01: /*_############################################################################
02: _##
03: _## SNMP4J - AssignableFromByteArray.java
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20:
21: package org.snmp4j.smi;
22:
23: /**
24: * The <code>AssignableFromByteArray</code> interface describes objects whose
25: * value can be set from a byte array and converted back to a byte array.
26: *
27: * @author Frank Fock
28: * @version 1.8
29: * @since 1.7
30: */
31: public interface AssignableFromByteArray {
32:
33: /**
34: * Sets the value of this object from the supplied byte array.
35: * @param value
36: * a byte array.
37: */
38: void setValue(byte[] value);
39:
40: /**
41: * Returns the value of this object as a byte array.
42: * @return
43: * a byte array.
44: * @since 1.8
45: */
46: byte[] toByteArray();
47: }
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