Handle


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22   * $Id: Handle.java 1100 2006-08-16 13:05:31Z benoitf $
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25  
26  package javax.ejb;
27  
28  import java.io.Serializable  ;
29  import java.rmi.RemoteException  ;
30  
31  /**
32   * The Handle interface is implemented by all EJB object handles. A handle is an
33   * abstraction of a network reference to an EJB object. A handle is intended to
34   * be used as a "robust" persistent reference to an EJB object.
35   * @see <a HREF="http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=220">EJB 3.0 specification</a>
36   * @author Florent Benoit
37   */
38  public interface Handle extends Serializable   {
39  
40      /**
41       * Obtain the EJB object reference represented by this handle.
42       * @return the EJB object reference represented by this handle.
43       * @throws RemoteException The EJB object could not be obtained because of a
44       *         system-level failure.
45       */
46      EJBObject   getEJBObject() throws RemoteException  ;
47  
48  }
49
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