Java example source code file (Channel.java)

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The Channel.java Java example source code

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package sun.rmi.transport;

import java.rmi.RemoteException;

public interface Channel {

    /**
     * Generates a new connection to the endpoint of the address space
     * for which this is a channel.
     */
    public Connection newConnection() throws RemoteException;

    /**
     * Returns the endpoint of the address space for which this is a
     * channel.
     */
    public Endpoint getEndpoint();

    /**
     * Free the connection generated by this channel.
     * @param c The connection
     * @param reuse If true, the connection is in a state in which it
     *        can be reused for another method call.
     */
    public void free(Connection conn, boolean reuse) throws RemoteException;
}