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037
038
039package java.rmi.registry;
040
041import java.rmi.AccessException;
042import java.rmi.AlreadyBoundException;
043import java.rmi.NotBoundException;
044import java.rmi.Remote;
045import java.rmi.RemoteException;
046
047public interface Registry extends Remote
048{
049  int REGISTRY_PORT = 1099;
050
051  /**
052   * Find and return the reference to the object that was previously bound
053   * to the registry by this name. For remote objects, this method returns
054   * the stub instances, containing the code for remote invocations.
055   *
056   * Since jdk 1.5 this method does not longer require the stub class
057   * (nameImpl_Stub) to be present. If such class is not found, the stub is
058   * replaced by the dynamically constructed proxy class. No attempt to find
059   * and load the stubs is made if the system property
060   * java.rmi.server.ignoreStubClasses is set to true (set to reduce the
061   * starting time if the stubs are surely not present and exclusively 1.2
062   * RMI is used).
063   *
064   * @param name the name of the object
065   *
066   * @return the reference to that object on that it is possible to invoke
067   * the (usually remote) object methods.
068   *
069   * @throws RemoteException
070   * @throws NotBoundException
071   * @throws AccessException
072   */
073  Remote lookup(String name)
074    throws RemoteException, NotBoundException, AccessException;
075
076  void bind(String name, Remote obj)
077    throws RemoteException, AlreadyBoundException, AccessException;
078
079  void unbind(String name)
080    throws RemoteException, NotBoundException, AccessException;
081
082  void rebind(String name, Remote obj)
083    throws RemoteException, AccessException;
084
085  String[] list()
086    throws RemoteException, AccessException;
087}