AnyStruct.java

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package eglx.lang;

import org.eclipse.edt.javart.ByteStorage;

/**
 * Abstract super class for all types that have to be able to represent their values
 * as a byte array.  This is necessary for types containing structured
 * fields that are part of structured records.
 * 
 * @author twilson
 *
 */
public interface AnyStruct extends AnyValue {
	public abstract Object defaultValue();
		
	public byte[] getBytes(); 
	
	public ByteStorage buffer(); 

	public int sizeInBytes(); 
	
	@Override
	public void ezeSetEmpty();

	public <T extends AnyStruct> T substring(int start, int end) throws AnyException; 
}