Interface Resolver

This interface represents an "intermediate context" for name resolution.

The Resolver interface contains methods that are implemented by contexts that do not support subtypes of Context, but which can act as intermediate contexts for resolution purposes.

A Name parameter passed to any method is owned by the caller. The service provider will not modify the object or keep a reference to it. A ResolveResult object returned by any method is owned by the caller. The caller may subsequently modify it; the service provider may not.

Methods

resolveToClass

ResolveResult resolveToClass(Name name,
                             Class<? extends Context> contextType)
                      throws NamingException

Partially resolves a name. Stops at the first context that is an instance of a given subtype of Context.

Parameters:

name - the name to resolve

contextType - the type of object to resolve. This should be a subtype of Context.

Returns:

the object that was found, along with the unresolved suffix of name. Cannot be null.

Throws:

NotContextException - if no context of the appropriate type is found

NamingException - if a naming exception was encountered

See Also:

resolveToClass(String, Class)

resolveToClass

ResolveResult resolveToClass(String name,
                             Class<? extends Context> contextType)
                      throws NamingException

Partially resolves a name. See resolveToClass(Name, Class) for details.

Parameters:

name - the name to resolve

contextType - the type of object to resolve. This should be a subtype of Context.

Returns:

the object that was found, along with the unresolved suffix of name. Cannot be null.

Throws:

NotContextException - if no context of the appropriate type is found

NamingException - if a naming exception was encountered