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25
26 package javax.naming.spi;
27
28 import java.util.Hashtable;
29 import javax.naming;
30
31 /**
32 * This interface represents a factory that creates an initial context.
33 *<p>
34 * The JNDI framework allows for different initial context implementations
35 * to be specified at runtime. The initial context is created using
36 * an <em>initial context factory</em>.
37 * An initial context factory must implement the InitialContextFactory
38 * interface, which provides a method for creating instances of initial
39 * context that implement the Context interface.
40 * In addition, the factory class must be public and must have a public
41 * constructor that accepts no arguments.
42 *
43 * @author Rosanna Lee
44 * @author Scott Seligman
45 *
46 * @see InitialContextFactoryBuilder
47 * @see NamingManager#getInitialContext
48 * @see javax.naming.InitialContext
49 * @see javax.naming.directory.InitialDirContext
50 * @since 1.3
51 */
52
53 public interface InitialContextFactory {
54 /**
55 * Creates an Initial Context for beginning name resolution.
56 * Special requirements of this context are supplied
57 * using <code>environment</code>.
58 *<p>
59 * The environment parameter is owned by the caller.
60 * The implementation will not modify the object or keep a reference
61 * to it, although it may keep a reference to a clone or copy.
62 *
63 * @param environment The possibly null environment
64 * specifying information to be used in the creation
65 * of the initial context.
66 * @return A non-null initial context object that implements the Context
67 * interface.
68 * @exception NamingException If cannot create an initial context.
69 */
70 public Context getInitialContext(Hashtable<?,?> environment)
71 throws NamingException;
72 }
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