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A factory for  * an LDAP directory might turn <tt>printer</tt> into a set of attributes  * and merge that with <tt>printerAttrs</tt>. The service provider then  * uses the resulting attributes to create an LDAP entry and updates  * the directory.  *  * <p> Since <tt>DirStateFactory</tt> extends <tt>StateFactory</tt>, it  * has two <tt>getStateToBind()</tt> methods, where one  * differs from the other by the attributes  * argument. <tt>DirectoryManager.getStateToBind()</tt> will only use  * the form that accepts the attributes argument, while  * <tt>NamingManager.getStateToBind()</tt> will only use the form that  * does not accept the attributes argument.  *  * <p> Either form of the <tt>getStateToBind()</tt> method of a  * DirStateFactory may be invoked multiple times, possibly using different  * parameters.  The implementation is thread-safe.  *  * @author Rosanna Lee  * @author Scott Seligman  *  * @see DirectoryManager#getStateToBind  * @see DirObjectFactory  * @since 1.3  */public interface DirStateFactory extends StateFactory {/** * Retrieves the state of an object for binding given the object and attributes * to be transformed. *<p> * <tt>DirectoryManager.getStateToBind()</tt> * successively loads in state factories. If a factory implements * <tt>DirStateFactory</tt>, <tt>DirectoryManager</tt> invokes this method; * otherwise, it invokes <tt>StateFactory.getStateToBind()</tt>. * It does this until a factory produces a non-null answer. *<p> * When an exception is thrown by a factory, * the exception is passed on to the caller * of <tt>DirectoryManager.getStateToBind()</tt>. The search for other factories * that may produce a non-null answer is halted. * A factory should only throw an exception if it is sure that * it is the only intended factory and that no other factories * should be tried. * If this factory cannot create an object using the arguments supplied, * it should return null. * <p> * The <code>name</code> and <code>nameCtx</code> parameters may * optionally be used to specify the name of the object being created. * See the description of "Name and Context Parameters" in * {@link ObjectFactory#getObjectInstance ObjectFactory.getObjectInstance()} * for details. * If a factory uses <code>nameCtx</code> it should synchronize its use * against concurrent access, since context implementations are not * guaranteed to be thread-safe. *<p> * The <tt>name</tt>, <tt>inAttrs</tt>, and <tt>environment</tt> parameters * are owned by the caller. * The implementation will not modify these objects or keep references * to them, although it may keep references to clones or copies. * The object returned by this method is owned by the caller. * The implementation will not subsequently modify it. * It will contain either a new <tt>Attributes</tt> object that is * likewise owned by the caller, or a reference to the original * <tt>inAttrs</tt> parameter. * * @param obj A possibly null object whose state is to be retrieved. * @param name The name of this object relative to <code>nameCtx</code>, *              or null if no name is specified. * @param nameCtx The context relative to which the <code>name</code> *              parameter is specified, or null if <code>name</code> is *              relative to the default initial context. * @param environment The possibly null environment to *              be used in the creation of the object's state. * @param inAttrs The possibly null attributes to be bound with the object. *      The factory must not modify <tt>inAttrs</tt>. * @return A <tt>Result</tt> containing the object's state for binding * and the corresponding * attributes to be bound; null if the object don't use this factory. * @exception NamingException If this factory encountered an exception * while attempting to get the object's state, and no other factories are * to be tried. * * @see DirectoryManager#getStateToBind */    public Result getStateToBind(Object obj, Name name, Context nameCtx,                                 Hashtable<?,?> environment,                                 Attributes inAttrs)        throws NamingException;          /**         * An object/attributes pair for returning the result of         * DirStateFactory.getStateToBind().         */    public static class Result {        /**         * The possibly null object to be bound.         */        private Object obj;          /**         * The possibly null attributes to be bound.         */        private Attributes attrs;         /**          * Constructs an instance of Result.          *          * @param obj The possibly null object to be bound.          * @param outAttrs The possibly null attributes to be bound.          */        public Result(Object obj, Attributes outAttrs) {            this.obj = obj;            this.attrs = outAttrs;        }         /**         * Retrieves the object to be bound.         * @return The possibly null object to be bound.         */        public Object getObject() { return obj; };         /**         * Retrieves the attributes to be bound.         * @return The possibly null attributes to be bound.         */        public Attributes getAttributes() { return attrs; };     }}