/**
   * Returns the CORBA Object which represents this object.
   *
   * @param
   * @return The CORBA object.
   * @see
   */
  final synchronized RecoveryCoordinator object() {

    if (thisRef == null) {
      if (poa == null) {
        poa = Configuration.getPOA("RecoveryCoordinator" /*#Frozen*/);
        recoverable = Configuration.isRecoverable();
      }

      try {

        if (recoverable && globalTID != null) {
          // Create the object id from the global transaction
          // identifier and the internal sequence number.

          byte[] tidBytes = globalTID.toBytes();
          byte[] id = new byte[tidBytes.length + 4];
          System.arraycopy(tidBytes, 0, id, 4, tidBytes.length);
          id[0] = (byte) internalSeq;
          id[1] = (byte) (internalSeq >> 8);
          id[2] = (byte) (internalSeq >> 16);
          id[3] = (byte) (internalSeq >> 24);

          // Activate the object and create the reference.

          poa.activate_object_with_id(id, this);

          org.omg.CORBA.Object obj =
              poa.create_reference_with_id(id, RecoveryCoordinatorHelper.id());
          thisRef = RecoveryCoordinatorHelper.narrow(obj);
          // thisRef = (RecoveryCoordinator) this;
        } else {
          poa.activate_object(this);
          org.omg.CORBA.Object obj = poa.servant_to_reference(this);
          thisRef = RecoveryCoordinatorHelper.narrow(obj);
          // thisRef = (RecoveryCoordinator)this;
        }
      } catch (Exception exc) {
        _logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "jts.create_recoverycoordinator_error");
        String msg =
            LogFormatter.getLocalizedMessage(_logger, "jts.create_recoverycoordinator_error");
        throw new org.omg.CORBA.INTERNAL(msg);
      }
    }

    return thisRef;
  }