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# Interface java.rmi.server.ServerRef

public interface ServerRef
extends RemoteRef

A ServerRef represents the server-side handle for a remote object implementation.

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exportObject(Remote, Object)
  Find or create a client stub object for the supplied Remote.
getClientHost()
  Return the hostname of the current client.

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exportObject

     public abstract RemoteStub exportObject(Remote obj,
                                             Object data) throws RemoteException

  Find or create a client stub object for the supplied Remote.

  Parameters:
    obj - the remote object implementation
    data - information necessary to export the object (e.g. port number)

getClientHost

     public abstract 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.

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