| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.rmi | Provides the RMI package. | 
| java.rmi.activation | Provides support for RMI Object Activation. | 
| java.rmi.dgc | Provides classes and interface for RMI distributed
garbage-collection (DGC). | 
| java.rmi.registry | Provides a class and two interfaces for the RMI registry. | 
| java.rmi.server | Provides classes and interfaces for supporting the server
side of RMI. | 
| javax.activity | Contains Activity service related exceptions thrown by the ORB machinery during
unmarshalling. | 
| javax.management.remote.rmi | The RMI connector is a connector for the JMX Remote API that
      uses RMI to transmit client requests to a remote MBean server. | 
| javax.rmi | Contains user APIs for RMI-IIOP. | 
| javax.rmi.CORBA | Contains portability APIs for RMI-IIOP. | 
| javax.transaction | Contains three exceptions thrown by the ORB machinery during unmarshalling. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| class  | AccessExceptionAn  AccessExceptionis thrown by certain methods of thejava.rmi.Namingclass (specificallybind,rebind, andunbind) and methods of thejava.rmi.activation.ActivationSysteminterface to
 indicate that the caller does not have permission to perform the action
 requested by the method call. | 
| class  | ConnectExceptionA  ConnectExceptionis thrown if a connection is refused
 to the remote host for a remote method call. | 
| class  | ConnectIOExceptionA  ConnectIOExceptionis thrown if anIOExceptionoccurs while making a connection
 to the remote host for a remote method call. | 
| class  | MarshalExceptionA  MarshalExceptionis thrown if ajava.io.IOExceptionoccurs while marshalling the remote call
 header, arguments or return value for a remote method call. | 
| class  | NoSuchObjectExceptionA  NoSuchObjectExceptionis thrown if an attempt is made to
 invoke a method on an object that no longer exists in the remote virtual
 machine. | 
| class  | ServerErrorA  ServerErroris thrown as a result of a remote method
 invocation when anErroris thrown while processing
 the invocation on the server, either while unmarshalling the arguments,
 executing the remote method itself, or marshalling the return value. | 
| class  | ServerExceptionA  ServerExceptionis thrown as a result of a remote method
 invocation when aRemoteExceptionis thrown while processing
 the invocation on the server, either while unmarshalling the arguments or
 executing the remote method itself. | 
| class  | ServerRuntimeExceptionDeprecated. 
 no replacement | 
| class  | StubNotFoundExceptionA  StubNotFoundExceptionis thrown if a valid stub class
 could not be found for a remote object when it is exported. | 
| class  | UnexpectedExceptionAn  UnexpectedExceptionis thrown if the client of a
 remote method call receives, as a result of the call, a checked
 exception that is not among the checked exception types declared in thethrowsclause of the method in the remote interface. | 
| class  | UnknownHostExceptionAn  UnknownHostExceptionis thrown if ajava.net.UnknownHostExceptionoccurs while creating
 a connection to the remote host for a remote method call. | 
| class  | UnmarshalExceptionAn  UnmarshalExceptioncan be thrown while unmarshalling the
 parameters or results of a remote method call if any of the following
 conditions occur:
 
  if an exception occurs while unmarshalling the call header
  if the protocol for the return value is invalid
  if ajava.io.IOExceptionoccurs unmarshalling
 parameters (on the server side) or the return value (on the client side). | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| static void | Naming. bind(String name,
    Remote obj)Binds the specified  nameto a remote object. | 
| static String[] | Naming. list(String name)Returns an array of the names bound in the registry. | 
| static Remote | Naming. lookup(String name)Returns a reference, a stub, for the remote object associated
 with the specified  name. | 
| static void | Naming. rebind(String name,
      Remote obj)Rebinds the specified name to a new remote object. | 
| static void | Naming. unbind(String name)Destroys the binding for the specified name that is associated
 with a remote object. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| class  | ActivateFailedExceptionThis exception is thrown by the RMI runtime when activation
 fails during a remote call to an activatable object. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| MarshalledObject<? extends Remote> | Activator. activate(ActivationID id,
        boolean force)Activate the object associated with the activation identifier,
  id. | 
| Remote | ActivationID. activate(boolean force)Activate the object for this id. | 
| ActivationMonitor | ActivationSystem. activeGroup(ActivationGroupID id,
           ActivationInstantiator group,
           long incarnation)Callback to inform activation system that group is now
 active. | 
| protected void | ActivationGroup. activeObject(ActivationID id,
            MarshalledObject<? extends Remote> mobj)This protected method is necessary for subclasses to
 make the  activeObjectcallback to the group's
 monitor. | 
| void | ActivationMonitor. activeObject(ActivationID id,
            MarshalledObject<? extends Remote> obj)Informs that an object is now active. | 
| abstract void | ActivationGroup. activeObject(ActivationID id,
            Remote obj)The group's  activeObjectmethod is called when an
 object is exported (either byActivatableobject
 construction or an explicit call toActivatable.exportObject. | 
| static Remote | Activatable. exportObject(Remote obj,
            ActivationID id,
            int port)Export the activatable remote object to the RMI runtime to make
 the object available to receive incoming calls. | 
| static Remote | Activatable. exportObject(Remote obj,
            ActivationID id,
            int port,
            RMIClientSocketFactory csf,
            RMIServerSocketFactory ssf)Export the activatable remote object to the RMI runtime to make
 the object available to receive incoming calls. | 
| static ActivationID | Activatable. exportObject(Remote obj,
            String location,
            MarshalledObject<?> data,
            boolean restart,
            int port)Registers an activation descriptor (with the specified location,
 data, and restart mode) for the specified object, and exports that
 object with the specified port. | 
| static ActivationID | Activatable. exportObject(Remote obj,
            String location,
            MarshalledObject<?> data,
            boolean restart,
            int port,
            RMIClientSocketFactory csf,
            RMIServerSocketFactory ssf)Registers an activation descriptor (with the specified location,
 data, and restart mode) for the specified object, and exports that
 object with the specified port, and the specified client and server
 socket factories. | 
| ActivationDesc | ActivationSystem. getActivationDesc(ActivationID id)Returns the activation descriptor, for the object with the activation
 identifier,  id. | 
| ActivationGroupDesc | ActivationSystem. getActivationGroupDesc(ActivationGroupID id)Returns the activation group descriptor, for the group
 with the activation group identifier,  id. | 
| static boolean | Activatable. inactive(ActivationID id)Informs the system that the object with the corresponding activation
  idis currently inactive. | 
| protected void | ActivationGroup. inactiveGroup()This protected method is necessary for subclasses to
 make the  inactiveGroupcallback to the group's
 monitor. | 
| void | ActivationMonitor. inactiveGroup(ActivationGroupID id,
             long incarnation)Informs that the group is now inactive. | 
| boolean | ActivationGroup. inactiveObject(ActivationID id)The group's  inactiveObjectmethod is called
 indirectly via a call to theActivatable.inactivemethod. | 
| void | ActivationMonitor. inactiveObject(ActivationID id)An activation group calls its monitor's
  inactiveObjectmethod when an object in its group
 becomes inactive (deactivates). | 
| MarshalledObject<? extends Remote> | ActivationInstantiator. newInstance(ActivationID id,
           ActivationDesc desc)The activator calls an instantiator's  newInstancemethod in order to recreate in that group an object with the
 activation identifier,id, and descriptor,desc. | 
| MarshalledObject | ActivationGroup_Stub. newInstance(ActivationID id,
           ActivationDesc desc)Stub method for  ActivationGroup.newInstance. | 
| static Remote | Activatable. register(ActivationDesc desc)Register an object descriptor for an activatable remote
 object so that is can be activated on demand. | 
| ActivationGroupID | ActivationSystem. registerGroup(ActivationGroupDesc desc)Register the activation group. | 
| ActivationID | ActivationSystem. registerObject(ActivationDesc desc)The  registerObjectmethod is used to register an
 activation descriptor,desc, and obtain an
 activation identifier for a activatable remote object. | 
| ActivationDesc | ActivationSystem. setActivationDesc(ActivationID id,
                 ActivationDesc desc)Set the activation descriptor,  descfor the object with
 the activation identifier,id. | 
| ActivationGroupDesc | ActivationSystem. setActivationGroupDesc(ActivationGroupID id,
                      ActivationGroupDesc desc)Set the activation group descriptor,  descfor the object
 with the activation group identifier,id. | 
| void | ActivationSystem. shutdown()Shutdown the activation system. | 
| static void | Activatable. unregister(ActivationID id)Revokes previous registration for the activation descriptor
 associated with  id. | 
| void | ActivationSystem. unregisterGroup(ActivationGroupID id)Remove the activation group. | 
| void | ActivationSystem. unregisterObject(ActivationID id)Remove the activation id and associated descriptor previously
 registered with the  ActivationSystem; the object
 can no longer be activated via the object's activation id. | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| Activatable(ActivationID id,
           int port)Constructor used to activate/export the object on a specified
 port. | 
| Activatable(ActivationID id,
           int port,
           RMIClientSocketFactory csf,
           RMIServerSocketFactory ssf)Constructor used to activate/export the object on a specified
 port. | 
| Activatable(String location,
           MarshalledObject<?> data,
           boolean restart,
           int port)Constructs an activatable remote object by registering
 an activation descriptor (with the specified location, data, and
 restart mode) for this object, and exporting the object with the
 specified port. | 
| Activatable(String location,
           MarshalledObject<?> data,
           boolean restart,
           int port,
           RMIClientSocketFactory csf,
           RMIServerSocketFactory ssf)Constructs an activatable remote object by registering
 an activation descriptor (with the specified location, data, and
 restart mode) for this object, and exporting the object with the
 specified port, and specified client and server socket factories. | 
| ActivationGroup(ActivationGroupID groupID)Constructs an activation group with the given activation group
 identifier. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | DGC. clean(ObjID[] ids,
     long sequenceNum,
     VMID vmid,
     boolean strong)The clean call removes the 'vmid' from the reference list of
 each remote object indicated in 'id's. | 
| Lease | DGC. dirty(ObjID[] ids,
     long sequenceNum,
     Lease lease)The dirty call requests leases for the remote object references
 associated with the object identifiers contained in the array
 'ids'. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | Registry. bind(String name,
    Remote obj)Binds a remote reference to the specified  namein
 this registry. | 
| static Registry | LocateRegistry. createRegistry(int port)Creates and exports a  Registryinstance on the local
 host that accepts requests on the specifiedport. | 
| static Registry | LocateRegistry. createRegistry(int port,
              RMIClientSocketFactory csf,
              RMIServerSocketFactory ssf)Creates and exports a  Registryinstance on the local
 host that uses custom socket factories for communication with that
 instance. | 
| static Registry | LocateRegistry. getRegistry()Returns a reference to the the remote object  Registryfor
 the local host on the default registry port of 1099. | 
| static Registry | LocateRegistry. getRegistry(int port)Returns a reference to the the remote object  Registryfor
 the local host on the specifiedport. | 
| static Registry | LocateRegistry. getRegistry(String host)Returns a reference to the remote object  Registryon the
 specifiedhoston the default registry port of 1099. | 
| static Registry | LocateRegistry. getRegistry(String host,
           int port)Returns a reference to the remote object  Registryon the
 specifiedhostandport. | 
| static Registry | LocateRegistry. getRegistry(String host,
           int port,
           RMIClientSocketFactory csf)Returns a locally created remote reference to the remote object
  Registryon the specifiedhostandport. | 
| String[] | Registry. list()Returns an array of the names bound in this registry. | 
| Remote | Registry. lookup(String name)Returns the remote reference bound to the specified
  namein this registry. | 
| void | Registry. rebind(String name,
      Remote obj)Replaces the binding for the specified  namein
 this registry with the supplied remote reference. | 
| Registry | RegistryHandler. registryImpl(int port)Deprecated. 
 no replacement.  As of the Java 2 platform v1.2, RMI no
 longer uses the  RegistryHandlerto obtain the registry's
 implementation. | 
| Registry | RegistryHandler. registryStub(String host,
            int port)Deprecated. 
 no replacement.  As of the Java 2 platform v1.2, RMI no
 longer uses the  RegistryHandlerto obtain the registry's
 stub. | 
| void | Registry. unbind(String name)Removes the binding for the specified  namein
 this registry. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| class  | ExportExceptionAn  ExportExceptionis aRemoteExceptionthrown if an attempt to export a remote object fails. | 
| class  | SkeletonMismatchExceptionDeprecated. 
 no replacement.  Skeletons are no longer required for remote
 method calls in the Java 2 platform v1.2 and greater. | 
| class  | SkeletonNotFoundExceptionDeprecated. 
 no replacement.  Skeletons are no longer required for remote
 method calls in the Java 2 platform v1.2 and greater. | 
| class  | SocketSecurityExceptionDeprecated. 
 This class is obsolete. Use  ExportExceptioninstead. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | RemoteRef. done(RemoteCall call)Deprecated. 
 1.2 style stubs no longer use this method. Instead of
 using a sequence of method calls to the remote reference
 ( newCall,invoke, anddone), a
 stub uses a single method,invoke(Remote, Method, Object[],
 int), on the remote reference to carry out parameter
 marshalling, remote method executing and unmarshalling of the return
 value. | 
| static RemoteStub | UnicastRemoteObject. exportObject(Remote obj)Deprecated. 
 This method is deprecated because it supports only static stubs.
 Use  exportObject(Remote, port)orexportObject(Remote, port, csf, ssf)instead. | 
| static Remote | UnicastRemoteObject. exportObject(Remote obj,
            int port)Exports the remote object to make it available to receive incoming
 calls, using the particular supplied port. | 
| static Remote | UnicastRemoteObject. exportObject(Remote obj,
            int port,
            RMIClientSocketFactory csf,
            RMIServerSocketFactory ssf)Exports the remote object to make it available to receive incoming
 calls, using a transport specified by the given socket factory. | 
| RemoteStub | ServerRef. exportObject(Remote obj,
            Object data)Deprecated.  Creates a client stub object for the supplied Remote object. | 
| RemoteCall | RemoteRef. newCall(RemoteObject obj,
       Operation[] op,
       int opnum,
       long hash)Deprecated. 
 1.2 style stubs no longer use this method. Instead of
 using a sequence of method calls on the stub's the remote reference
 ( newCall,invoke, anddone), a
 stub uses a single method,invoke(Remote, Method, Object[],
 int), on the remote reference to carry out parameter
 marshalling, remote method executing and unmarshalling of the return
 value. | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| UnicastRemoteObject()Creates and exports a new UnicastRemoteObject object using an
 anonymous port. | 
| UnicastRemoteObject(int port)Creates and exports a new UnicastRemoteObject object using the
 particular supplied port. | 
| UnicastRemoteObject(int port,
                   RMIClientSocketFactory csf,
                   RMIServerSocketFactory ssf)Creates and exports a new UnicastRemoteObject object using the
 particular supplied port and socket factories. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| class  | ActivityCompletedExceptionThis exception may be thrown on any method for which Activity context is
 accessed and indicates that ongoing work within the Activity is not
 possible. | 
| class  | ActivityRequiredExceptionThis exception is thrown by a container if Activity context is not received
 on a method for which Activity context is mandatory. | 
| class  | InvalidActivityExceptionThis exception may be thrown on any method for which Activity context
 is accessed and indicates that the attempted invocation or the Activity
 context associated with the attempted invocation is incompatible with
 the Activity's current state. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| String | RMIServer. getVersion()The version of the RMI Connector Protocol understood by this
 connector server. | 
| String | RMIServerImpl_Stub. getVersion() | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| static void | PortableRemoteObject. connect(Remote target,
       Remote source)Makes a Remote object ready for remote communication. | 
| static void | PortableRemoteObject. exportObject(Remote obj)Makes a server object ready to receive remote calls. | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| PortableRemoteObject()Initializes the object by calling  exportObject(this). | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| RemoteException | UtilDelegate. mapSystemException(SystemException ex)Delegation call for  Util.mapSystemException(org.omg.CORBA.SystemException). | 
| static RemoteException | Util. mapSystemException(SystemException ex)Maps a SystemException to a RemoteException. | 
| RemoteException | UtilDelegate. wrapException(Throwable obj)Delegation call for  Util.wrapException(java.lang.Throwable). | 
| static RemoteException | Util. wrapException(Throwable orig)Wraps an exception thrown by an implementation
 method. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | Stub. connect(ORB orb)Connects this stub to an ORB. | 
| void | PortableRemoteObjectDelegate. connect(Remote target,
       Remote source)Delegation call for  PortableRemoteObject.connect(java.rmi.Remote, java.rmi.Remote). | 
| void | StubDelegate. connect(Stub self,
       ORB orb)Delegation call for  Stub.connect(org.omg.CORBA.ORB). | 
| Object | UtilDelegate. copyObject(Object obj,
          ORB orb)Delegation call for  Util.copyObject(java.lang.Object, org.omg.CORBA.ORB). | 
| static Object | Util. copyObject(Object obj,
          ORB orb)Copies or connects an object. | 
| Object[] | UtilDelegate. copyObjects(Object[] obj,
           ORB orb)Delegation call for  Util.copyObjects(java.lang.Object[], org.omg.CORBA.ORB). | 
| static Object[] | Util. copyObjects(Object[] obj,
           ORB orb)Copies or connects an array of objects. | 
| void | PortableRemoteObjectDelegate. exportObject(Remote obj)Delegation call for  PortableRemoteObject.exportObject(java.rmi.Remote). | 
| boolean | UtilDelegate. isLocal(Stub stub)Delegation call for  Util.isLocal(javax.rmi.CORBA.Stub). | 
| static boolean | Util. isLocal(Stub stub)The isLocal method has the same semantics as the
 ObjectImpl._is_local
 method, except that it can throw a RemoteException. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| class  | InvalidTransactionExceptionThis exception indicates that the request carried an invalid transaction
 context. | 
| class  | TransactionRequiredExceptionThis exception indicates that a request carried a null transaction context,
 but the target object requires an activate transaction. | 
| class  | TransactionRolledbackExceptionThis exception indicates that the transaction associated with processing
 of the request has been rolled back, or marked to roll back. | 
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