Class ActivationID

Constructor Detail

• ActivationID

  public ActivationID(Activator activator)

  The constructor for ActivationID takes a single argument, activator, that specifies a remote reference to the activator responsible for activating the object associated with this identifier. An instance of ActivationID is globally unique.

  Parameters:

  activator - reference to the activator responsible for activating the object

  Since:

  1.2

Method Detail

• activate

  public Remote activate(boolean force)
                  throws ActivationException,
                         UnknownObjectException,
                         RemoteException

  Activate the object for this id.

  Parameters:

  force - if true, forces the activator to contact the group when activating the object (instead of returning a cached reference); if false, returning a cached value is acceptable.

  Returns:

  the reference to the active remote object

  Throws:

  ActivationException - if activation fails

  UnknownObjectException - if the object is unknown

  RemoteException - if remote call fails

  Since:

  1.2

• hashCode

  public int hashCode()

  Returns a hashcode for the activation id. Two identifiers that refer to the same remote object will have the same hash code.

  Overrides:

  hashCode in class Object

  Returns:

  a hash code value for this object.

  Since:

  1.2

  See Also:

  Hashtable

• equals

  public boolean equals(Object obj)

  Compares two activation ids for content equality. Returns true if both of the following conditions are true: 1) the unique identifiers equivalent (by content), and 2) the activator specified in each identifier refers to the same remote object.

  Overrides:

  equals in class Object

  Parameters:

  obj - the Object to compare with

  Returns:

  true if these Objects are equal; false otherwise.

  Since:

  1.2

  See Also:

  Hashtable