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package org.omg.CORBA;

/**
 *  Provides the <tt>DomainManager</tt> with the means to access policies.
 *  <P>
 *  The <tt>DomainManager</tt> has associated with it the policy objects for a
 *  particular domain. The domain manager also records the membership of
 *  the domain and provides the means to add and remove members. The domain
 *  manager is itself a member of a domain, possibly the domain it manages.
 *  The domain manager provides mechanisms for establishing and navigating
 *  relationships to superior and subordinate domains and
 *  creating and accessing policies.
 */

public interface DomainManagerOperations
{
    /** This returns the policy of the specified type for objects in
     *  this domain.  The types of policies available are domain specific.
     *  See the CORBA specification for a list of standard ORB policies.
     *
     *@param policy_type Type of policy to request
     */
    public org.omg.CORBA.Policy get_domain_policy(int policy_type);
}