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package javax.rmi.CORBA;

import java.rmi.NoSuchObjectException;

import org.omg.CORBA.ORB;

/**
 * Defines methods which all RMI-IIOP server side ties must implement.
 */
public interface Tie extends org.omg.CORBA.portable.InvokeHandler {
    /**
     * Returns an object reference for the target object represented by
     * this tie.
     * @return an object reference for the target object.
     */
    org.omg.CORBA.Object thisObject();
    
    /**
     * Deactivates the target object represented by this tie.
     * @throws NoSuchObjectException if this tie does not represent an object
     */
    void deactivate() throws NoSuchObjectException;
    
    /**
     * Returns the ORB for this tie.
     * @return the ORB.
     */
    ORB orb();
    
    /**
     * Sets the ORB for this tie.
     * @param orb the ORB.
     */
    void orb(ORB orb);
    
    /**
     * Called by {@link Util#registerTarget} to set the target
     * for this tie.
     * @param target the object to use as the target for this tie.
     */
    void setTarget(java.rmi.Remote target);
   
    /**
     * Returns the target for this tie.
     * @return the target.
     */
    java.rmi.Remote getTarget();
}