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Interface RemoteSwitching

All Superinterfaces:

Remote

All Known Implementing Classes:

JRemoteSwitcher

public interface RemoteSwitching
extends Remote

Interface to signal the capability to switch the visibla application via RMi.

Method Summary

Class<?>	getSubResponse(String name) If the name of the component is linked to a SubComponent, this method should return the class of keys the SubComponent supports.
Map<String,Icon>	knownSwitches() Retrieves a list of all component's names we can switch to.
boolean	switchTo(String id, Object key) Switches to component with the specified id.

Method Detail

knownSwitches

Map<String,Icon> knownSwitches()
                               throws RemoteException

Retrieves a list of all component's names we can switch to. Components that have an associated icon shoul have a valid mapping, otherwise map to null.

Throws:

RemoteException

getSubResponse

Class<?> getSubResponse(String name)
                        throws RemoteException

If the name of the component is linked to a SubComponent, this method should return the class of keys the SubComponent supports. If the name does not point to aSubComponent, return null

Throws:

RemoteException

switchTo

boolean switchTo(String id,
                 Object key)
                 throws RemoteException

Switches to component with the specified id. If a key is non-null and the component switched to is an instance of SubComponent, pass that key, also.

Throws:

RemoteException