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## javax.naming.spi
Interface Resolver

public interface Resolver

This interface represents an "intermediate context" for name resolution.

The Resolver interface contains methods that are implemented by contexts that do not support subtypes of Context, but which can act as intermediate contexts for resolution purposes.

A `Name` parameter passed to any method is owned by the caller. The service provider will not modify the object or keep a reference to it. A `ResolveResult` object returned by any method is owned by the caller. The caller may subsequently modify it; the service provider may not.

Since:
  1.3

Method Summary
`ResolveResult` | `resolveToClass(Name name, Class contextType)` Partially resolves a name.
`ResolveResult` | `resolveToClass(String name, Class contextType)` Partially resolves a name.

Method Detail

### resolveToClass

    public ResolveResult resolveToClass(Name name,
                                        Class contextType)
                                 throws NamingException

  Partially resolves a name. Stops at the first context that is an instance of a given subtype of `Context`.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the name to resolve
    `contextType` - the type of object to resolve. This should be a subtype of `Context`.
  Returns:
    the object that was found, along with the unresolved suffix of `name`. Cannot be null.
  Throws:
    `NotContextException` - if no context of the appropriate type is found
    `NamingException` - if a naming exception was encountered
  See Also:
    `resolveToClass(String, Class)`

### resolveToClass

    public ResolveResult resolveToClass(String name,
                                        Class contextType)
                                 throws NamingException

  Partially resolves a name. See `resolveToClass(Name, Class)` for details.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the name to resolve
    `contextType` - the type of object to resolve. This should be a subtype of `Context`.
  Returns:
    the object that was found, along with the unresolved suffix of `name`. Cannot be null.
  Throws:
    `NotContextException` - if no context of the appropriate type is found
    `NamingException` - if a naming exception was encountered

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