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package java.rmi.server;
import java.rmi.Remote;
/**
* The <code>Skeleton</code> interface is used solely by the RMI
* implementation.
*
* <p> Every version 1.1 (and version 1.1 compatible skeletons generated in
* 1.2 using <code>rmic -vcompat</code>) skeleton class generated by the rmic
* stub compiler implements this interface. A skeleton for a remote object is
* a server-side entity that dispatches calls to the actual remote object
* implementation.
*
* @author Ann Wollrath
* @since JDK1.1
* @deprecated no replacement. Skeletons are no longer required for remote
* method calls in the Java 2 platform v1.2 and greater.
*/
@Deprecated
public interface Skeleton {
/**
* Unmarshals arguments, calls the actual remote object implementation,
* and marshals the return value or any exception.
*
* @param obj remote implementation to dispatch call to
* @param theCall object representing remote call
* @param opnum operation number
* @param hash stub/skeleton interface hash
* @exception java.lang.Exception if a general exception occurs.
* @since JDK1.1
* @deprecated no replacement
*/
@Deprecated
void dispatch(Remote obj, RemoteCall theCall, int opnum, long hash)
throws Exception;
/**
* Returns the operations supported by the skeleton.
* @return operations supported by skeleton
* @since JDK1.1
* @deprecated no replacement
*/
@Deprecated
Operation[] getOperations();
}