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06: * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
07: * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
08: *
09: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
10: *
11: * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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13: * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
14: * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
15: * limitations under the License.
16: */
17:
18: package javax.naming;
19:
20: /**
21: * An object which is not in a naming service, but can be referenced, implements
22: * the <code>Referenceable</code> interface. The <code>getReference()</code>
23: * method is implemented to provide details of how to find the object.
24: *
25: * @see Reference
26: */
27: public interface Referenceable {
28:
29: /**
30: * Get the <code>Reference</code> object associated with this <code>
31: * Referenceable</code>
32: * object.
33: *
34: * @return the <code>Reference</code> object associated with this
35: * <code>Referenceable</code> object
36: * @throws NamingException
37: * if a naming error occurs
38: */
39: Reference getReference() throws NamingException;
40:
41: }
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