java.rmi.dgc
Class Lease

java.lang.Object   
  java.rmi.dgc.Lease

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class Lease
extends Object   
implements Serializable   

A lease contains a unique VM identifier and a lease duration. A Lease object is used to request and grant leases to remote object references.

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Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Lease (VMID id, long duration)
Constructs a lease with a specific VMID and lease duration.

Method Summary

long	getValue () Returns the lease duration.
VMID	getVMID () Returns the client VMID associated with the lease.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone , equals , finalize , getClass , hashCode , notify , notifyAll , toString , wait , wait , wait

Constructor Detail

Lease

public Lease(VMID    id,
             long duration)

Constructs a lease with a specific VMID and lease duration. The vmid may be null.

Parameters:

id - VMID associated with this lease

duration - lease duration

Method Detail

getVMID

public VMID    getVMID()

Returns the client VMID associated with the lease.

Returns:

client VMID

getValue

public long getValue()

Returns the lease duration.

Returns:

lease duration