com.theopenstack.rtpdemo.util
Class ServiceLocator

java.lang.Object
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public class ServiceLocator

extends java.lang.Object

A utility class abstracting JNDI lookups of EJB objects. Provides caching service as well.

Method Summary

static ServiceLocator	getInstance() An access point to ServiceLocator.
java.lang.Object	lookup(java.lang.String jndiName, java.lang.Class homeClass) Lookup an object in the JNDI tree.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getInstance

public static ServiceLocator getInstance()
                                  throws ServiceLocatorException

An access point to ServiceLocator.

Returns:

A reference to the ServiceLocator

Throws:

ServiceLocatorException - If any problem occured during the lookup

lookup

public java.lang.Object lookup(java.lang.String jndiName,
                               java.lang.Class homeClass)
                        throws ServiceLocatorException

Lookup an object in the JNDI tree. The method returns Object to facilitate the universal use of EJBHome and EJBLocalHome. The client's responsibility is to cast the reference to the correct type.

Throws:

ServiceLocatorException - If any error occured