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package javax.naming;
/**
* This interface is implemented by an object that can provide a
* Reference to itself.
*<p>
* A Reference represents a way of recording address information about
* objects which themselves are not directly bound to the naming system.
* Such objects can implement the Referenceable interface as a way
* for programs that use that object to determine what its Reference is.
* For example, when binding a object, if an object implements the
* Referenceable interface, getReference() can be invoked on the object to
* get its Reference to use for binding.
*
* @author Rosanna Lee
* @author Scott Seligman
* @author R. Vasudevan
*
* @see Context#bind
* @see javax.naming.spi.NamingManager#getObjectInstance
* @see Reference
* @since 1.3
*/
public interface Referenceable {
/**
* Retrieves the Reference of this object.
*
* @return The non-null Reference of this object.
* @exception NamingException If a naming exception was encountered
* while retrieving the reference.
*/
Reference getReference() throws NamingException;
}