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+package de.measite.minidns.record;
+
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import de.measite.minidns.Record.TYPE;
+
+/**
+ * Generic payload class.
+ */
+public interface Data {
+
+    /**
+     * The payload type.
+     * @return The payload type.
+     */
+    TYPE getType();
+
+    /**
+     * Binary representation of this payload.
+     * @return The binary representation of this payload.
+     */
+    byte[] toByteArray();
+
+    /**
+     * Parse this payload.
+     * @param dis The input stream.
+     * @param data The plain data (needed for name cross references).
+     * @param length The payload length.
+     * @throws IOException on io error (read past paket boundary).
+     */
+    void parse(DataInputStream dis, byte data[], int length) throws IOException;
+
+}