com.distinct.rpc
Class NetDB

java.lang.Object
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public class NetDB

extends java.lang.Object

Database for RPC service names.

See Also:

RPCEntry

Constructor Summary

NetDB(java.io.File file)
Creates a new RPC service name database and initializes it from a local file.

NetDB(java.net.URL url)
Creates a new RPC service name database and initializes it from a URL.

Method Summary

RPCEntry	getrpcbyname(java.lang.String name) Returns an RPCEntry describing the service identified by a given name.
RPCEntry	getrpcbynumber(int number) Returns an RPCEntry describing the service identified by a given number.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NetDB

public NetDB(java.io.File file)
      throws java.io.IOException

Creates a new RPC service name database and initializes it from a local file. The file has the format of the UNIX "rpc" file.

Parameters:

file - The file that is used for initialization.

NetDB

public NetDB(java.net.URL url)
      throws java.io.IOException

Creates a new RPC service name database and initializes it from a URL. The content of the URL has the format of the UNIX "rpc" file.

Parameters:

url - The URL that is used for initialization.

Method Detail

getrpcbynumber

public RPCEntry getrpcbynumber(int number)

Returns an RPCEntry describing the service identified by a given number.

Parameters:

number - The number of the requested RPC service.

Returns:

The RPCEntry describing the service identified by the given number (null if no info is avaliable).

getrpcbyname

public RPCEntry getrpcbyname(java.lang.String name)

Returns an RPCEntry describing the service identified by a given name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the requested RPC service.

Returns:

The RPCEntry describing the service identified by the given name (null if no info is avaliable).