NameLookup


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14  
15  package org.apache.hivemind.lib;
16  
17  /**
18   * Service interface for performing name lookups.  This is typically
19   * implemented as a wrapper around JNDI.  This service is available
20   * as <code>hivemind.lib.NameLookup</code>.
21   *
22   * @author Howard Lewis Ship
23   */
24  
25  public interface NameLookup
26  {
27      /**
28       * Performs the lookup, returning the object that was found.
29       * 
30       * @param name the name to lookup
31       * @param expected the expected class of the object; the object found must be assignable
32       * to this class (which may be a class or interface)
33       * @throws org.apache.tapestry.ApplicationRuntimeException if an error occurs during
34       * the lookup, or if the found object can not be assigned to the expected class.
35       */
36      public Object   lookup(String   name, Class   expected);
37  }
38

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