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| |
| package javax.activation; |
| |
| import java.io.IOException; |
| |
| /** |
| * JavaBeans components that are Activation Framework aware implement |
| * this interface to find out which command verb they're being asked |
| * to perform, and to obtain the DataHandler representing the |
| * data they should operate on. JavaBeans that don't implement |
| * this interface may be used as well. Such commands may obtain |
| * the data using the Externalizable interface, or using an |
| * application-specific method.<p> |
| * |
| * @since 1.6 |
| */ |
| public interface CommandObject { |
| |
| /** |
| * Initialize the Command with the verb it is requested to handle |
| * and the DataHandler that describes the data it will |
| * operate on. <b>NOTE:</b> it is acceptable for the caller |
| * to pass <i>null</i> as the value for <code>DataHandler</code>. |
| * |
| * @param verb The Command Verb this object refers to. |
| * @param dh The DataHandler. |
| */ |
| public void setCommandContext(String verb, DataHandler dh) |
| throws IOException; |
| } |