Java Web Services in a Nutshell

Name

ExtrinsicObject

Synopsis

public interface ExtrinsicObject extends RegistryEntry {
// Public Instance Methods
    public abstract String getMimeType(  )
       throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L1
    public abstract javax.activation.DataHandler getRepositoryItem(  )
       throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L1
    public abstract boolean isOpaque(  )
       throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L1
    public abstract void setMimeType(String mimeType)
       throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L1
    public abstract void setOpaque(boolean isOpaque)
       throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L1
    public abstract void setRepositoryItem(javax.activation.DataHandler repositoryItem) 
       throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L1
}

Most of the interfaces in the javax.xml.registry.infomodel package represent data that is held within the registry itself and is of a type that the registry understands. This is not the case for an ExtrinsicObject. The ExtrinsicObject interface represents information that does not have any meaning to and is not interpreted by the registry, which treats it simply as data and stores it in an associated repository from which it can be retrieved on demand. To add an ExtrinsicObject to the registry, use the LifeCycleManager createExtrinsicObject( ) method, which requires a DataHandler that can be used to retrieve the data to be written to the repository as a byte stream. Once a ExtrinsicObject is created, you can use the getRepositoryItem( ) method to get a DataHandler that retrieves its ...