<?php

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 *

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 * @category   Zend

 * @package    Zend_Amf

 * @subpackage Parse

 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)

 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License

 * @version    $Id: Serializer.php 21968 2010-04-22 03:53:34Z matthew $

 */

/**

 * Base abstract class for all AMF serializers.

 *

 * @package    Zend_Amf

 * @subpackage Parse

 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)

 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License

 */

abstract class Zend_Amf_Parse_Serializer

{

    /**

     * Reference to the current output stream being constructed

     *

     * @var string

     */

    protected $_stream;

    /**

     * Constructor

     *

     * @param  Zend_Amf_Parse_OutputStream $stream

     * @return void

     */

    public function __construct(Zend_Amf_Parse_OutputStream $stream)

    {

        $this->_stream = $stream;

    }

    /**

     * Find the PHP object type and convert it into an AMF object type

     *

     * @param  mixed $content

     * @param  int $markerType

     * @param  mixed $contentByVal

     * @return void

     */

    public abstract function writeTypeMarker(&$content, $markerType = null, $contentByVal = false);

}