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25 package java.rmi.server;
26
27 import java.rmi.Remote;
28
29 /**
30 * The <code>Skeleton</code> interface is used solely by the RMI
31 * implementation.
32 *
33 * <p> Every version 1.1 (and version 1.1 compatible skeletons generated in
34 * 1.2 using <code>rmic -vcompat</code>) skeleton class generated by the rmic
35 * stub compiler implements this interface. A skeleton for a remote object is
36 * a server-side entity that dispatches calls to the actual remote object
37 * implementation.
38 *
39 * @author Ann Wollrath
40 * @since JDK1.1
41 * @deprecated no replacement. Skeletons are no longer required for remote
42 * method calls in the Java 2 platform v1.2 and greater.
43 */
44 @Deprecated
45 public interface Skeleton {
46 /**
47 * Unmarshals arguments, calls the actual remote object implementation,
48 * and marshals the return value or any exception.
49 *
50 * @param obj remote implementation to dispatch call to
51 * @param theCall object representing remote call
52 * @param opnum operation number
53 * @param hash stub/skeleton interface hash
54 * @exception java.lang.Exception if a general exception occurs.
55 * @since JDK1.1
56 * @deprecated no replacement
57 */
58 @Deprecated
59 void dispatch(Remote obj, RemoteCall theCall, int opnum, long hash)
60 throws Exception;
61
62 /**
63 * Returns the operations supported by the skeleton.
64 * @return operations supported by skeleton
65 * @since JDK1.1
66 * @deprecated no replacement
67 */
68 @Deprecated
69 Operation[] getOperations();
70 }
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