| J. Duke | 319a3b9 | 2007-12-01 00:00:00 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | /* |
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| 25 | |
| 26 | package javax.naming; |
| 27 | |
| 28 | /** |
| 29 | * This interface is implemented by an object that can provide a |
| 30 | * Reference to itself. |
| 31 | *<p> |
| 32 | * A Reference represents a way of recording address information about |
| 33 | * objects which themselves are not directly bound to the naming system. |
| 34 | * Such objects can implement the Referenceable interface as a way |
| 35 | * for programs that use that object to determine what its Reference is. |
| 36 | * For example, when binding a object, if an object implements the |
| 37 | * Referenceable interface, getReference() can be invoked on the object to |
| 38 | * get its Reference to use for binding. |
| 39 | * |
| 40 | * @author Rosanna Lee |
| 41 | * @author Scott Seligman |
| 42 | * @author R. Vasudevan |
| 43 | * |
| 44 | * @see Context#bind |
| 45 | * @see javax.naming.spi.NamingManager#getObjectInstance |
| 46 | * @see Reference |
| 47 | * @since 1.3 |
| 48 | */ |
| 49 | public interface Referenceable { |
| 50 | /** |
| 51 | * Retrieves the Reference of this object. |
| 52 | * |
| 53 | * @return The non-null Reference of this object. |
| 54 | * @exception NamingException If a naming exception was encountered |
| 55 | * while retrieving the reference. |
| 56 | */ |
| 57 | Reference getReference() throws NamingException; |
| 58 | } |