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Interface java.rmi.server.RMIFailureHandler

public interface RMIFailureHandler
An RMIFailureHandler can be registered via the RMISocketFactory.setFailureHandler call. The failure method of the handler is invoked when the RMI runtime is unable to create a ServerSocket to listen for incoming calls. The failure method returns a boolean indicating whether the runtime should attempt to re-create the ServerSocket.

Method Index

o failure(Exception)
The failure callback is invoked when the RMI runtime is unable to create a ServerSocket via the RMISocketFactory.

Methods

o failure 
public abstract boolean failure(Exception ex)
The failure callback is invoked when the RMI runtime is unable to create a ServerSocket via the RMISocketFactory. An RMIFailureHandler is registered via a call to RMISocketFacotry.setFailureHandler. If no failure handler is installed, the default behavior is to attempt to re-create the ServerSocket.

Parameters:
ex - the exception that occurred during ServerSocket creation
Returns:
if true, the RMI runtime attempts to retry ServerSocket creation 
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