/*
*@(#)PushBufferDataSource.java 1.3 02/08/21
*
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*/
package javax.media.protocol;
/**
* Abstracts a data source that manages data in the form of push
* streams. The streams from this datasource contain Buffer objects
* i.e. PushBufferStreams. <BR>
*
* @see javax.media.Manager
* @see javax.media.Player
* @see DataSource
* @see javax.media.Buffer
* @see javax.media.protocol.PushBufferStream
*
*/
public abstract class PushBufferDataSource extends DataSource {
/**
* Get the collection of streams that this source
* manages. The collection of streams is entirely
* content dependent. The <code>ContentDescriptor</code>
* of this <CODE>DataSource</CODE> provides the only indication of
* what streams can be available on this connection.
*
* @return The collection of streams for this source.
*/
public abstract PushBufferStream[] getStreams();
}
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