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package javax.management.openmbean;
// java import
//
import java.util.Set;
import java.lang.Comparable; // to be substituted for jdk1.1.x
// jmx import
//
/**
* <p>Describes a parameter used in one or more operations or
* constructors of an open MBean.</p>
*
* <p>This interface declares the same methods as the class {@link
* javax.management.MBeanParameterInfo}. A class implementing this
* interface (typically {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport}) should
* extend {@link javax.management.MBeanParameterInfo}.</p>
*
*
* @since 1.5
*/
public interface OpenMBeanParameterInfo {
// Re-declares methods that are in class MBeanParameterInfo of JMX 1.0
// (these will be removed when MBeanParameterInfo is made a parent interface of this interface)
/**
* Returns a human readable description of the parameter
* described by this <tt>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</tt> instance.
*
* @return the description.
*/
public String getDescription() ;
/**
* Returns the name of the parameter
* described by this <tt>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</tt> instance.
*
* @return the name.
*/
public String getName() ;
// Now declares methods that are specific to open MBeans
//
/**
* Returns the <i>open type</i> of the values of the parameter
* described by this <tt>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</tt> instance.
*
* @return the open type.
*/
public OpenType<?> getOpenType() ;
/**
* Returns the default value for this parameter, if it has one, or
* <tt>null</tt> otherwise.
*
* @return the default value.
*/
public Object getDefaultValue() ;
/**
* Returns the set of legal values for this parameter, if it has
* one, or <tt>null</tt> otherwise.
*
* @return the set of legal values.
*/
public Set<?> getLegalValues() ;
/**
* Returns the minimal value for this parameter, if it has one, or
* <tt>null</tt> otherwise.
*
* @return the minimum value.
*/
public Comparable<?> getMinValue() ;
/**
* Returns the maximal value for this parameter, if it has one, or
* <tt>null</tt> otherwise.
*
* @return the maximum value.
*/
public Comparable<?> getMaxValue() ;
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if this parameter has a specified default
* value, or <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
*
* @return true if there is a default value.
*/
public boolean hasDefaultValue() ;
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if this parameter has a specified set of
* legal values, or <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
*
* @return true if there is a set of legal values.
*/
public boolean hasLegalValues() ;
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if this parameter has a specified minimal
* value, or <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
*
* @return true if there is a minimum value.
*/
public boolean hasMinValue() ;
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if this parameter has a specified maximal
* value, or <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
*
* @return true if there is a maximum value.
*/
public boolean hasMaxValue() ;
/**
* Tests whether <var>obj</var> is a valid value for the parameter
* described by this <code>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code> instance.
*
* @param obj the object to be tested.
*
* @return <code>true</code> if <var>obj</var> is a valid value
* for the parameter described by this
* <code>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code> instance,
* <code>false</code> otherwise.
*/
public boolean isValue(Object obj) ;
/**
* Compares the specified <var>obj</var> parameter with this <code>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</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>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code> interface,</li>
* <li>their names are equal</li>
* <li>their open types are equal</li>
* <li>their default, min, max and legal values 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>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code> interface.
* <br>
* @param obj the object to be compared for equality with this <code>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code> instance;
*
* @return <code>true</code> if the specified object is equal to this <code>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code> instance.
*/
public boolean equals(Object obj);
/**
* Returns the hash code value for this <code>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code> instance.
* <p>
* The hash code of an <code>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code> instance is the sum of the hash codes
* of all elements of information used in <code>equals</code> comparisons
* (ie: its name, its <i>open type</i>, and its default, min, max and legal values).
* <p>
* This ensures that <code> t1.equals(t2) </code> implies that <code> t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode() </code>
* for any two <code>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</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>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code> instance
*/
public int hashCode();
/**
* Returns a string representation of this <code>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code> instance.
* <p>
* The string representation consists of the name of this class (ie <code>javax.management.openmbean.OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code>),
* the string representation of the name and open type of the described parameter,
* and the string representation of its default, min, max and legal values.
*
* @return a string representation of this <code>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code> instance
*/
public String toString();
}