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037    
038    
039    package java.rmi.registry;
040    
041    import java.rmi.AccessException;
042    import java.rmi.AlreadyBoundException;
043    import java.rmi.NotBoundException;
044    import java.rmi.Remote;
045    import java.rmi.RemoteException;
046    
047    public interface Registry extends Remote
048    {
049      int REGISTRY_PORT = 1099;
050    
051      /**
052       * Find and return the reference to the object that was previously bound
053       * to the registry by this name. For remote objects, this method returns
054       * the stub instances, containing the code for remote invocations.
055       *
056       * Since jdk 1.5 this method does not longer require the stub class
057       * (nameImpl_Stub) to be present. If such class is not found, the stub is
058       * replaced by the dynamically constructed proxy class. No attempt to find
059       * and load the stubs is made if the system property
060       * java.rmi.server.ignoreStubClasses is set to true (set to reduce the
061       * starting time if the stubs are surely not present and exclusively 1.2
062       * RMI is used).
063       *
064       * @param name the name of the object
065       *
066       * @return the reference to that object on that it is possible to invoke
067       * the (usually remote) object methods.
068       *
069       * @throws RemoteException
070       * @throws NotBoundException
071       * @throws AccessException
072       */
073      Remote lookup(String name)
074        throws RemoteException, NotBoundException, AccessException;
075    
076      void bind(String name, Remote obj)
077        throws RemoteException, AlreadyBoundException, AccessException;
078    
079      void unbind(String name)
080        throws RemoteException, NotBoundException, AccessException;
081    
082      void rebind(String name, Remote obj)
083        throws RemoteException, AccessException;
084    
085      String[] list()
086        throws RemoteException, AccessException;
087    }