javax.naming.spi

Interface StateFactory

Known Subinterfaces:
DirStateFactory

public interface StateFactory

Represents a factory, producing the object states for binding. The operation, performed by this factory, is the reverse operation with related to the operation, performed by the ObjectFactory. Classes, implementing this interface, must be public and have public parameterless constructor.
See Also:
DirStateFactory, ObjectFactory

Method Summary

Object
getStateToBind(Object obj, Name name, Context nameCtx, Hashtable environment)
Get the object state for binding.

Method Details

getStateToBind

public Object getStateToBind(Object obj,
                             Name name,
                             Context nameCtx,
                             Hashtable environment)
            throws NamingException
Get the object state for binding.
Parameters:
obj - the object, for that the binding state must be retrieved. Cannot be null.
name - the name of this object, related to the nameCtx. Can be null if not specified.
nameCtx - the naming context, to that the object name is related. Can be null if the name is related to the initial default context.
environment - the properties for creating the object state. Can be null if no properties are provided.
Returns:
the object state for binding, may be null if no changes are returned by the factory
Throws:
NamingException -

StateFactory.java -- Copyright (C) 2001, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of GNU Classpath. GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole combination. As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend this exception to your version of the library, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your version.