1. /*

  2.  * @(#)RemoteStub.java	1.17 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. package java.rmi.server;

  11. 

  12. /**

  13.  * The <code>RemoteStub</code> class is the common superclass to client

  14.  * stubs and provides the framework to support a wide range of remote

  15.  * reference semantics.  Stub objects are surrogates that support

  16.  * exactly the same set of remote interfaces defined by the actual

  17.  * implementation of the remote object.

  18.  *

  19.  * @version 1.17, 02/02/00

  20.  * @author  Ann Wollrath

  21.  * @since   JDK1.1

  22.  */

  23. abstract public class RemoteStub extends RemoteObject {

  24.     

  25.     /** indicate compatibility with JDK 1.1.x version of class */

  26.     private static final long serialVersionUID = -1585587260594494182L;

  27.     

  28.     /**

  29.      * Constructs a <code>RemoteStub</code>.

  30.      */

  31.     protected RemoteStub() {

  32.     	super();

  33.     }

  34.     

  35.     /**

  36.      * Constructs a <code>RemoteStub</code>, with the specified remote

  37.      * reference.

  38.      *

  39.      * @param ref the remote reference

  40.      * @since JDK1.1

  41.      */

  42.     protected RemoteStub(RemoteRef ref) {

  43. 	super(ref);

  44.     }

  45. 

  46.     /**

  47.      * Sets the remote reference inside the remote stub.

  48.      *

  49.      * @param stub the remote stub

  50.      * @param ref the remote reference

  51.      * @since JDK1.1

  52.      * @deprecated no replacement.  The <code>setRef</code> method

  53.      * is not needed since <code>RemoteStub</code>s can be created with

  54.      * the <code>RemoteStub(RemoteRef)</code> constructor.

  55.      */

  56.     protected static void setRef(RemoteStub stub, RemoteRef ref) {

  57. 	throw new UnsupportedOperationException();

  58.     }

  59. }