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package org.jboss.invocation.iiop;
import org.omg.PortableServer.POA;
/**
* Interface of a CORBA reference factory. Such a factory encapsulates a POA
* and provides reference creation methods.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:reverbel@ime.usp.br">Francisco Reverbel</a>
* @version $Revision: 81018 $
*/
public interface ReferenceFactory
{
/**
* Creates a reference with a null id in its "reference data" and
* with object type information given by the <code>interfId</code>
* parameter.
*/
org.omg.CORBA.Object createReference(String inferfId) throws Exception;
/**
* Creates a reference with the specified <code>id</code> in its
* "reference data" and with object type information given by the
* <code>interfId</code> parameter.
*/
org.omg.CORBA.Object createReferenceWithId(Object id, String interfId)
throws Exception;
/**
* Returns a reference to the POA encapsulated by this
* <code>ReferenceFactory</code>.
*/
POA getPOA();
}