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+// **********************************************************************
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2003-2016 ZeroC, Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This copy of Ice is licensed to you under the terms described in the
+// ICE_LICENSE file included in this distribution.
+//
+// **********************************************************************
+
+package com.zeroc.Ice;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for interoperating with existing applications that pass interfaces by value.
+ **/
+public class InterfaceByValue extends Value
+{
+    /**
+     * The constructor accepts the Slice type ID of the interface being passed by value.
+     *
+     * @param id The Slice type ID of the interface.
+     **/
+    public InterfaceByValue(String id)
+    {
+        _id = id;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the Slice type ID of the interface being passed by value.
+     *
+     * @return The Slice type ID.
+     **/
+    public String ice_id()
+    {
+        return _id;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void __writeImpl(OutputStream __os)
+    {
+        __os.startSlice(ice_id(), -1, true);
+        __os.endSlice();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void __readImpl(InputStream __is)
+    {
+        __is.startSlice();
+        __is.endSlice();
+    }
+
+    public static final long serialVersionUID = 0L;
+
+    private String _id;
+}