3.4.4.1 Renewal
Renewal extends the TTL of the associated Server Object.
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TimeSpan Renewal(ILease lease);
lease: The expiring ILease object.
Return Value: A TimeSpan value that indicates the new TTL for the Server Object.
Exceptions: No Exceptions are specified for this method other than the Exceptions common to all Remote Methods in .NET Remoting (as specified in [MS-NRTP] section 3.2.5.1.7.2).
An implementation of this method MUST return a TimeSpan that is the new TTL. The implementation MUST return a valid TimeSpan value greater than or equal to 0. The meaning of the return value is specified in the following table.
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Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
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0 |
Lease need not be renewed, and this Sponsor can be dropped from the Lease SponsorList. |
|
>0 |
Lease needs to be renewed, and this Sponsor needs to be kept in the Lease SponsorList. |
The implementation SHOULD NOT call methods on the lease argument but instead rely on the return value to indicate renewal.