ozoneset.java

Java的面向对象数据库系统的源代码

// You can redistribute this software and/or modify it under the terms of
// the Ozone Library License version 1 published by ozone-db.org.
//
// This file is
// Copyright (C) 2002-@year@ Leo Mekenkamp. All rights reserved.
// $Id: OzoneSet.java,v 1.1 2002/10/24 15:41:16 per_nyfelt Exp $

package org.ozoneDB.collections;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * See the overall description on {@link org.ozoneDB.collections.OzoneCollection}.
 * @author <a href="mailto:ozoneATmekenkampD0Tcom">Leo Mekenkamp (mind the anti-sp@m)</a>
 */
public interface OzoneSet extends OzoneCollection, Set {

    /** <p>Returns a non-ozone <code>Set</code> that contains the same
     * entries as this persistent one; it is (by nature of the client-server
     * enviromnent) always a 'deep' copy of this <code>OzoneSet</code>.
     * I.e. the contents of this <code>OzoneSet</code> instance are
     * always copied to the client by use of serialization.</p>
     * <p>This means that if this instance holds non-ozone objects, these
     * objects are send to the calling client by means of serialization. If
     * this instance holds ozone objects, it actually holds proxies to these
     * objects. These proxies are copied and send to the client, resulting in
     * different proxies to the same ozone objects.</p>
     */
    public Set getClientSet();
    
}