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Interface java.rmi.server.ServerRef

public interface ServerRef
extends RemoteRef
A ServerRef represents the server-side handle for a remote object implementation.


Method Index

 o exportObject(Remote, Object)
Find or create a client stub object for the supplied Remote.
 o getClientHost()
Return the hostname of the current client.

Methods

 o exportObject
 public abstract RemoteStub exportObject(Remote obj,
                                         Object data) throws RemoteException
Find or create a client stub object for the supplied Remote.

Parameters:
obj - the remote object implementation
data - information necessary to export the object (e.g. port number)
 o getClientHost
 public abstract String getClientHost() throws ServerNotActiveException
Return the hostname of the current client. When called from a thread actively handling a remote method invocation the hostname of the client is returned.

Throws: ServerNotActiveException
If called outside of servicing a remote method invocation.

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