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Class JavaGroups.DistributedHashtable 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.util.Dictionary
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           +----java.util.Hashtable
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                   +----JavaGroups.DistributedHashtable
public class DistributedHashtable
extends Hashtable
implements MessageListener, Cloneable
Provides the abstraction of a java.util.Hashtable that is replicated at several locations. Any change to the hashtable (clear, put, remove etc) will transparently be propagated to all replicas in the group. All read-only methods will always access the local replica.

Both keys and values added to the hashtable must be serializable, the reason being that they will be sent across the network to all replicas of the group. Having said this, it is now for example possible to add RMI remote objects to the hashtable as they are derived from java.rmi.server.RemoteObject which in turn is serializable. This allows to lookup shared distributed objects by their name and invoke methods on them, regardless of one's onw location. A DistributedHashtable thus allows to implement a distributed naming service in just a couple of lines.

An instance of this class will contact an existing member of the group to fetch its initial state (using the state exchange funclet StateExchangeFunclet.

Constructor Index

o DistributedHashtable(String, ChannelFactory, String)

Method Index

o _clear()
o _put(Object, Object)
o _remove(Object)
o AddNotifier(DistributedHashtable. Notification)
o clear()
o GetState()
o put(Object, Object)
o Receive(Message)
o remove(Object)
o SetState(Object)

Constructors

o DistributedHashtable 
 public DistributedHashtable(String groupname,
                             ChannelFactory factory,
                             String properties)

Methods

o AddNotifier 
 public void AddNotifier(DistributedHashtable. Notification n)
o put 
 public Object put(Object key,
                   Object value)
Overrides:
put in class Hashtable
o clear 
 public void clear()
Overrides:
clear in class Hashtable
o remove 
 public Object remove(Object key)
Overrides:
remove in class Hashtable
o _put 
 public synchronized Object _put(Object key,
                                 Object value)
o _clear 
 public synchronized void _clear()
o _remove 
 public synchronized Object _remove(Object key)
o Receive 
 public void Receive(Message msg)
o GetState 
 public Object GetState()
o SetState 
 public void SetState(Object new_state)

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