Uses of Class java.rmi.activation.ActivationDesc (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.rmi.activation.ActivationDesc

- Packages that use ActivationDesc
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.rmi.activation | Provides support for RMI Object Activation.

- - ### Uses of ActivationDesc in java.rmi.activation

    Methods in java.rmi.activation that return ActivationDesc
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ActivationDesc` | ActivationSystem.`getActivationDesc(ActivationID id)` Returns the activation descriptor, for the object with the activation identifier, `id`.
    `ActivationDesc` | ActivationSystem.`setActivationDesc(ActivationID id, ActivationDesc desc)` Set the activation descriptor, `desc` for the object with the activation identifier, `id`.

    Methods in java.rmi.activation with parameters of type ActivationDesc
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `MarshalledObject` | ActivationGroup_Stub.`newInstance(ActivationID id, ActivationDesc desc)` Stub method for `ActivationGroup.newInstance`.
    `MarshalledObject<? extends Remote>` | ActivationInstantiator.`newInstance(ActivationID id, ActivationDesc desc)` The activator calls an instantiator's `newInstance` method in order to recreate in that group an object with the activation identifier, `id`, and descriptor, `desc`.
    `static Remote` | Activatable.`register(ActivationDesc desc)` Register an object descriptor for an activatable remote object so that is can be activated on demand.
    `ActivationID` | ActivationSystem.`registerObject(ActivationDesc desc)` The `registerObject` method is used to register an activation descriptor, `desc`, and obtain an activation identifier for a activatable remote object.
    `ActivationDesc` | ActivationSystem.`setActivationDesc(ActivationID id, ActivationDesc desc)` Set the activation descriptor, `desc` for the object with the activation identifier, `id`.

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