net.jini.core.lookup

Class ServiceItem

java.lang.Object

net.jini.core.lookup.ServiceItem

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable

public class ServiceItem
extends Object
implements Serializable, Cloneable

Items are stored in and retrieved from the lookup service using instances of this class.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
Entry[]	attributeSets Attribute sets.
Object	service A service object.
ServiceID	serviceID A service ID, or null if registering for the first time.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ServiceItem(AtomicSerial.GetArg arg) AtomicSerial constructor.
ServiceItem(ServiceID serviceID, Object service, Entry[] attrSets) Simple constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ServiceItem	clone() Clone has been implemented to allow utilities such as ServiceDiscoveryManager to avoid sharing internally stored instances with client code.
String	toString() Returns a String representation of this ServiceItem.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

serviceID

public ServiceID serviceID

A service ID, or null if registering for the first time.

service

public Object service

A service object.

attributeSets

public Entry[] attributeSets

Attribute sets.

Constructor Detail

ServiceItem

public ServiceItem(AtomicSerial.GetArg arg)
            throws IOException

AtomicSerial constructor. This object should be cloned during de-serialization.

Parameters:

arg -

Throws:

IOException

ServiceItem

public ServiceItem(ServiceID serviceID,
                   Object service,
                   Entry[] attrSets)

Simple constructor.

Parameters:

serviceID - service ID, or null if registering for the first time

service - service object

attrSets - attribute sets

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String representation of this ServiceItem.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

String representation of this ServiceItem

clone

public ServiceItem clone()

Clone has been implemented to allow utilities such as ServiceDiscoveryManager to avoid sharing internally stored instances with client code. A deep copy clone is made

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

a clone of the original ServiceItem