org.apache.hivemind.lib
Interface NameLookup

All Known Implementing Classes:

NameLookupImpl

public interface NameLookup

Service interface for performing name lookups. This is typically implemented as a wrapper around JNDI. This service is available as hivemind.lib.NameLookup.

Author:

Howard Lewis Ship

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

lookup(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class expected) Performs the lookup, returning the object that was found.

Method Detail

lookup

java.lang.Object lookup(java.lang.String name,
                        java.lang.Class expected)

Performs the lookup, returning the object that was found.

Parameters:

name - the name to lookup

expected - the expected class of the object; the object found must be assignable to this class (which may be a class or interface)

Throws:

org.apache.tapestry.ApplicationRuntimeException - if an error occurs during the lookup, or if the found object can not be assigned to the expected class.