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1 /**
2  * EasyBeans
3  * Copyright (C) 2006 Bull S.A.S.
4  * Contact: easybeans@objectweb.org
5  *
6  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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9  * version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
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13  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
14  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
15  *
16  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
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20  *
21  * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
22  * $Id: HomeHandle.java 1100 2006-08-16 13:05:31Z benoitf $
23  * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
24  */

25
26 package javax.ejb;
27
28 import java.io.Serializable JavaDoc;
29 import java.rmi.RemoteException JavaDoc;
30
31 /**
32  * The HomeHandle interface is implemented by all home object handles. A handle
33  * is an abstraction of a network reference to a home object. A handle is
34  * intended to be used as a "robust" persistent reference to a home 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 HomeHandle extends Serializable JavaDoc {
39
40     /**
41      * Obtain the home object represented by this handle.
42      * @return the home object represented by this handle.
43      * @throws RemoteException The home object could not be obtained because of
44      * a system-level failure.
45      */

46     EJBHome JavaDoc getEJBHome() throws RemoteException JavaDoc;
47
48 }
49
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