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package javax.management.openmbean;
// java import
//
// jmx import
//
import javax.management.MBeanParameterInfo;
/**
* <p>Describes a constructor of an Open MBean.</p>
*
* <p>This interface declares the same methods as the class {@link
* javax.management.MBeanConstructorInfo}. A class implementing this
* interface (typically {@link OpenMBeanConstructorInfoSupport})
* should extend {@link javax.management.MBeanConstructorInfo}.</p>
*
* <p>The {@link #getSignature()} method should return at runtime an
* array of instances of a subclass of {@link MBeanParameterInfo}
* which implements the {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfo} interface
* (typically {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport}).</p>
*
*
*
* @since 1.5
*/
public interface OpenMBeanConstructorInfo {
// Re-declares the methods that are in class MBeanConstructorInfo of JMX 1.0
// (methods will be removed when MBeanConstructorInfo is made a parent interface of this interface)
/**
* Returns a human readable description of the constructor
* described by this <tt>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</tt> instance.
*
* @return the description.
*/
public String getDescription() ;
/**
* Returns the name of the constructor
* described by this <tt>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</tt> instance.
*
* @return the name.
*/
public String getName() ;
/**
* Returns an array of <tt>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</tt> instances
* describing each parameter in the signature of the constructor
* described by this <tt>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</tt> instance.
*
* @return the signature.
*/
public MBeanParameterInfo[] getSignature() ;
// commodity methods
//
/**
* Compares the specified <var>obj</var> parameter with this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance for equality.
* <p>
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if all of the following statements are true:
* <ul>
* <li><var>obj</var> is non null,</li>
* <li><var>obj</var> also implements the <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> interface,</li>
* <li>their names are equal</li>
* <li>their signatures are equal.</li>
* </ul>
* This ensures that this <tt>equals</tt> method works properly for <var>obj</var> parameters which are
* different implementations of the <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> interface.
* <br>
* @param obj the object to be compared for equality with this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance;
*
* @return <code>true</code> if the specified object is equal to this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance.
*/
public boolean equals(Object obj);
/**
* Returns the hash code value for this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance.
* <p>
* The hash code of an <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance is the sum of the hash codes
* of all elements of information used in <code>equals</code> comparisons
* (ie: its name and signature, where the signature hashCode is calculated by a call to
* <tt>java.util.Arrays.asList(this.getSignature).hashCode()</tt>).
* <p>
* This ensures that <code> t1.equals(t2) </code> implies that <code> t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode() </code>
* for any two <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instances <code>t1</code> and <code>t2</code>,
* as required by the general contract of the method
* {@link Object#hashCode() Object.hashCode()}.
* <p>
*
* @return the hash code value for this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance
*/
public int hashCode();
/**
* Returns a string representation of this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance.
* <p>
* The string representation consists of the name of this class (ie <code>javax.management.openmbean.OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code>),
* and the name and signature of the described constructor.
*
* @return a string representation of this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance
*/
public String toString();
}