevy <jsevy@mcs.drexel.edu>
 *
 * This is free software. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with
 * or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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 *
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 */


package snmp;



/** 
*	Abstract base class of all SNMP data type classes.
*/


public abstract class SNMPObject
{
	
	/** 
	*	Must return a Java object appropriate to represent the value/data contained
	* 	in the SNMP object
	*/
	
	public abstract Object getValue();
	
	
	
	/** 
	*	Must set the value of the SNMP object when supplied with an appropriate
	* 	Java object containing an appropriate value.
	*/
	
	public abstract void setValue(Object o)
		throws SNMPBadValueException;
	
	
	
	/** 
	*	Should return an appropriate human-readable representation of the stored value.
	*/
		
	public abstract String toString();
	
	
	
	/** 
	*	Must return the BER byte encoding (type, length, value) of the SNMP object.
	*/
		
	protected abstract byte[] getBEREncoding();
	
	
}