mandala.jacob.remote
Interface RemoteMap

All Superinterfaces:

LocalReferenceRetriever, java.util.Map, Remote, java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

RemoteActiveMap

All Known Implementing Classes:

RemoteActiveMapProxy, RemoteMapProxy, RMIActiveMap, RMIMap

public interface RemoteMap

extends java.util.Map, LocalReferenceRetriever

Represents a remote map.

Methods which takes Collection in argument such as putAll(), wrapped them in a RemoteCollection which are proxies to the real collection and are not copies of them.

Methods which returns Collection such as keySet() returns in fact RemoteCollection which are proxies to the real collection and are not copies of them.

Methods which returns elements of the remote map such as get() returns in fact a copy of the element normally returned.

This interface should be the only access to a remote map for any remote clients.

Since:

1.0

Version:

1.0

Author:

eipi

See Also:

Remote, ExceptionHandler, Map

Nested Class Summary

static interface	RemoteMap.RemoteEntry
static class	RemoteMap.RemoteMapMethods

Nested classes inherited from class java.util.Map

java.util.Map.Entry

Method Summary

java.util.Set	entrySet() Returns a RemoteSet value.
java.util.Set	keySet() Returns a RemoteSet value.
void	putAll(RemoteMap remoteMap)
java.util.Collection	values() Returns a RemoteCollection value.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

clear, containsKey, containsValue, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, put, putAll, remove, size

Methods inherited from interface mandala.jacob.remote.LocalReferenceRetriever

getID, getLocalReference

Methods inherited from interface mandala.jacob.remote.Remote

getExceptionHandler, setExceptionHandler

Method Detail

putAll

public void putAll(RemoteMap remoteMap)

values

public java.util.Collection values()

Returns a RemoteCollection value.

Specified by:

values in interface java.util.Map

Returns:

a RemoteCollection value

See Also:

RemoteCollection

entrySet

public java.util.Set entrySet()

Returns a RemoteSet value.

Specified by:

entrySet in interface java.util.Map

Returns:

a RemoteSet value

See Also:

RemoteSet

keySet

public java.util.Set keySet()

Returns a RemoteSet value.

Specified by:

keySet in interface java.util.Map

Returns:

a RemoteSet value

See Also:

RemoteSet