net.jini.lookup

Interface ServiceAttributesAccessor

All Superinterfaces:

Remote

public interface ServiceAttributesAccessor
extends Remote

Provides a means to obtain attributes from a bootstrap proxy returned from net.jini.core.lookup.ServiceRegistrar#lookUp(net.jini.core.lookup.ServiceTemplate, int) Services should implement this interface. It's recommended that this is implemented using net.jini.lookup.JoinManager#getAttributes() or equivalent, to manage attribute state, to ensure that lookup services and services registered therein maintain equivalent attributes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Entry[]	getServiceAttributes() Allows clients to retrieve a services attributes prior to the service itself, this allows the clients to perform additional filtering, before a service code-base download is required.

Method Detail

getServiceAttributes

Entry[] getServiceAttributes()
                      throws IOException

Allows clients to retrieve a services attributes prior to the service itself, this allows the clients to perform additional filtering, before a service code-base download is required.

Returns:

Throws:

IOException