Package com.webmethods.portal.mech.alias

Interface IRemoteAliasMechanics

All Superinterfaces:

IComponent, IInitializable, IMechanics, ISystemHandler

public interface IRemoteAliasMechanics
extends IMechanics

These mechanics assist in resolving aliases from remote meta contexts

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IAliasValue	lookupAlias(IMetaContext metaContext, IURI key)	Retrieve the appropriate AliasValue based on a simple key
IAliasValue	lookupAlias(IMetaContext metaContext, String key)	Retrieve the appropriate AliasValue based on a simple key

Methods inherited from interface com.webmethods.portal.system.IComponent

getComponentData, getComponentName, getComponentProvider, getURI, isInitialized, setComponentData, setComponentProvider

Methods inherited from interface com.webmethods.portal.system.init.IInitializable

init, shutdown

Method Details

lookupAlias

IAliasValue lookupAlias(IMetaContext metaContext,
 String key)

Retrieve the appropriate AliasValue based on a simple key

Parameters:

key - an arbitary key

metaContext - the remote meta context

Returns:

the AliasValue if found, NULL otherwise

lookupAlias

IAliasValue lookupAlias(IMetaContext metaContext,
 IURI key)

Retrieve the appropriate AliasValue based on a simple key

Parameters:

key - an arbitary key (could also be a IThingID

metaContext - the remote meta context

Returns:

the AliasValue if found, NULL otherwise