Uses of Interface org.omg.PortableServer.ServantLocator (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-22

## Uses of Interface
org.omg.PortableServer.ServantLocator

- Packages that use ServantLocator
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  org.omg.PortableServer | Provides classes and interfaces for making the server side of your applications portable across multivendor ORBs.

- - ### Uses of ServantLocator in org.omg.PortableServer

    Classes in org.omg.PortableServer that implement ServantLocator
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `_ServantLocatorStub` When the POA has the NON_RETAIN policy it uses servant managers that are ServantLocators.

    Methods in org.omg.PortableServer that return ServantLocator
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ServantLocator` | ServantLocatorPOA.`_this()`
    `ServantLocator` | ServantLocatorPOA.`_this(ORB orb)`
    `static ServantLocator` | ServantLocatorHelper.`extract(Any a)`
    `static ServantLocator` | ServantLocatorHelper.`narrow(Object obj)`
    `static ServantLocator` | ServantLocatorHelper.`read(InputStream istream)`
    `static ServantLocator` | ServantLocatorHelper.`unchecked_narrow(Object obj)`

    Methods in org.omg.PortableServer with parameters of type ServantLocator
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static void` | ServantLocatorHelper.`insert(Any a, ServantLocator that)`
    `static void` | ServantLocatorHelper.`write(OutputStream ostream, ServantLocator value)`

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