/**
* EasyBeans
* Copyright (C) 2006 Bull S.A.S.
* Contact: easybeans@objectweb.org
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
* USA
*
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* $Id: Handle.java 1100 2006-08-16 13:05:31Z benoitf $
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
package javax.ejb;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
/**
* The Handle interface is implemented by all EJB object handles. A handle is an
* abstraction of a network reference to an EJB object. A handle is intended to
* be used as a "robust" persistent reference to an EJB object.
* @see <a href="http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=220">EJB 3.0 specification</a>
* @author Florent Benoit
*/
public interface Handle extends Serializable {
/**
* Obtain the EJB object reference represented by this handle.
* @return the EJB object reference represented by this handle.
* @throws RemoteException The EJB object could not be obtained because of a
* system-level failure.
*/
EJBObject getEJBObject() throws RemoteException;
}
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