576      */
 577     public ValueHandler createValueHandler()
 578     {
 579         return valueHandlerSingleton;
 580     }
 581 
 582     /**
 583      * Returns the codebase, if any, for the given class.
 584      * @param clz the class to get a codebase for.
 585      * @return a space-separated list of URLs, or null.
 586      */
 587     public String getCodebase(java.lang.Class clz) {
 588         return RMIClassLoader.getClassAnnotation(clz);
 589     }
 590 
 591     /**
 592      * Returns a class instance for the specified class.
 593      * @param className the name of the class.
 594      * @param remoteCodebase a space-separated list of URLs at which
 595      * the class might be found. May be null.
 596      * @param loadingContext a class whose ClassLoader may be used to
 597      * load the class if all other methods fail.
 598      * @return the <code>Class</code> object representing the loaded class.
 599      * @exception ClassNotFoundException if class cannot be loaded.
 600      */
 601     public Class loadClass( String className, String remoteCodebase,
 602         ClassLoader loader) throws ClassNotFoundException
 603     {
 604         return JDKBridge.loadClass(className,remoteCodebase,loader);
 605     }
 606 
 607     /**
 608      * The <tt>isLocal</tt> method has the same semantics as the
 609      * ObjectImpl._is_local method, except that it can throw a RemoteException.
 610      * (no it doesn't but the spec says it should.)
 611      *
 612      * The <tt>_is_local()</tt> method is provided so that stubs may determine
 613      * if a particular object is implemented by a local servant and hence local
 614      * invocation APIs may be used.
 615      *
 616      * @param stub the stub to test.

 576      */
 577     public ValueHandler createValueHandler()
 578     {
 579         return valueHandlerSingleton;
 580     }
 581 
 582     /**
 583      * Returns the codebase, if any, for the given class.
 584      * @param clz the class to get a codebase for.
 585      * @return a space-separated list of URLs, or null.
 586      */
 587     public String getCodebase(java.lang.Class clz) {
 588         return RMIClassLoader.getClassAnnotation(clz);
 589     }
 590 
 591     /**
 592      * Returns a class instance for the specified class.
 593      * @param className the name of the class.
 594      * @param remoteCodebase a space-separated list of URLs at which
 595      * the class might be found. May be null.
 596      * @param loader a class whose ClassLoader may be used to
 597      * load the class if all other methods fail.
 598      * @return the <code>Class</code> object representing the loaded class.
 599      * @exception ClassNotFoundException if class cannot be loaded.
 600      */
 601     public Class loadClass( String className, String remoteCodebase,
 602         ClassLoader loader) throws ClassNotFoundException
 603     {
 604         return JDKBridge.loadClass(className,remoteCodebase,loader);
 605     }
 606 
 607     /**
 608      * The <tt>isLocal</tt> method has the same semantics as the
 609      * ObjectImpl._is_local method, except that it can throw a RemoteException.
 610      * (no it doesn't but the spec says it should.)
 611      *
 612      * The <tt>_is_local()</tt> method is provided so that stubs may determine
 613      * if a particular object is implemented by a local servant and hence local
 614      * invocation APIs may be used.
 615      *
 616      * @param stub the stub to test.