connect
Interface Component

All Known Subinterfaces:

ObjectLocater, PerspectiveUnifier

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicPerspectiveUnifier, FacetComponentTemplate, SimulatorUAV, SimulatorUCAV, SocketComponentTemplate, SocketObjectLocaterTemplate, SocketSimulatorComponentTemplate

public interface Component

This is the base interface that forces definition of how a component will connect to other components and the creates connection by which other components may connect to it.

Version:

$Revision: 1.5 $

Author:

Dave Jurgens

Method Summary

void	connect(connect.CreatesConnection host) connect to the component specified by the CreatesConnection
connect.CreatesConnection	getConnection() return the CreatesConnection that would allow another component to connect.

Method Detail

connect

public void connect(connect.CreatesConnection host)

connect to the component specified by the CreatesConnection

getConnection

public connect.CreatesConnection getConnection()

return the CreatesConnection that would allow another component to connect. Implementations should be aware that this object may be passed across a stream thereby breaking any JVM specific CreatesConnection. More documentation on this can be seen in the CreatesConnection class.