java.rmi.server
Class RemoteServer

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:

Activatable, UnicastRemoteObject

public abstract class RemoteServer

extends RemoteObject

The RemoteServer class is the common superclass to server implementations and provides the framework to support a wide range of remote reference semantics. Specifically, the functions needed to create and export remote objects (i.e. to make them remotely available) are provided abstractly by RemoteServer and concretely by its subclass(es).

Since:

JDK1.1

See Also:

Serialized Form

Fields inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

ref

Constructor Summary

protected	RemoteServer() Constructs a RemoteServer.
protected	RemoteServer(RemoteRef ref) Constructs a RemoteServer with the given reference type.

Method Summary

static String	getClientHost() Return the hostname of the current client.
static PrintStream	getLog() Returns stream for the RMI call log.
static void	setLog(OutputStream out) Log RMI calls to the output stream out.

Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

equals, getRef, hashCode, toString, toStub

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

RemoteServer

protected RemoteServer()

Constructs a RemoteServer.

Since:

JDK1.1

RemoteServer

protected RemoteServer(RemoteRef ref)

Constructs a RemoteServer with the given reference type.

Parameters:

ref - the remote reference

Since:

JDK1.1

Method Detail

getClientHost

public static String getClientHost()
                            throws ServerNotActiveException

Return the hostname of the current client. When called from a thread actively handling a remote method invocation the hostname of the client is returned.

Throws:

ServerNotActiveException - If called outside of servicing a remote method invocation.

Since:

JDK1.1

setLog

public static void setLog(OutputStream out)

Log RMI calls to the output stream out. If out is null, call logging is turned off.

Parameters:

out - the output stream to which RMI calls should be logged

Since:

JDK1.1

getLog

public static PrintStream getLog()

Returns stream for the RMI call log.

Returns:

the call log

Since:

JDK1.1