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Interface ServiceReference<B>

Type Parameters:

B - the type of the service reference

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public interface ServiceReference<B>
extends java.io.Serializable

The ServiceReference interface represents a component reference. It can be injected using the @Reference annotation on a field, a setter method, or constructor parameter taking the type ServiceReference.

Method Summary

java.lang.Class<B>	getBusinessInterface() Returns the Java class for the business interface associated with this reference.
B	getService() Returns a type-safe reference to the target of this reference.

Method Detail

getService

B getService()

Returns a type-safe reference to the target of this reference. The instance returned is guaranteed to implement the business interface for this reference. The value returned is a proxy to the target that implements the business interface associated with this reference.

Returns:

a type-safe reference to the target of this reference.

getBusinessInterface

java.lang.Class<B> getBusinessInterface()

Returns the Java class for the business interface associated with this reference.

Returns:

the Java class for the business interface associated with this reference.