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package com.sun.corba.se.spi.resolver ;

Resolver defines the operations needed to support ORB operations for
resolve_initial_references and list_initial_services.
/** Resolver defines the operations needed to support ORB operations for
 * resolve_initial_references and list_initial_services.
 */
public interface Resolver {
    
Look up the name using this resolver and return the CORBA object
reference bound to this name, if any.  Returns null if no object
is bound to the name.
/** Look up the name using this resolver and return the CORBA object
     * reference bound to this name, if any.  Returns null if no object
     * is bound to the name.
     */
    org.omg.CORBA.Object resolve( String name ) ;

    
Return the entire collection of names that are currently bound
by this resolver.  Resulting collection contains only strings for
which resolve does not return null.  Some resolvers may not support
this method, in which case they return an empty set.
/** Return the entire collection of names that are currently bound
     * by this resolver.  Resulting collection contains only strings for
     * which resolve does not return null.  Some resolvers may not support
     * this method, in which case they return an empty set.
     */
    java.util.Set list() ;
}