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package org.openoffice.xmerge.converter.xml.sxw.wordsmith;



/**
 * This is the superclass for all elements in a WordSmith document.
 * Elements can be paragraphs, text runs, font tables, or color tables.
 *
 */
abstract class Wse {

    /**
     *  Return the total number of bytes needed to represent this
     *  object.
     *
     *  @return  The total number of bytes needed to represent this
     *           object.
     */
    abstract int getByteCount();


    /**
     *  Return an <code>byte</code> array representing this element.
     *
     *  @return  An <code>bytes</code> array representing this element.
     */
    abstract byte[] getBytes();
}

