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  25 
  26 package javax.naming.event;
  27 import javax.naming.Name;
  28 import javax.naming.NamingException;
  29 import javax.naming.directory.DirContext;
  30 import javax.naming.directory.SearchControls;
  31 
  32 /**
  33  * Contains methods for registering listeners to be notified
  34  * of events fired when objects named in a directory context changes.
  35  *<p>
  36  * The methods in this interface support identification of objects by
  37  * <A HREF="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2254.txt">RFC 2254</a>
  38  * search filters.
  39  *
  40  *<P>Using the search filter, it is possible to register interest in objects
  41  * that do not exist at the time of registration but later come into existence and
  42  * satisfy the filter.  However, there might be limitations in the extent
  43  * to which this can be supported by the service provider and underlying
  44  * protocol/service.  If the caller submits a filter that cannot be
  45  * supported in this way, <tt>addNamingListener()</tt> throws an
  46  * <tt>InvalidSearchFilterException</tt>.
  47  *<p>
  48  * See <tt>EventContext</tt> for a description of event source
  49  * and target, and information about listener registration/deregistration
  50  * that are also applicable to methods in this interface.
  51  * See the
  52  * <a href=package-summary.html#THREADING>package description</a>
  53  * for information on threading issues.
  54  *<p>
  55  * A <tt>SearchControls</tt> or array object
  56  * passed as a parameter to any method is owned by the caller.
  57  * The service provider will not modify the object or keep a reference to it.
  58  *
  59  * @author Rosanna Lee
  60  * @author Scott Seligman
  61  * @since 1.3
  62  */
  63 
  64 public interface EventDirContext extends EventContext, DirContext {
  65     /**
  66      * Adds a listener for receiving naming events fired
  67      * when objects identified by the search filter <tt>filter</tt> at
  68      * the object named by target are modified.
  69      * <p>
  70      * The scope, returningObj flag, and returningAttributes flag from
  71      * the search controls <tt>ctls</tt> are used to control the selection
  72      * of objects that the listener is interested in,
  73      * and determines what information is returned in the eventual
  74      * <tt>NamingEvent</tt> object. Note that the requested
  75      * information to be returned might not be present in the <tt>NamingEvent</tt>
  76      * object if they are unavailable or could not be obtained by the
  77      * service provider or service.
  78      *
  79      * @param target The nonnull name of the object resolved relative to this context.
  80      * @param filter The nonnull string filter (see RFC2254).
  81      * @param ctls   The possibly null search controls. If null, the default
  82      *        search controls are used.
  83      * @param l  The nonnull listener.
  84      * @exception NamingException If a problem was encountered while
  85      * adding the listener.
  86      * @see EventContext#removeNamingListener
  87      * @see javax.naming.directory.DirContext#search(javax.naming.Name, java.lang.String, javax.naming.directory.SearchControls)
  88      */
  89     void addNamingListener(Name target, String filter, SearchControls ctls,
  90         NamingListener l) throws NamingException;
  91 
  92     /**
  93      * Adds a listener for receiving naming events fired when
  94      * objects identified by the search filter <tt>filter</tt> at the
  95      * object named by the string target name are modified.
  96      * See the overload that accepts a <tt>Name</tt> for details of
  97      * how this method behaves.
  98      *
  99      * @param target The nonnull string name of the object resolved relative to this context.
 100      * @param filter The nonnull string filter (see RFC2254).
 101      * @param ctls   The possibly null search controls. If null, the default
 102      *        search controls is used.
 103      * @param l  The nonnull listener.
 104      * @exception NamingException If a problem was encountered while
 105      * adding the listener.
 106      * @see EventContext#removeNamingListener
 107      * @see javax.naming.directory.DirContext#search(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, javax.naming.directory.SearchControls)
 108      */
 109     void addNamingListener(String target, String filter, SearchControls ctls,
 110         NamingListener l) throws NamingException;
 111 
 112     /**
 113      * Adds a listener for receiving naming events fired
 114      * when objects identified by the search filter <tt>filter</tt> and
 115      * filter arguments at the object named by the target are modified.
 116      * The scope, returningObj flag, and returningAttributes flag from
 117      * the search controls <tt>ctls</tt> are used to control the selection
 118      * of objects that the listener is interested in,
 119      * and determines what information is returned in the eventual
 120      * <tt>NamingEvent</tt> object.  Note that the requested
 121      * information to be returned might not be present in the <tt>NamingEvent</tt>
 122      * object if they are unavailable or could not be obtained by the
 123      * service provider or service.
 124      *
 125      * @param target The nonnull name of the object resolved relative to this context.
 126      * @param filter The nonnull string filter (see RFC2254).
 127      * @param filterArgs The possibly null array of arguments for the filter.
 128      * @param ctls   The possibly null search controls. If null, the default
 129      *        search controls are used.
 130      * @param l  The nonnull listener.
 131      * @exception NamingException If a problem was encountered while
 132      * adding the listener.
 133      * @see EventContext#removeNamingListener
 134      * @see javax.naming.directory.DirContext#search(javax.naming.Name, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[], javax.naming.directory.SearchControls)
 135      */
 136     void addNamingListener(Name target, String filter, Object[] filterArgs,
 137         SearchControls ctls, NamingListener l) throws NamingException;
 138 
 139     /**
 140      * Adds a listener for receiving naming events fired when
 141      * objects identified by the search filter <tt>filter</tt>
 142      * and filter arguments at the
 143      * object named by the string target name are modified.
 144      * See the overload that accepts a <tt>Name</tt> for details of
 145      * how this method behaves.
 146      *
 147      * @param target The nonnull string name of the object resolved relative to this context.
 148      * @param filter The nonnull string filter (see RFC2254).
 149      * @param filterArgs The possibly null array of arguments for the filter.
 150      * @param ctls   The possibly null search controls. If null, the default
 151      *        search controls is used.
 152      * @param l  The nonnull listener.
 153      * @exception NamingException If a problem was encountered while
 154      * adding the listener.
 155      * @see EventContext#removeNamingListener
 156      * @see javax.naming.directory.DirContext#search(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[], javax.naming.directory.SearchControls)      */
 157     void addNamingListener(String target, String filter, Object[] filterArgs,
 158         SearchControls ctls, NamingListener l) throws NamingException;
 159 }


  25 
  26 package javax.naming.event;
  27 import javax.naming.Name;
  28 import javax.naming.NamingException;
  29 import javax.naming.directory.DirContext;
  30 import javax.naming.directory.SearchControls;
  31 
  32 /**
  33  * Contains methods for registering listeners to be notified
  34  * of events fired when objects named in a directory context changes.
  35  *<p>
  36  * The methods in this interface support identification of objects by
  37  * <A HREF="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2254.txt">RFC 2254</a>
  38  * search filters.
  39  *
  40  *<P>Using the search filter, it is possible to register interest in objects
  41  * that do not exist at the time of registration but later come into existence and
  42  * satisfy the filter.  However, there might be limitations in the extent
  43  * to which this can be supported by the service provider and underlying
  44  * protocol/service.  If the caller submits a filter that cannot be
  45  * supported in this way, {@code addNamingListener()} throws an
  46  * {@code InvalidSearchFilterException}.
  47  *<p>
  48  * See {@code EventContext} for a description of event source
  49  * and target, and information about listener registration/deregistration
  50  * that are also applicable to methods in this interface.
  51  * See the
  52  * <a href=package-summary.html#THREADING>package description</a>
  53  * for information on threading issues.
  54  *<p>
  55  * A {@code SearchControls} or array object
  56  * passed as a parameter to any method is owned by the caller.
  57  * The service provider will not modify the object or keep a reference to it.
  58  *
  59  * @author Rosanna Lee
  60  * @author Scott Seligman
  61  * @since 1.3
  62  */
  63 
  64 public interface EventDirContext extends EventContext, DirContext {
  65     /**
  66      * Adds a listener for receiving naming events fired
  67      * when objects identified by the search filter {@code filter} at
  68      * the object named by target are modified.
  69      * <p>
  70      * The scope, returningObj flag, and returningAttributes flag from
  71      * the search controls {@code ctls} are used to control the selection
  72      * of objects that the listener is interested in,
  73      * and determines what information is returned in the eventual
  74      * {@code NamingEvent} object. Note that the requested
  75      * information to be returned might not be present in the {@code NamingEvent}
  76      * object if they are unavailable or could not be obtained by the
  77      * service provider or service.
  78      *
  79      * @param target The nonnull name of the object resolved relative to this context.
  80      * @param filter The nonnull string filter (see RFC2254).
  81      * @param ctls   The possibly null search controls. If null, the default
  82      *        search controls are used.
  83      * @param l  The nonnull listener.
  84      * @exception NamingException If a problem was encountered while
  85      * adding the listener.
  86      * @see EventContext#removeNamingListener
  87      * @see javax.naming.directory.DirContext#search(javax.naming.Name, java.lang.String, javax.naming.directory.SearchControls)
  88      */
  89     void addNamingListener(Name target, String filter, SearchControls ctls,
  90         NamingListener l) throws NamingException;
  91 
  92     /**
  93      * Adds a listener for receiving naming events fired when
  94      * objects identified by the search filter {@code filter} at the
  95      * object named by the string target name are modified.
  96      * See the overload that accepts a {@code Name} for details of
  97      * how this method behaves.
  98      *
  99      * @param target The nonnull string name of the object resolved relative to this context.
 100      * @param filter The nonnull string filter (see RFC2254).
 101      * @param ctls   The possibly null search controls. If null, the default
 102      *        search controls is used.
 103      * @param l  The nonnull listener.
 104      * @exception NamingException If a problem was encountered while
 105      * adding the listener.
 106      * @see EventContext#removeNamingListener
 107      * @see javax.naming.directory.DirContext#search(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, javax.naming.directory.SearchControls)
 108      */
 109     void addNamingListener(String target, String filter, SearchControls ctls,
 110         NamingListener l) throws NamingException;
 111 
 112     /**
 113      * Adds a listener for receiving naming events fired
 114      * when objects identified by the search filter {@code filter} and
 115      * filter arguments at the object named by the target are modified.
 116      * The scope, returningObj flag, and returningAttributes flag from
 117      * the search controls {@code ctls} are used to control the selection
 118      * of objects that the listener is interested in,
 119      * and determines what information is returned in the eventual
 120      * {@code NamingEvent} object.  Note that the requested
 121      * information to be returned might not be present in the {@code NamingEvent}
 122      * object if they are unavailable or could not be obtained by the
 123      * service provider or service.
 124      *
 125      * @param target The nonnull name of the object resolved relative to this context.
 126      * @param filter The nonnull string filter (see RFC2254).
 127      * @param filterArgs The possibly null array of arguments for the filter.
 128      * @param ctls   The possibly null search controls. If null, the default
 129      *        search controls are used.
 130      * @param l  The nonnull listener.
 131      * @exception NamingException If a problem was encountered while
 132      * adding the listener.
 133      * @see EventContext#removeNamingListener
 134      * @see javax.naming.directory.DirContext#search(javax.naming.Name, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[], javax.naming.directory.SearchControls)
 135      */
 136     void addNamingListener(Name target, String filter, Object[] filterArgs,
 137         SearchControls ctls, NamingListener l) throws NamingException;
 138 
 139     /**
 140      * Adds a listener for receiving naming events fired when
 141      * objects identified by the search filter {@code filter}
 142      * and filter arguments at the
 143      * object named by the string target name are modified.
 144      * See the overload that accepts a {@code Name} for details of
 145      * how this method behaves.
 146      *
 147      * @param target The nonnull string name of the object resolved relative to this context.
 148      * @param filter The nonnull string filter (see RFC2254).
 149      * @param filterArgs The possibly null array of arguments for the filter.
 150      * @param ctls   The possibly null search controls. If null, the default
 151      *        search controls is used.
 152      * @param l  The nonnull listener.
 153      * @exception NamingException If a problem was encountered while
 154      * adding the listener.
 155      * @see EventContext#removeNamingListener
 156      * @see javax.naming.directory.DirContext#search(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[], javax.naming.directory.SearchControls)      */
 157     void addNamingListener(String target, String filter, Object[] filterArgs,
 158         SearchControls ctls, NamingListener l) throws NamingException;
 159 }
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