// SNMP data interface.
// Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Malcolm Crowe, Lex Li, and other contributors.
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/*
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 * User: lextm
 * Date: 2008/4/28
 * Time: 11:48
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using System;
using System.IO;

namespace GSF.Net.Snmp
{
    /// <summary>
    /// SNMP data entity.
    /// </summary>
    public interface ISnmpData
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Type code
        /// </summary>
        SnmpType TypeCode
        {
            get;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Appends the bytes to <see cref="Stream"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
        void AppendBytesTo(Stream stream);
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a <see cref="String"/> that represents this object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        string ToString();
    }
}