database
Interface Resolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

Database

public interface Resolver

This interface types classes able to service the SPKI.SPKIResolvable interface.

Version:

$Id: Resolver.java,v 1.1.1.2 2002/05/08 22:48:28 tep Exp $

Author:

Per Harald Myrvang <perm@pasta.cs.uit.no>

Method Summary

Result

get(Object key) Retrieve a stored object by key.

Method Detail

get

public Result get(Object key)
           throws DatabaseException,
                  NotFoundException

Retrieve a stored object by key.

Parameters:

key - the Object used to reference the stored object by.

Returns:

the Object associated with the key.

Throws:

NotFoundException - if there were no objects associated by key. Use the exists() method to elude this exception.

DatabaseException - if some database-related error occured.