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package org.apache.beehive.controls.api.events;

import java.rmi.RemoteException;

import org.apache.beehive.controls.api.context.ControlHandle;

/**
 * The EventDispatcherRemote interface defines the event dispatch signature when event
 * dispatching is happening via RMI.
 *
 * @see org.apache.beehive.controls.api.events.EventDispatcher
 */
public interface EventDispatcherRemote
{
    /**
     * Dispatches a Control event to a target control.
     * @param target the target control
     * @param event the event to deliver to the control
     * @param args the parameters to the control event
     * @throws RemoteException wraps any exception thrown during event dispatch
     */ 
    public Object dispatchEvent(ControlHandle target, EventRef event, Object [] args)
                  throws RemoteException;
}