1 /* 2 * @(#)Referenceable.java 1.7 03/12/19 3 * 4 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. 6 */ 7 8 package javax.naming; 9 10 /** 11 * This interface is implemented by an object that can provide a 12 * Reference to itself. 13 *<p> 14 * A Reference represents a way of recording address information about 15 * objects which themselves are not directly bound to the naming system. 16 * Such objects can implement the Referenceable interface as a way 17 * for programs that use that object to determine what its Reference is. 18 * For example, when binding a object, if an object implements the 19 * Referenceable interface, getReference() can be invoked on the object to 20 * get its Reference to use for binding. 21 * 22 * @author Rosanna Lee 23 * @author Scott Seligman 24 * @author R. Vasudevan 25 * @version 1.7 03/12/19 26 * 27 * @see Context#bind 28 * @see javax.naming.spi.NamingManager#getObjectInstance 29 * @see Reference 30 * @since 1.3 31 */ 32 public interface Referenceable { 33 /** 34 * Retrieves the Reference of this object. 35 * 36 * @return The non-null Reference of this object. 37 * @exception NamingException If a naming exception was encountered 38 * while retrieving the reference. 39 */ 40 Reference getReference() throws NamingException; 41 } 42