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package org.apache.james.mime4j.message;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;

/**
 * A body containing binary data.
 */
public abstract class BinaryBody extends SingleBody {

    /**
     * Sole constructor.
     */
    protected BinaryBody() {
    }

    /**
     * Gets a <code>InputStream</code> which reads the bytes of the body.
     * 
     * @return the stream, transfer decoded
     * @throws IOException
     *             on I/O errors.
     */
    public abstract InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException;

}