1 files changed, 32 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/libjava/classpath/javax/naming/spi/Resolver.java b/libjava/classpath/javax/naming/spi/Resolver.java
index d80fb616924..eb3eeb56079 100644
--- a/libjava/classpath/javax/naming/spi/Resolver.java
+++ b/libjava/classpath/javax/naming/spi/Resolver.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Resolver.java --
-   Copyright (C) 2001, 2005  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 2001, 2005, 2006  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of GNU Classpath.
 
@@ -38,18 +38,47 @@ exception statement from your version. */
 
 package javax.naming.spi;
 
+import javax.naming.Context;
 import javax.naming.Name;
 import javax.naming.NamingException;
+import javax.naming.NotContextException;
  
 /**
+ * <p>Represents the object, capable for the at least partial name resolution.
+ * The object is not necessay capable for the complete name resolution and
+ * need not implement the {@link Context}.</p>
+ * <p>
+ * Both passed parameters and returned results are owned by the caller.</p>
+ * 
  * @author Warren Levy (warrenl@redhat.com)
- * @date June 1, 2001
  */
-
 public interface Resolver
 {
+  /**
+   * Partially resolve the name, stopping at the first instance of the context
+   * that is an instance of the contextType
+   * 
+   * @param name the name to resolve
+   * @param contextType the class of the context, on that the resolution should
+   *          be terminated
+   * @return the complete or partial name resolution
+   * @throws NotContextException if the context of the contextType is not found
+   * @throws NamingException on other failure
+   */
   ResolveResult resolveToClass(Name name, Class contextType)
     throws NamingException;
+
+  /**
+   * Partially resolve the name, stopping at the first instance of the context
+   * that is an instance of the contextType
+   * 
+   * @param name the name to resolve
+   * @param contextType the class of the context, on that the resolution should
+   *          be terminated
+   * @return the complete or partial name resolution
+   * @throws NotContextException if the context of the contextType is not found
+   * @throws NamingException on other failure
+   */
   ResolveResult resolveToClass(String name, Class contextType)
     throws NamingException;
 }