Printing a hashtable to screen, Server & Client (Java & CORBA)

Question

Hi all,
I have written a server method that prints a hashtable's contents to screen:
     public void viewAllEquipment () throws noEquipmentInTable {
          // Does any equipment exist?
          if (equipmentList.isEmpty() == true) {
               throw new noEquipmentInTable();
          System.out.println("The equipment list is as follows: ");
                Enumeration tableEntries = equipmentList.keys();
                int i = 1;
                while (tableEntries.hasMoreElements()) {        
                String names = (String) tableEntries.nextElement();
                System.out.print(i + ". Name = " + names + ", Description = " + equipmentList.get(names));
                i++;
     }The Client uses simple code to call this method:
hireCompanyServant.viewAllEquipment();As I'm sure you're probably aware, the Hashtable's contents gets printed to the Server screen not the Client screen! How can I get it printing on the Client instead? I'm unsure whether returning a value via the method would work, and can't think of any other way to do this.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Edited by: JonBetts2004 on Mar 7, 2008 5:14 AM

Answer 1

Haha, ok sorry, will do. It's all command-line based, CORBA client-sever model.
Client: A file/program that implements and calls methods given by the Server.
Server: A file/program that contains methods that can be called by other clients/servers.
Screen: command line interface.
As it is a CORBA implementation, an ORB is started, then the Java Server is started, and finally the Java Client is run in the command prompt, which shows a list of actions to take (add equipment, edit equipment, view equipment, etc).
Sorry if that's too vague, I find these things hard to explain.
But basically, the 'client' makes use of the viewAllEquipment method provided by the 'server', which prints the contents of a hashtable to the command line. It is printed to the Server's command line rather than the Client's. I need it printing to the Client's command line, but am unsure what is the best way to approach it. Changing the method from a void to a string, and then returning a value? Or something else?
thanks