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21: */
22: package org.jboss.invocation.iiop;
23:
24: import org.omg.PortableServer.POA;
25:
26: /**
27: * Interface of a CORBA reference factory. Such a factory encapsulates a POA
28: * and provides reference creation methods.
29: *
30: * @author <a href="mailto:reverbel@ime.usp.br">Francisco Reverbel</a>
31: * @version $Revision: 57194 $
32: */
33: public interface ReferenceFactory {
34:
35: /**
36: * Creates a reference with a null id in its "reference data" and
37: * with object type information given by the <code>interfId</code>
38: * parameter.
39: */
40: org.omg.CORBA.Object createReference(String inferfId)
41: throws Exception;
42:
43: /**
44: * Creates a reference with the specified <code>id</code> in its
45: * "reference data" and with object type information given by the
46: * <code>interfId</code> parameter.
47: */
48: org.omg.CORBA.Object createReferenceWithId(Object id,
49: String interfId) throws Exception;
50:
51: /**
52: * Returns a reference to the POA encapsulated by this
53: * <code>ReferenceFactory</code>.
54: */
55: POA getPOA();
56:
57: }
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