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4.3.10.1 validate_connection
boolean validate_connection( out PolicyList inconsistent_policies );
Returns the value TRUE if the current effective policies for the Object will allow an invocation to be made. If the object
reference is not yet bound, a binding will occur as part of this operation. If the object reference is already bound, but
current policy overrides have changed or for any other reason the binding is no longer valid, a rebind will be attempted regardless
of the setting of any RebindPolicy override. The validate_connection operation is the only way to force such a rebind when
implicit rebinds are disallowed by the current effective RebindPolicy. The attempt to bind or rebind may involve processing
GIOP LocateRequests by the ORB.
If the RoutingPolicy ROUTE_FORWARD or ROUTE_STORE_AND_FORWARD are in effect when validate_connection is invoked then the client
ORB shall attempt to open a connection for the first hop to the first target Router (applies to both Router and PersistentRequestRouter)
as if it were the target Object and return success or failure based on success or failure to establish this connection.
Returns the value FALSE if the current effective policies would cause an invocation to raise the standard system exception
INV_POLICY. If the current effective policies are incompatible, the out parameter inconsistent_policies contains those policies
causing the incompatibility. This returned list of policies is not guaranteed to be exhaustive. If the binding fails due
to some reason unrelated to policy overrides, the appropriate standard system exception is raised.