1. /*

  2.  * @(#)Policy.java	1.6 01/11/29

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.

  5.  * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.

  6.  */

  7. 

  8. 

  9. package org.omg.CORBA;

  10. 

  11. 

  12. /** The Policy interface provides a mechanism for ORBs and Object Services

  13.  *  to allow access to certain choices that affect their operation.

  14.  *  This information is accessed in a structured manner using interfaces

  15.  *  derived from the org.omg.CORBA.Policy interface.

  16.  */

  17. 

  18. public interface Policy extends org.omg.CORBA.Object

  19. {

  20.     /** Returns the constant value that corresponds

  21.     * to the type of the policy object. The values of PolicyTypes are allocated by OMG.

  22.     * New values for PolicyType should be obtained from OMG by sending mail

  23.     * to request@omg.org. In general the constant values that are allocated

  24.     * are defined in conjunction with the definition of the corresponding Policy object.

  25.     * @return the constant value that corresponds to the type of the policy object

  26.     */

  27.     public int policy_type();

  28. 

  29.     /** Copies this policy object. The copy does not retain

  30.     *  any relationships that the policy had with any domain, or object.

  31.     * @return the copy of the policy object

  32.     */

  33.     public org.omg.CORBA.Policy copy();

  34. 

  35.     /** Destroys this policy object. It is the responsibility

  36.      *  of the policy object to determine whether it can be destroyed.

  37.      */

  38.     public void destroy();

  39. }