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+package postgresql.util;
+
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.*;
+import java.sql.*;
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * postgresql.PG_Object is a class used to describe unknown types 
+ * An unknown type is any type that is unknown by JDBC Standards
+ *
+ * <p>As of PostgreSQL 6.3, this allows user code to add their own
+ * handlers via a call to postgresql.Connection. These handlers
+ * must extend this class.
+ */
+public class PGobject implements Serializable,Cloneable
+{
+  protected String	type;
+  protected String	value;
+  
+  /**
+   * This is called by postgresql.Connection.getObject() to create the
+   * object.
+   */
+  public PGobject()
+  {
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * This method sets the type of this object.
+   *
+   * <p>It should not be extended by subclasses, hence its final
+   *
+   * @param type a string describing the type of the object
+   */
+  public final void setType(String type)
+  {
+    this.type = type;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * This method sets the value of this object. It must be overidden.
+   *
+   * @param value a string representation of the value of the object
+   * @exception SQLException thrown if value is invalid for this type
+   */
+  public void setValue(String value) throws SQLException
+  {
+    this.value = value;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * As this cannot change during the life of the object, it's final.
+   * @return the type name of this object
+   */
+  public final String getType()
+  {
+    return type;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * This must be overidden, to return the value of the object, in the
+   * form required by postgresql.
+   * @return the value of this object
+   */
+  public String getValue()
+  {
+    return value;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * This must be overidden to allow comparisons of objects
+   * @param obj Object to compare with
+   * @return true if the two boxes are identical
+   */
+  public boolean equals(Object obj)
+  {
+    if(obj instanceof PGobject)
+      return ((PGobject)obj).getValue().equals(getValue());
+    return false;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * This must be overidden to allow the object to be cloned
+   */
+  public Object clone()
+  {
+    PGobject obj = new PGobject();
+    obj.type=type;
+    obj.value=value;
+    return obj;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * This is defined here, so user code need not overide it.
+   * @return the value of this object, in the syntax expected by postgresql
+   */
+  public String toString()
+  {
+    return value;
+  }
+}