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namespace HH.WMS.Utils.NPOI.Util
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{
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using System;
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/// <summary>
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/// Implementors of this interface allow client code to 'delay' writing to a certain section of a
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/// data output stream.<br/>
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/// A typical application is for writing BIFF records when the size is not known until well after
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/// the header has been written. The client code can call <see cref="M:HH.WMS.Utils.NPOI.Util.IDelayableLittleEndianOutput.CreateDelayedOutput"/>
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/// to reserve two bytes of the output for the 'ushort size' header field. The delayed output can
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/// be written at any stage.
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/// </summary>
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/// <remarks>@author Josh Micich</remarks>
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public interface IDelayableLittleEndianOutput : ILittleEndianOutput
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{
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/// <summary>
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/// Creates an output stream intended for outputting a sequence of <c>size</c> bytes.
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/// </summary>
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/// <param name="size"></param>
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/// <returns></returns>
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ILittleEndianOutput CreateDelayedOutput(int size);
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}
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}
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