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+package com.lowagie.bc.asn1;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) is a formal language for abstractly describing messages to be exchanged between distributed computer systems.
+ */
+public abstract class ASN1Encodable
+    implements DEREncodable
+{
+	/**
+	 * Encodes the ASN1Encodable object.
+	 * @return an encoded bytearray
+	 * @throws IOException
+	 */
+	public byte[] getEncoded() 
+		throws IOException
+	{
+		ByteArrayOutputStream	bOut = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+		ASN1OutputStream		aOut = new ASN1OutputStream(bOut);
+		
+		aOut.writeObject(this);
+		
+		return bOut.toByteArray();
+	}
+	
+    /**
+     * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
+     */
+    public int hashCode()
+    {
+        return this.getDERObject().hashCode();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
+     */
+    public boolean equals(
+        Object  o)
+    {
+        if ((o == null) || !(o instanceof DEREncodable))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        DEREncodable other = (DEREncodable)o;
+
+        return this.getDERObject().equals(other.getDERObject());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see com.lowagie.bc.asn1.DEREncodable#getDERObject()
+     */
+    public DERObject getDERObject()
+    {
+        return this.toASN1Object();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Abstract method that returns the object as an ASN1 object.
+     * @return an encodable object
+     */
+    public abstract DERObject toASN1Object();
+}