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class declares a protocol for objects that can be
flattened—written to an untyped buffer of bytes—and
unflattened from the buffer. By implementing this protocol, a class gives
others the ability to manipulate its objects in a flexible manner.
Currently, only the
<a class="link" href="BMessage.html" title="BMessage"><code class="classname">BMessage</code></a>
class, through its
<a class="link" href="BMessage.html#BMessage_AddFlat"><code class="methodname">AddFlat()</code></a> and
<a class="link" href="BMessage.html#BMessage_FindFlat"><code class="methodname">FindFlat()</code></a>
functions, declares an API that can deal with
<a class="link" href="BFlattenable.html" title="BFlattenable"><code class="classname">BFlattenable</code></a>
objects. The
<a class="link" href="BPath.html" title="BPath"><code class="classname">BPath</code></a>
class in the Storage Kit derives from
<a class="link" href="BFlattenable.html" title="BFlattenable"><code class="classname">BFlattenable</code></a>.</p><p>As this class merely declares a protocol for other classes to implement,
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