1. /*

  2.  * @(#)Remote.java	1.10 00/02/02

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 1996-2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  5.  * 

  6.  * This software is the proprietary information of Sun Microsystems, Inc.  

  7.  * Use is subject to license terms.

  8.  * 

  9.  */

  10. 

  11. package java.rmi;

  12. 

  13. /** 

  14.  * The <code>Remote</code> interface serves to identify interfaces whose

  15.  * methods may be invoked from a non-local virtual machine.  Any object that

  16.  * is a remote object must directly or indirectly implement this interface.

  17.  * Only those methods specified in a "remote interface", an interface that

  18.  * extends <code>java.rmi.Remote</code> are available remotely.

  19.  *

  20.  * <p>Implementation classes can implement any number of remote interfaces and

  21.  * can extend other remote implementation classes.  RMI provides some

  22.  * convenience classes that remote object implementations can extend which

  23.  * facilitate remote object creation.  These classes are

  24.  * <code>java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject</code> and

  25.  * <code>java.rmi.activation.Activatable</code>.

  26.  *

  27.  * <p>For complete details on RMI, see the <a

  28.  href=../../../guide/rmi/spec/rmiTOC.doc.html>RMI Specification</a> which describes the RMI API and system</a>.

  29.  *

  30.  * @version 1.10, 02/02/00

  31.  * @since   JDK1.1

  32.  * @author  Ann Wollrath

  33.  * @see	    java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject

  34.  * @see     java.rmi.activation.Activatable

  35.  */

  36. public interface Remote {}