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package gnu.CORBA.CDR;

import gnu.CORBA.BigDecimalHelper;
import gnu.CORBA.OrbFunctional;
import gnu.CORBA.GIOP.CharSets_OSF;
import gnu.CORBA.GIOP.CodeSetServiceContext;
import gnu.CORBA.IOR;
import gnu.CORBA.IorDelegate;
import gnu.CORBA.Minor;
import gnu.CORBA.TypeCodeHelper;
import gnu.CORBA.Unexpected;
import gnu.CORBA.Version;
import gnu.CORBA.gnuAny;
import gnu.CORBA.StubLocator;

import org.omg.CORBA.Any;
import org.omg.CORBA.AnySeqHolder;
import org.omg.CORBA.BAD_OPERATION;
import org.omg.CORBA.BooleanSeqHolder;
import org.omg.CORBA.CharSeqHolder;
import org.omg.CORBA.DoubleSeqHolder;
import org.omg.CORBA.FloatSeqHolder;
import org.omg.CORBA.LongLongSeqHolder;
import org.omg.CORBA.LongSeqHolder;
import org.omg.CORBA.MARSHAL;
import org.omg.CORBA.ORB;
import org.omg.CORBA.OctetSeqHolder;
import org.omg.CORBA.ShortSeqHolder;
import org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode;
import org.omg.CORBA.TypeCodePackage.BadKind;
import org.omg.CORBA.TypeCodePackage.Bounds;
import org.omg.CORBA.ULongLongSeqHolder;
import org.omg.CORBA.ULongSeqHolder;
import org.omg.CORBA.UShortSeqHolder;
import org.omg.CORBA.WCharSeqHolder;
import org.omg.CORBA.portable.InputStream;
import org.omg.CORBA.portable.ObjectImpl;

import java.io.EOFException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.Serializable;

import java.math.BigDecimal;

/**
 * A simple CORBA CDR (common data representation) input stream, reading data
 * from the given {@link java.io.InputStream}. The primitive types are aligned
 * on they natural boundaries by implementing the abstract method
 * {@link #align(int boundary)}.
 * 
 * The same class also implements {@link org.omg.CORBA.DataInputStream} to read
 * the object content in a user defined way.
 * 
 * TODO This class uses 16 bits per Unicode character only, as it was until jdk
 * 1.4 inclusive.
 * 
 * @author Audrius Meskauskas (AudriusA@Bioinformatics.org)
 */
public abstract class AbstractCdrInput
  extends org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable.InputStream
  implements org.omg.CORBA.DataInputStream
{
  /**
   * The runtime, associated with this stream. This field is only used when
   * reading and writing value types and filled-in in gnu.CORBA.CDR.Vio.
   */
  public transient gnuRuntime runtime;

  /**
   * The message, explaining that the exception has been thrown due unexpected
   * end of the input stream. This usually happens the server and client
   * disagree on communication or data representation rules.
   */
  protected static final String UNEXP_EOF = "Unexpected end of stream";

  /**
   * This instance is used to convert primitive data types into the byte
   * sequences.
   */
  protected AbstractDataInput b;

  /**
   * The input stream, from where the data are actually being read.
   */
  protected java.io.InputStream actual_stream;

  /**
   * The associated orb, if any.
   */
  protected ORB orb;

  /**
   * The GIOP version.
   */
  protected Version giop = new Version(1, 2);

  /**
   * The code set information.
   */
  protected CodeSetServiceContext codeset = CodeSetServiceContext.STANDARD;

  /**
   * The name of the currently used narrow charset, null if the native narrow
   * charset is used.
   */
  private String narrow_charset = null;

  /**
   * The name of the currently used wide charset, null if the native wide
   * charset is used.
   */
  private String wide_charset = null;

  /**
   * True if the native code set is used for narrow characters. If the set is
   * native, no the intermediate Reader object is instantiated when writing
   * characters.
   */
  private boolean narrow_native;

  /**
   * True if the native code set is used for wide characters. If the set is
   * native, no the intermediate Reader object is instantiated when writing
   * characters.
   */
  private boolean wide_native;

  /**
   * If true, the stream expect the multi-byte data in the form "less
   * significant byte first" (Little Endian). This is the opposite to the java
   * standard (Big Endian).
   */
  private boolean little_endian;

  /**
   * Creates the stream. The stream reads Big Endian by default.
   * 
   * @param readFrom a stream to read CORBA input from.
   */
  public AbstractCdrInput(java.io.InputStream readFrom)
  {
    setInputStream(readFrom);
    setCodeSet(CodeSetServiceContext.STANDARD);
  }

  /**
   * Creates the stream, requiring the subsequent call of
   * {@link #setInputStream(java.io.InputStream)}.
   */
  public AbstractCdrInput()
  {
    setCodeSet(CodeSetServiceContext.STANDARD);
  }

  /**
   * Set the Big Endian or Little Endian encoding. The stream reads Big Endian
   * by default.
   * 
   * @param use_little_endian if true, the stream expect the multi-byte data in
   * the form "less significant byte first" (Little Endian). This is the
   * opposite to the java standard (Big Endian).
   */
  public void setBigEndian(boolean use_big_endian)
  {
    little_endian = !use_big_endian;
    setInputStream(actual_stream);
  }

  /**
   * Get the used encoding.
   * 
   * @param true for Big Endian, false for Little Endian.
   */
  public boolean isBigEndian()
  {
    return !little_endian;
  }

  /**
   * Clone all important settings to another stream.
   */
  public void cloneSettings(AbstractCdrInput stream)
  {
    stream.setBigEndian(isBigEndian());
    stream.setCodeSet(getCodeSet());
    stream.setVersion(giop);
    stream.setOrb(orb);
  }

  /**
   * Set the input stream that receives the CORBA input.
   * 
   * @param readFrom the stream.
   */
  public void setInputStream(java.io.InputStream readFrom)
  {
    if (little_endian)
      b = new LittleEndianInputStream(readFrom);
    else
      b = new BigEndianInputStream(readFrom);

    actual_stream = readFrom;
  }

  /**
   * Set the alignment offset, if the index of the first byte in the stream is
   * different from 0.
   */
  public abstract void setOffset(int offset);

  /**
   * Set the orb, associated with this stream.
   * 
   * @param an_orb
   */
  public void setOrb(ORB an_orb)
  {
    orb = an_orb;
  }

  /**
   * Set the GIOP version. Some data types are written differently for the
   * different versions. The default version is 1.0 .
   */
  public void setVersion(Version giop_version)
  {
    giop = giop_version;
  }

  /**
   * Align the curretn position at the given natural boundary.
   */
  public abstract void align(int boundary);

  /**
   * Reads the CORBA unsigned long (java int), returning the value in the
   * sufficiently large java long.
   */
  public long gnu_read_ulong()
  {
    try
      {
        long l = b.readInt();
        l &= 0xFFFFFFF;
        return l;
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }
    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the unsigned short integer value and return it as java int,
   * sufficiently large to hold all values.
   */
  public int gnu_read_ushort()
  {
    try
      {
        align(2);
        return b.readUnsignedShort();
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Return the associated {@link ORB}.
   * 
   * @return the associated {@link ORB} or null is no such is set.
   */
  public ORB orb()
  {
    return orb;
  }

  /**
   * Read a single byte directly from the buffer.
   */
  public int read()
    throws java.io.IOException
  {
    try
      {
        return b.read();
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read bytes directly from the buffer.
   */
  public int read(byte[] x, int ofs, int len)
    throws java.io.IOException
  {
    try
      {
        return b.read(x, ofs, len);
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read bytes directly from the buffer.
   */
  public int read(byte[] x)
    throws java.io.IOException
  {
    try
      {
        return b.read(x);
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the CORBA object. The object to read is represented in the form of the
   * plain (not a string-encoded) IOR profile without the heading endian
   * indicator. The responsible method for reading such data is
   * {@link IOR.read_no_endian}.
   * 
   * The returned object is usually casted into the given type using the .narrow
   * method of its helper, despite in some cases the direct cast would also
   * work.
   * 
   * The null objects are recognised from the empty profile set. For such
   * objects, null is returned.
   * 
   * @return the loaded and constructed object.
   */
  public org.omg.CORBA.Object read_Object()
  {
    try
      {
        IOR ior = new IOR();
        ior._read_no_endian(this);

        if (ior.Id == null)
          return null;

        // Check maybe this is a remote reference to the local object.
        // This is only possible if we access the repository of the
        // connected object.
        if (orb instanceof OrbFunctional)
          {
            OrbFunctional forb = (OrbFunctional) orb;
            org.omg.CORBA.Object local = forb.find_local_object(ior);
            if (local != null)
              return local;
          }

        // Search for the available stubs.
        ObjectImpl impl = StubLocator.search(orb, ior);
        try
          {
            if (impl._get_delegate() == null)
              impl._set_delegate(new IorDelegate(orb, ior));
          }
        catch (BAD_OPERATION ex)
          {
            // Some colaborants may throw this exception
            // in response to the attempt to get the unset delegate.
            impl._set_delegate(new IorDelegate(orb, ior));
          }

        return impl;
      }
    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL bad = new MARSHAL();
        bad.minor = Minor.IOR;
        bad.initCause(ex);
        throw bad;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the type code. The type code format is defined in the CORBA
   * documenation.
   */
  public TypeCode read_TypeCode()
  {
    try
      {
        return TypeCodeHelper.read(this);
      }

    catch (Bounds ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected();
      }
    catch (BadKind ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected();
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the CORBA {@link Any}. This method first reads the type code, then
   * delegates the functionality to {@link Any#read_value}.
   */
  public Any read_any()
  {
    TypeCode ty = read_TypeCode();
    gnuAny any = new gnuAny();
    any.read_value(this, ty);
    return any;
  }

  /**
   * Read the boolean, treating any non zero byte as true, zero byte as false.
   */
  public boolean read_boolean()
  {
    try
      {
        return b.read() == 0 ? false : true;
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }
    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the array of boolean.
   */
  public void read_boolean_array(boolean[] x, int offs, int len)
  {
    try
      {
        for (int i = offs; i < offs + len; i++)
          {
            x[i] = b.read() == 0 ? false : true;
          }
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read a character using narrow charset encoding. Depending form which
   * encoding is set, this still can be Unicode or ever wider.
   */
  public char read_char()
  {
    try
      {
        if (narrow_native)
          return (char) b.read();
        else
          return (char) new InputStreamReader((InputStream) b, narrow_charset).read();
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read a character array, using narrow charset encoding.
   */
  public void read_char_array(char[] x, int offset, int length)
  {
    try
      {
        if (narrow_native)
          {
            for (int i = offset; i < offset + length; i++)
              x[i] = (char) b.read();
          }
        else
          {
            InputStreamReader reader = new InputStreamReader((InputStream) b,
              narrow_charset);
            reader.read(x, offset, length);
          }
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the double value, IEEE 754 format.
   */
  public double read_double()
  {
    try
      {
        align(8);
        return b.readDouble();
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected();
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the array of double values, IEEE 754 format.
   */
  public void read_double_array(double[] x, int offs, int len)
  {
    try
      {
        align(8);
        for (int i = offs; i < offs + len; i++)
          {
            x[i] = b.readDouble();
          }
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the encapsulated stream. If the encapsulated sequence appears to be in
   * the Little endian format, the flag of the returned stream is set to read
   * Little endian.
   */
  public BufferredCdrInput read_encapsulation()
  {
    try
      {
        int l = read_long();

        byte[] r = new byte[l];
        int n = 0;
        reading: while (n < r.length)
          {
            n += read(r, n, r.length - n);
          }

        BufferredCdrInput capsule = new BufferredCdrInput(r);
        capsule.setOrb(orb);

        int endian = capsule.read_octet();

        if (endian != 0)
          {
            capsule.setBigEndian(false);
          }

        return capsule;
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the CORBA fixed (the end of the <code>fixed</code> can be determined
   * by its last byte). The scale is always assumed to be zero.
   */
  public BigDecimal read_fixed()
  {
    try
      {
        return BigDecimalHelper.read(this, 0);
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the float value, IEEE 754 format.
   */
  public float read_float()
  {
    try
      {
        align(4);
        return b.readFloat();
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read an array of float values, IEEE 754 format.
   */
  public void read_float_array(float[] x, int offs, int len)
  {
    try
      {
        align(4);
        for (int i = offs; i < offs + len; i++)
          {
            x[i] = b.readFloat();
          }
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the CORBA long (java int), high byte first.
   */
  public int read_long()
  {
    try
      {
        align(4);
        return b.readInt();
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read an array of CORBA longs (java ints).
   */
  public void read_long_array(int[] x, int offs, int len)
  {
    try
      {
        align(4);
        for (int i = offs; i < offs + len; i++)
          {
            x[i] = b.readInt();
          }
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the CORBA long long (java long).
   */
  public long read_longlong()
  {
    try
      {
        align(8);
        return b.readLong();
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read an array of CORBA long longs (java longs).
   */
  public void read_longlong_array(long[] x, int offs, int len)
  {
    try
      {
        align(8);
        for (int i = offs; i < offs + len; i++)
          {
            x[i] = b.readLong();
          }
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read a single byte.
   */
  public byte read_octet()
  {
    try
      {
        return b.readByte();
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the byte array.
   */
  public void read_octet_array(byte[] x, int offs, int len)
  {
    try
      {
        b.read(x, offs, len);
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the length of the byte array as CORBA long and then the array itseld.
   */
  public byte[] read_sequence()
  {
    try
      {
        int l = read_long();
        byte[] buf = new byte[l];
        if (l > 0)
          {
            b.readFully(buf);
          }
        return buf;
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the CORBA short integer.
   */
  public short read_short()
  {
    try
      {
        align(2);
        return b.readShort();
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read the array of CORBA short integer values.
   */
  public void read_short_array(short[] x, int offs, int len)
  {
    try
      {
        align(2);
        for (int i = offs; i < offs + len; i++)
          {
            x[i] = b.readShort();
          }
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read a singe byte string. The method firs reads the byte array and then
   * calls a constructor to create a string from this array. The character
   * encoding, if previously set, is taken into consideration.
   * 
   * @return a loaded string.
   */
  public String read_string()
  {
    int n = 0;
    try
      {
        align(4);

        n = b.readInt();
        byte[] s = new byte[n];
        b.read(s);

        // Discard the null terminator.
        if (narrow_charset == null)
          return new String(s, 0, n - 1);
        else
          return new String(s, 0, n - 1, narrow_charset);
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }
    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected();
      }
    catch (NegativeArraySizeException nex)
      {
        MARSHAL m = new MARSHAL("Input stream broken, got " + n + "(0x"
          + Integer.toHexString(n) + ") as a string size");
        m.minor = Minor.Negative;
        throw m;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Reads the CORBA unsigned long (java int), delegating functionality to
   * {@link #read_long}.
   */
  public int read_ulong()
  {
    return read_long();
  }

  /**
   * Reads the array of CORBA unsigned long (java integer) values, delegating
   * functionality to {@link #real_long_array}.
   */
  public void read_ulong_array(int[] x, int offs, int len)
  {
    read_long_array(x, offs, len);
  }

  /**
   * Read the CORBA unsigned long long value, delegating functionality to
   * {@link #read_longlong}. There is no way to return values over the limit of
   * the java signed long in other way than returning the negative value.
   */
  public long read_ulonglong()
  {
    return read_longlong();
  }

  /**
   * Reads the array of CORBA long long (java long) values, delegating
   * functionality to {@link #real_longlong_array}.
   */
  public void read_ulonglong_array(long[] x, int offs, int len)
  {
    read_longlong_array(x, offs, len);
  }

  /**
   * Read the unsigned short integer value. Due strange specification, the
   * returned value must be the short type as well, so the the best solution
   * seems just to delegete functionality to read_short.
   */
  public short read_ushort()
  {
    return read_short();
  }

  /**
   * Read an array of unsigned short values, delegating the functionality to
   * {@link read_short_array}.
   */
  public void read_ushort_array(short[] x, int offs, int len)
  {
    read_short_array(x, offs, len);
  }

  /**
   * Reads the wide character using the encoding, specified in the wide_charset.
   */
  public char read_wchar()
  {
    try
      {
        if (giop.until_inclusive(1, 1))
          {
            align(2);

            if (wide_native)
              return (char) b.readShort();
            else
              return (char) new InputStreamReader((InputStream) b, wide_charset).read();
          }
        else
          {
            int l = b.read();
            if (l == 2 && wide_native)
              return b.readChar();
            else if (l <= 0)
              {
                 MARSHAL m = new MARSHAL("wchar size " + l);
                 m.minor = Minor.Negative;
                 throw m;
              }
            else
              {
                byte[] bytes = new byte[l];
                b.readFully(bytes);
                String cs;

                if (bytes.length > 2 && bytes[0] == 0xFE && bytes[1] == 0xFF)
                  cs = new String(bytes, 2, bytes.length - 2, wide_charset);
                else if (bytes.length > 2 && bytes[0] == 0xFF
                  && bytes[1] == 0xFE)
                  {
                    // Litle endian detected - swap bytes.
                    byte t;
                    for (int i = 3; i < bytes.length; i = i + 2)
                      {
                        t = bytes[i];
                        bytes[i - 1] = bytes[i];
                        bytes[i] = t;
                      }
                    cs = new String(bytes, 2, bytes.length - 2, wide_charset);
                  }
                else
                  cs = new String(bytes, wide_charset);

                return cs.charAt(0);
              }
          }
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }
    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected();
      }
  }

  /**
   * Read an array of "wide chars", each representing a two byte Unicode
   * character, high byte first.
   */
  public void read_wchar_array(char[] x, int offset, int length)
  {
    try
      {
        if (giop.until_inclusive(1, 1))
          align(2);

        if (wide_native)
          {
            for (int i = offset; i < offset + length; i++)
              x[i] = (char) b.readShort();
          }
        else
          {
            InputStreamReader reader = new InputStreamReader((InputStream) b,
              wide_charset);
            reader.read(x, offset, length);
          }
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Reads the string in wide character format (ussually UTF-16, Unicode). Takes
   * the currently set charset into consideration.
   * 
   * If the native (UTF-16) encoding is used of the GIOP protocol is before 1.2,
   * delegates functionality to "plain" {@link #read_wstring_UTF_16}.
   */
  public String read_wstring()
  {
    // Native encoding or word oriented data.
    if (wide_native || giop.until_inclusive(1, 1))
      return read_wstring_UTF_16();
    try
      {
        align(4);

        int n = b.readInt();
        byte[] s = new byte[n];
        b.read(s);

        return new String(s, 0, n, wide_charset);
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Reads first length of the string and the all characters as an Unicode
   * (UTF-16) characters. Mind that GIOP 1.1 has the extra null character at the
   * end that must be discarded.
   */
  public String read_wstring_UTF_16()
  {
    try
      {
        int p = 0;
        int n = read_long();
        
        if (n<0)
          {
            MARSHAL m = new MARSHAL("Negative string size");
            m.minor = Minor.Negative;
            throw m;
          }

        // The null terminator that is no longer present since 1.2 .
        int nt = giop.since_inclusive(1, 2) ? 0 : 1;

        // Convert bytes to shorts.
        n = n / 2;

        // Empty string.
        if (n == 0)
          return "";

        char[] s = new char[n];

        for (int i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
          s[i] = (char) b.readShort();

        // Check for the byte order marker here.
        if (s[0] == 0xFEFF)
          {
            // Big endian encoding - do nothing, but move the pointer
            // one position forward.
            p = 1;
          }
        else if (s[0] == 0xFFFE)
          {
            // Little endian encoding, swap the bytes and move one
            // position forward.
            p = 1;

            for (int i = p; i < s.length; i++)
              s[i] = swap(s[i]);
          }

        // Discard the null terminator and, if needed, the endian marker.
        String r = new String(s, p, n - nt - p);
        return r;
      }
    catch (EOFException ex)
      {
        MARSHAL t = new MARSHAL(UNEXP_EOF);
        t.minor = Minor.EOF;
        t.initCause(ex);
        throw t;
      }

    catch (IOException ex)
      {
        throw new Unexpected(ex);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Swap bytes in the character.
   */
  public static char swap(char x)
  {
    int hi;
    int lo;

    lo = x & 0xFF;
    hi = (x >> 8) & 0xFF;

    return (char) ((lo << 8) | hi);
  }

  /**
   * Set the current code set context.
   */
  public void setCodeSet(CodeSetServiceContext a_codeset)
  {
    this.codeset = a_codeset;
    narrow_charset = CharSets_OSF.getName(codeset.char_data);
    wide_charset = CharSets_OSF.getName(codeset.wide_char_data);

    narrow_native = CharSets_OSF.NATIVE_CHARACTER == codeset.char_data;
    wide_native = CharSets_OSF.NATIVE_WIDE_CHARACTER == codeset.wide_char_data;
  }

  /**
   * Get the current code set context.
   */
  public CodeSetServiceContext getCodeSet()
  {
    return codeset;
  }

  /**
   * Read the object that is an instance of the given class. The current
   * implementation delegates functionality to the parameterless
   * {@link readObject()}.
   * 
   * @param klass a class of that this object the instance is.
   * 
   * @return the returned object.
   */
  public org.omg.CORBA.Object read_Object(Class klass)
  {
    return read_Object();
  }

  /**
   * Read a value type structure from the stream.
   * 
   * OMG specification states the writing format is outside the scope of GIOP
   * definition. This implementation uses java serialization mechanism, calling
   * {@link ObjectInputStream#readObject}
   * 
   * @return an value type structure, unmarshaled from the stream
   */
  public Serializable read_Value()
  {
    return read_value();
  }

  /**
   * Read the abstract interface. An abstract interface can be either CORBA
   * value type or CORBA object and is returned as an abstract java.lang.Object.
   * 
   * As specified in OMG specification, this reads a single boolean and then
   * delegates either to {@link #read_Object()} (for false) or to
   * {@link #read_Value()} (for true).
   * 
   * @return an abstract interface, unmarshaled from the stream
   */
  public java.lang.Object read_Abstract()
  {
    return read_abstract_interface();
  }

  /**
   * Read an array. In OMG specification is written that if the data does not
   * fit into the holder value field, that array must be resized. The
   * implementation follows this rule. If the holder value field contains null,
   * it is newly instantiated.
   */
  public void read_char_array(CharSeqHolder holder, int offset, int length)
  {
    holder.value = ensureArray(holder.value, offset, length);
    read_char_array(holder.value, offset, length);
  }

  /**
   * Read an array. In OMG specification is written that if the data does not
   * fit into the holder value field, that array must be resized. The
   * implementation follows this rule. If the holder value field contains null,
   * it is newly instantiated.
   */
  public void read_wchar_array(WCharSeqHolder holder, int offset, int length)
  {
    holder.value = ensureArray(holder.value, offset, length);
    read_wchar_array(holder.value, offset, length);
  }

  /**
   * If required, allocate or resize the char array to fit the newly read
   * values.
   * 
   * @param holder_value the existing char array, may be null.
   * @param offset the required offset to read.
   * @param length the length of the new sequence.
   * 
   * @return the allocated or resized array, same array if no such operations
   * are required.
   */
  private char[] ensureArray(char[] holder_value, int offset, int length)
  {
    if (holder_value == null)
      return new char[offset + length];
    else if (holder_value.length < offset + length)
      {
        char[] value = new char[offset + length];
        System.arraycopy(holder_value, 0, value, 0, holder_value.length);
        return value;
      }
    else
      return holder_value;
  }

  /**
   * Read an array. In OMG specification is written that if the data does not
   * fit into the holder value field, that array must be resized. The
   * implementation follows this rule. If the holder value field contains null,
   * it is newly instantiated.
   */
  public void read_ulong_array(ULongSeqHolder holder, int offset, int length)
  {
    holder.value = ensureArray(holder.value, offset, length);
    read_ulong_array(holder.value, offset, length);
  }

  /**
   * Read an array. In OMG specification is written that if the data does not
   * fit into the holder value field, that array must be resized. The
   * implementation follows this rule. If the holder value field contains null,
   * it is newly instantiated.
   */
  public void read_long_array(LongSeqHolder holder, int offset, int length)
  {
    holder.value = ensureArray(holder.value, offset, length);
    read_ulong_array(holder.value, offset, length);
  }

  /**
   * If required, allocate or resize the int array to fit the newly read values.
   * 
   * @param holder_value the existing int array, may be null.
   * @param offset the required offset to read.
   * @param length the length of the new sequence.
   * 
   * @return the allocated or resized array, same array if no such operations
   * are required.
   */
  private int[] ensureArray(int[] holder_value, int offset, int length)
  {
    if (holder_value == null)
      return new int[offset + length];
    else if (holder_value.length < offset + length)
      {
        int[] value = new int[offset + length];
        System.arraycopy(holder_value, 0, value, 0, holder_value.length);
        return value;
      }
    else
      return holder_value;
  }

  /**
   * Read an array. In OMG specification is written that if the data does not
   * fit into the holder value field, that array must be resized. The
   * implementation follows this rule. If the holder value field contains null,
   * it is newly instantiated.
   */
  public void read_float_array(FloatSeqHolder holder, int offset, int length)
  {
    holder.value = ensureArray(holder.value, offset, length);
    read_float_array(holder.value, offset, length);
  }

  /**
   * If required, allocate or resize the float array to fit the newly read
   * values.
   * 
   * @param holder_value the existing float array, may be null.
   * @param offset the required offset to read.
   * @param length the length of the new sequence.
   * 
   * @return the allocated or resized array, same array if no such operations
   * are required.
   */
  private float[] ensureArray(float[] holder_value, int offset, int length)
  {
    if (holder_value == null)
      return new float[offset + length];
    else if (holder_value.length < offset + length)
      {
        float[] value = new float[offset + length];
        System.arraycopy(holder_value, 0, value, 0, holder_value.length);
        return value;
      }
    else
      return holder_value;
  }

  /**
   * Read an array. In OMG specification is written that if the data does not
   * fit into the holder value field, that array must be resized. The
   * implementation follows this rule. If the holder value field contains null,
   * it is newly instantiated.
   */
  public void read_double_array(DoubleSeqHolder holder, int offset, int length)
  {
    holder.value = ensureArray(holder.value, offset, length);
    read_double_array(holder.value, offset, length);
  }

  /**
   * If required, allocate or resize the double array to fit the newly read
   * values.
   * 
   * @param holder_value the existing double array, may be null.
   * @param offset the required offset to read.
   * @param length the length of the new sequence.
   * 
   * @return the allocated or resized array, same array if no such operations
   * are required.
   */
  private double[] ensureArray(double[] holder_value, int offset, int length)
  {
    if (holder_value == null)
      return new double[offset + length];
    else if (holder_value.length < offset + length)
      {
        double[] value = new double[offset + length];
        System.arraycopy(holder_value, 0, value, 0, holder_value.length);
        return value;
      }
    else
      return holder_value;
  }

  /**
   * Read an array. In OMG specification is written that if the data does not
   * fit into the holder value field, that array must be resized. The
   * implementation follows this rule. If the holder value field contains null,
   * it is newly instantiated.
   */
  public void read_short_array(ShortSeqHolder holder, int offset, int length)
  {
    holder.value = ensureArray(holder.value, offset, length);
    read_short_array(holder.value, offset, length);
  }

  /** {@inheritDoc} */
  public void read_ushort_array(UShortSeqHolder holder, int offset, int length)
  {
    holder.value = ensureArray(holder.value, offset, length);
    read_ushort_array(holder.value, offset, length);
  }

  /**
   * If required, allocate or resize the short array to fit the newly read
   * values.
   * 
   * @param holder_value the existing short array, may be null.
   * @param offset the required offset to read.
   * @param length the length of the new sequence.
   * 
   * @return the allocated or resized array, same array if no such operations
   * are required.
   */
  private short[] ensureArray(short[] holder_value, int offset, int length)
  {
    if (holder_value == null)
      return new short[offset + length];
    else if (holder_value.length < offset + length)
      {
        short[] value = new short[offset + length];
        System.arraycopy(holder_value, 0, value, 0, holder_value.length);
        return value;
      }
    else
      return holder_value;
  }

  /**
   * Read an array. In OMG specification is written that if the data does not
   * fit into the holder value field, that array must be resized. The
   * implementation follows this rule. If the holder value field contains null,
   * it is newly instantiated.
   */
  public void read_octet_array(OctetSeqHolder holder, int offset, int length)
  {
    holder.value = ensureArray(holder.value, offset, length);
    read_octet_array(holder.value, offset, length);
  }

  /**
   * If required, allocate or resize the byte array to fit the newly read
   * values.
   * 
   * @param holder_value the existing byte array, may be null.
   * @param offset the required offset to read.
   * @param length the length of the new sequence.
   * 
   * @return the allocated or resized array, same array if no such operations
   * are required.
   */
  private byte[] ensureArray(byte[] holder_value, int offset, int length)
  {
    if (holder_value == null)
      return new byte[offset + length];
    else if (holder_value.length < offset + length)
      {
        byte[] value = new byte[offset + length];
        System.arraycopy(holder_value, 0, value, 0, holder_value.length);
        return value;
      }
    else
      return holder_value;
  }

  /**
   * Read an array. In OMG specification is written that if the data does not
   * fit into the holder value field, that array must be resized. The
   * implementation follows this rule. If the holder value field contains null,
   * it is newly instantiated.
   */
  public void read_longlong_array(LongLongSeqHolder holder, int offset,
    int length)
  {
    holder.value = ensureArray(holder.value, offset, length);
    read_longlong_array(holder.value, offset, length);
  }

  /**
   * Read an array. In OMG specification is written that if the data does not
   * fit into the holder value field, that array must be resized. The
   * implementation follows this rule. If the holder value field contains null,
   * it is newly instantiated.
   */
  public void read_ulonglong_array(ULongLongSeqHolder holder, int offset,
    int length)
  {
    holder.value = ensureArray(holder.value, offset, length);
    read_ulonglong_array(holder.value, offset, length);
  }

  /**
   * If required, allocate or resize the array of longs to fit the newly read
   * values.
   * 
   * @param holder_value the existing array, may be null.
   * @param offset the required offset to read.
   * @param length the length of the new sequence.
   * 
   * @return the allocated or resized array, same array if no such operations
   * are required.
   */
  private long[] ensureArray(long[] holder_value, int offset, int length)
  {
    if (holder_value == null)
      return new long[offset + length];
    else if (holder_value.length < offset + length)
      {
        long[] value = new long[offset + length];
        System.arraycopy(holder_value, 0, value, 0, holder_value.length);
        return value;
      }
    else
      return holder_value;
  }

  /**
   * Read an array. In OMG specification is written that if the data does not
   * fit into the holder value field, that array must be resized. The
   * implementation follows this rule. If the holder value field contains null,
   * it is newly instantiated.
   */
  public void read_boolean_array(BooleanSeqHolder holder, int offset, int length)
  {
    holder.value = ensureArray(holder.value, offset, length);
    read_boolean_array(holder.value, offset, length);
  }

  /**
   * If required, allocate or resize the array of booleans to fit the newly read
   * values.
   * 
   * @param holder_value the existing array of booleans, may be null.
   * @param offset the required offset to read.
   * @param length the length of the new sequence.
   * 
   * @return the allocated or resized array, same array if no such operations
   * are required.
   */
  private boolean[] ensureArray(boolean[] holder_value, int offset, int length)
  {
    if (holder_value == null)
      return new boolean[offset + length];
    else if (holder_value.length < offset + length)
      {
        boolean[] value = new boolean[offset + length];
        System.arraycopy(holder_value, 0, value, 0, holder_value.length);
        return value;
      }
    else
      return holder_value;
  }

  /**
   * Read an array. In OMG specification is written that if the data does not
   * fit into the holder value field, that array must be resized. The
   * implementation follows this rule. If the holder value field contains null,
   * it is newly instantiated.
   */
  public void read_any_array(AnySeqHolder holder, int offset, int length)
  {
    holder.value = ensureArray(holder.value, offset, length);
    for (int i = offset; i < offset + length; i++)
      {
        holder.value[i] = read_any();
      }
  }

  /**
   * If required, allocate or resize the array of Anys to fit the newly read
   * values.
   * 
   * @param holder_value the existing array of Anys, may be null.
   * @param offset the required offset to read.
   * @param length the length of the new sequence.
   * 
   * @return the allocated or resized array, same array if no such operations
   * are required.
   */
  private Any[] ensureArray(Any[] holder_value, int offset, int length)
  {
    if (holder_value == null)
      return new Any[offset + length];
    else if (holder_value.length < offset + length)
      {
        Any[] value = new Any[offset + length];
        System.arraycopy(holder_value, 0, value, 0, holder_value.length);
        return value;
      }
    else
      return holder_value;
  }

  /**
   * This method is required to represent the DataInputStream as a value type
   * object.
   * 
   * @return a single entity "IDL:omg.org/CORBA/DataInputStream:1.0", always.
   */
  public String[] _truncatable_ids()
  {
    return new String[] { "IDL:omg.org/CORBA/DataInputStream:1.0" };
  }
}