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package java.util.zip;

An interface representing a data checksum.
Author:
     David Connelly/**
 * An interface representing a data checksum.
 *
 * @author      David Connelly
 */
public
interface Checksum {
    
Updates the current checksum with the specified byte.
Params:
b – the byte to update the checksum with/**
     * Updates the current checksum with the specified byte.
     *
     * @param b the byte to update the checksum with
     */
    public void update(int b);

    
Updates the current checksum with the specified array of bytes.
Params:
b – the byte array to update the checksum with
off – the start offset of the data
len – the number of bytes to use for the update/**
     * Updates the current checksum with the specified array of bytes.
     * @param b the byte array to update the checksum with
     * @param off the start offset of the data
     * @param len the number of bytes to use for the update
     */
    public void update(byte[] b, int off, int len);

    
Returns the current checksum value.
Returns:
the current checksum value/**
     * Returns the current checksum value.
     * @return the current checksum value
     */
    public long getValue();

    
Resets the checksum to its initial value.
/**
     * Resets the checksum to its initial value.
     */
    public void reset();
}