#### 6.9.2 `PolyORB.CORBA_P.Naming_Tools`

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         --  This package allows an object to be chosen either by its IOR or by
         --  its name in the naming service.

         with Ada.Finalization;

         with CORBA.Object;
         with CosNaming.NamingContext;

         package PolyORB.CORBA_P.Naming_Tools is

            function Locate
              (Name : CosNaming.Name)
              return CORBA.Object.Ref;
            function Locate
              (Context : CosNaming.NamingContext.Ref;
               Name    : CosNaming.Name)
              return CORBA.Object.Ref;
            --  Locate an object given its name, given as an array of name components.

            function Locate
              (IOR_Or_Name : String;
               Sep         : Character := '/')
              return CORBA.Object.Ref;
            function Locate
              (Context     : CosNaming.NamingContext.Ref;
               IOR_Or_Name : String;
               Sep         : Character                   := '/')
              return CORBA.Object.Ref;
            --  Locate an object by IOR or name. If the string does not start with
            --  "IOR:", the name will be parsed before it is looked up, using
            --  Parse_Name below.

            procedure Register
              (Name   : in String;
               Ref    : in CORBA.Object.Ref;
               Rebind : in Boolean := False;
               Sep    : in Character := '/');
            --  Register an object by its name by binding or rebinding.
            --  The name will be parsed by Parse_Name below; any necessary contexts
            --  will be created on the name server.
            --  If Rebind is True, then a rebind will be performed if the name
            --  is already bound.

            procedure Unregister (Name : in String);
            --  Unregister an object by its name by unbinding it.

            type Server_Guard is limited private;
            procedure Register
              (Guard  : in out Server_Guard;
               Name   : in String;
               Ref    : in CORBA.Object.Ref;
               Rebind : in Boolean := False;
               Sep    : in Character := '/');
            --  A Server_Guard object is an object which is able to register a
            --  server reference in a naming service (see Register above), and
            --  destroy this name using Unregister when the object disappears
            --  (the program terminates or the Server_Guard object lifetime has
            --  expired).

            function Parse_Name
              (Name : String;
               Sep : Character := '/')
              return CosNaming.Name;
            --  Split a sequence of name component specifications separated
            --  with Sep characters into a name component array. Any leading
            --  Sep is ignored.

         private
            --  implementation removed
         end PolyORB.CORBA_P.Naming_Tools;