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package net.jini.core.entry;
/**
* This class is the supertype of all entries that can be stored in a
* Jini Lookup service.
* <p>
* Each field of an entry must be a public reference (object) type.
* You cannot store primitive types in fields of an
* <code>Entry</code>. An <code>Entry</code> may have any number of
* methods or constructors. Each field is serialized separately, so
* references between two fields of an entry will not be reconstituted
* to be shared references, but instead to separate copies of the
* original object.
*
* @author Sun Microsystems, Inc.
*
* @see net.jini.core.lookup.ServiceRegistrar
*
* @since 1.0
*/
public interface Entry extends java.io.Serializable {
}