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+
+package org.openoffice.xmerge.converter.xml.sxc.pexcel.records;
+
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+ public interface BIFFRecord {
+
+    /**
+     * Get the type of the record. In the BIFF file format each record has a type
+     * designated with a byte value. See @link PocketExcelBiffConstants
+     * for a list of the BIFF constants and what they mean.
+     *
+     * @return byte The BIFF record value.
+     */
+    public short getBiffType();
+
+    /**
+     * Read from the input stream <b>NB</b>The input stream is assumed to be in
+     * Little Endian format. The Biff identifier is expected to be in the stream.
+     *
+     *  @param input The InputStream to read from.
+     *  @return The number of bytes that were read in.
+     */
+    public int read(InputStream input) throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Writes the record, including the BIFF record byte to the outputstream
+     * @param output The output stream to write to in LittleEndian format.
+     */
+    public void write(OutputStream output) throws IOException;
+
+}
+