ICE-5481 startSize/endSize methods aren't designed to be "reentrant"

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/java/src/Ice/OutputStream.java b/java/src/Ice/OutputStream.java
index bd42dc36225..c86332d739d 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/OutputStream.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/OutputStream.java
@@ -288,16 +288,20 @@ public interface OutputStream
     void rewrite(int sz, int pos);
 
     /**
-     * Records the current position and allocates four bytes for a fixed-length (32-bit)
+     * Returns the current position and allocates four bytes for a fixed-length (32-bit)
      * size value.
+     *
+     * @return The current position.
      **/
-    void startSize();
+    int startSize();
 
     /**
      * Computes the amount of data written since the previous call to startSize and
      * writes that value at the saved position.
+     *
+     * @param The saved position.
      **/
-    void endSize();
+    void endSize(int pos);
 
     /**
      * Indicates that marshaling of a request or reply is finished.