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A class implementing this 43 * interface (typically {@link OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport}) should 44 * extend {@link javax.management.MBeanAttributeInfo}.</p> 45 * 46 * 47 * @since 1.5 48 */ 49 public interface OpenMBeanAttributeInfo extends OpenMBeanParameterInfo { 50 51 52 // Re-declares the methods that are in class MBeanAttributeInfo of JMX 1.0 53 // (these will be removed when MBeanAttributeInfo is made a parent interface of this interface) 54 55 /** 56 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if the attribute described by this <tt>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</tt> instance is readable, 57 * <tt>false</tt> otherwise. 58 * 59 * @return true if the attribute is readable. 60 */ 61 public boolean isReadable() ; 62 63 /** 64 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if the attribute described by this <tt>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</tt> instance is writable, 65 * <tt>false</tt> otherwise. 66 * 67 * @return true if the attribute is writable. 68 */ 69 public boolean isWritable() ; 70 71 /** 72 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if the attribute described by this <tt>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</tt> instance 73 * is accessed through a <tt>is<i>XXX</i></tt> getter (applies only to <tt>boolean</tt> and <tt>Boolean</tt> values), 74 * <tt>false</tt> otherwise. 75 * 76 * @return true if the attribute is accessed through <tt>is<i>XXX</i></tt>. 77 */ 78 public boolean isIs() ; 79 80 81 // commodity methods 82 // 83 84 /** 85 * Compares the specified <var>obj</var> parameter with this <code>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</code> instance for equality. 86 * <p> 87 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if all of the following statements are true: 88 * <ul> 89 * <li><var>obj</var> is non null,</li> 90 * <li><var>obj</var> also implements the <code>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</code> interface,</li> 91 * <li>their names are equal</li> 92 * <li>their open types are equal</li> 93 * <li>their access properties (isReadable, isWritable and isIs) are equal</li> 94 * <li>their default, min, max and legal values are equal.</li> 95 * </ul> 96 * This ensures that this <tt>equals</tt> method works properly for <var>obj</var> parameters which are 97 * different implementations of the <code>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</code> interface. 98 * <br> 99 * @param obj the object to be compared for equality with this <code>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</code> instance; 100 * 101 * @return <code>true</code> if the specified object is equal to this <code>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</code> instance. 102 */ 103 public boolean equals(Object obj); 104 105 /** 106 * Returns the hash code value for this <code>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</code> instance. 107 * <p> 108 * The hash code of an <code>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</code> instance is the sum of the hash codes 109 * of all elements of information used in <code>equals</code> comparisons 110 * (ie: its name, its <i>open type</i>, and its default, min, max and legal values). 111 * <p> 112 * This ensures that <code> t1.equals(t2) </code> implies that <code> t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode() </code> 113 * for any two <code>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</code> instances <code>t1</code> and <code>t2</code>, 114 * as required by the general contract of the method 115 * {@link Object#hashCode() Object.hashCode()}. 116 * 117 * @return the hash code value for this <code>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</code> instance 118 */ 119 public int hashCode(); 120 121 /** 122 * Returns a string representation of this <code>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</code> instance. 123 * <p> 124 * The string representation consists of the name of this class (ie <code>javax.management.openmbean.OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</code>), 125 * the string representation of the name and open type of the described attribute, 126 * and the string representation of its default, min, max and legal values. 127 * 128 * @return a string representation of this <code>OpenMBeanAttributeInfo</code> instance 129 */ 130 public String toString(); 131 132 133 // methods specific to open MBeans are inherited from 134 // OpenMBeanParameterInfo 135 // 136 137 }