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package com.sun.corba.se.spi.oa ;

import org.omg.CORBA.SystemException ;

/** NullServant is used to represent a null servant returned
 * OAInvocationInfo after a
 * ObjectAdapter.getInvocationServant( OAInvocationInfo ) call.
 * If the getInvocationServant call could not locate a servant
 * for the ObjectId in the OAInvocationInfo, getServantContainer
 * will contain a NullServant.  Later stages of the request
 * dispatch may choose either to throw the exception or perform
 * some other action in response to the NullServant result.
 */
public interface NullServant
{
    /** Obtain the exception that is associated with this
     * NullServant instance.
     */
    SystemException getException() ;
}