| Retrieves the state of an object for binding given the object and attributes
to be transformed.
DirectoryManager.getStateToBind()
successively loads in state factories. If a factory implements
DirStateFactory, DirectoryManager invokes this method;
otherwise, it invokes StateFactory.getStateToBind().
It does this until a factory produces a non-null answer.
When an exception is thrown by a factory,
the exception is passed on to the caller
of DirectoryManager.getStateToBind(). The search for other factories
that may produce a non-null answer is halted.
A factory should only throw an exception if it is sure that
it is the only intended factory and that no other factories
should be tried.
If this factory cannot create an object using the arguments supplied,
it should return null.
The name and nameCtx parameters may
optionally be used to specify the name of the object being created.
See the description of "Name and Context Parameters" in
ObjectFactory.getObjectInstance ObjectFactory.getObjectInstance() for details.
If a factory uses nameCtx it should synchronize its use
against concurrent access, since context implementations are not
guaranteed to be thread-safe.
The name, inAttrs, and environment parameters
are owned by the caller.
The implementation will not modify these objects or keep references
to them, although it may keep references to clones or copies.
The object returned by this method is owned by the caller.
The implementation will not subsequently modify it.
It will contain either a new Attributes object that is
likewise owned by the caller, or a reference to the original
inAttrs parameter.
Parameters:
obj - A possibly null object whose state is to be retrieved.
Parameters:
name - The name of this object relative to nameCtx,or null if no name is specified.
Parameters:
nameCtx - The context relative to which the nameparameter is specified, or null if name isrelative to the default initial context.
Parameters:
environment - The possibly null environment to be used in the creation of the object's state.
Parameters:
inAttrs - The possibly null attributes to be bound with the object.The factory must not modify inAttrs. A Result containing the object's state for bindingand the correspondingattributes to be bound; null if the object don't use this factory.
exception:
NamingException - If this factory encountered an exceptionwhile attempting to get the object's state, and no other factories areto be tried.
See Also: DirectoryManager.getStateToBind |