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+/*
+ * Copyright 1999-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
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+ */
+
+package javax.naming.spi;
+
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+import javax.naming.*;
+
+/**
+  * This interface represents a factory that creates an initial context.
+  *<p>
+  * The JNDI framework allows for different initial context implementations
+  * to be specified at runtime.  The initial context is created using
+  * an <em>initial context factory</em>.
+  * An initial context factory must implement the InitialContextFactory
+  * interface, which provides a method for creating instances of initial
+  * context that implement the Context interface.
+  * In addition, the factory class must be public and must have a public
+  * constructor that accepts no arguments.
+  *
+  * @author Rosanna Lee
+  * @author Scott Seligman
+  *
+  * @see InitialContextFactoryBuilder
+  * @see NamingManager#getInitialContext
+  * @see javax.naming.InitialContext
+  * @see javax.naming.directory.InitialDirContext
+  * @since 1.3
+  */
+
+public interface InitialContextFactory {
+        /**
+          * Creates an Initial Context for beginning name resolution.
+          * Special requirements of this context are supplied
+          * using <code>environment</code>.
+          *<p>
+          * The environment parameter is owned by the caller.
+          * The implementation will not modify the object or keep a reference
+          * to it, although it may keep a reference to a clone or copy.
+          *
+          * @param environment The possibly null environment
+          *             specifying information to be used in the creation
+          *             of the initial context.
+          * @return A non-null initial context object that implements the Context
+          *             interface.
+          * @exception NamingException If cannot create an initial context.
+          */
+        public Context getInitialContext(Hashtable<?,?> environment)
+            throws NamingException;
+}