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  41  * <p>This interface declares the same methods as the class {@link
  42  * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo}.  A class implementing this
  43  * interface (typically {@link OpenMBeanOperationInfoSupport}) should
  44  * extend {@link javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo}.</p>
  45  *
  46  * <p>The {@link #getSignature()} method should return at runtime an
  47  * array of instances of a subclass of {@link MBeanParameterInfo}
  48  * which implements the {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfo} interface
  49  * (typically {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport}).</p>
  50  *
  51  *
  52  * @since 1.5
  53  */
  54 public interface OpenMBeanOperationInfo  {
  55 
  56     // Re-declares fields and methods that are in class MBeanOperationInfo of JMX 1.0
  57     // (fields and methods will be removed when MBeanOperationInfo is made a parent interface of this interface)
  58 
  59     /**
  60      * Returns a human readable description of the operation
  61      * described by this <tt>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</tt> instance.
  62      *
  63      * @return the description.
  64      */
  65     public String getDescription() ;
  66 
  67     /**
  68      * Returns the name of the operation
  69      * described by this <tt>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</tt> instance.
  70      *
  71      * @return the name.
  72      */
  73     public String getName() ;
  74 
  75     /**
  76      * Returns an array of <tt>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</tt> instances
  77      * describing each parameter in the signature of the operation
  78      * described by this <tt>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</tt> instance.
  79      * Each instance in the returned array should actually be a
  80      * subclass of <tt>MBeanParameterInfo</tt> which implements the
  81      * <tt>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</tt> interface (typically {@link
  82      * OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport}).
  83      *
  84      * @return the signature.
  85      */
  86     public MBeanParameterInfo[] getSignature() ;
  87 
  88     /**
  89      * Returns an <tt>int</tt> constant qualifying the impact of the
  90      * operation described by this <tt>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</tt>
  91      * instance.
  92      *
  93      * The returned constant is one of {@link
  94      * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo#INFO}, {@link
  95      * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo#ACTION}, {@link
  96      * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo#ACTION_INFO}, or {@link
  97      * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo#UNKNOWN}.
  98      *
  99      * @return the impact code.
 100      */
 101     public int getImpact() ;
 102 
 103     /**
 104      * Returns the fully qualified Java class name of the values
 105      * returned by the operation described by this
 106      * <tt>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</tt> instance.  This method should
 107      * return the same value as a call to
 108      * <tt>getReturnOpenType().getClassName()</tt>.
 109      *
 110      * @return the return type.
 111      */
 112     public String getReturnType() ;
 113 
 114 
 115     // Now declares methods that are specific to open MBeans
 116     //
 117 
 118     /**
 119      * Returns the <i>open type</i> of the values returned by the
 120      * operation described by this <tt>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</tt>
 121      * instance.
 122      *
 123      * @return the return type.
 124      */
 125     public OpenType<?> getReturnOpenType() ; // open MBean specific method
 126 
 127 
 128     // commodity methods
 129     //
 130 
 131     /**
 132      * Compares the specified <var>obj</var> parameter with this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance for equality.
 133      * <p>
 134      * Returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if all of the following statements are true:
 135      * <ul>
 136      * <li><var>obj</var> is non null,</li>
 137      * <li><var>obj</var> also implements the <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> interface,</li>
 138      * <li>their names are equal</li>
 139      * <li>their signatures are equal</li>
 140      * <li>their return open types are equal</li>
 141      * <li>their impacts are equal</li>
 142      * </ul>
 143      * This ensures that this <tt>equals</tt> method works properly for <var>obj</var> parameters which are
 144      * different implementations of the <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> interface.
 145      * <br>&nbsp;
 146      * @param  obj  the object to be compared for equality with this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance;
 147      *
 148      * @return  <code>true</code> if the specified object is equal to this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance.
 149      */
 150     public boolean equals(Object obj);
 151 
 152     /**
 153      * Returns the hash code value for this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance.
 154      * <p>
 155      * The hash code of an <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance is the sum of the hash codes
 156      * of all elements of information used in <code>equals</code> comparisons
 157      * (ie: its name, return open type, impact and signature, where the signature hashCode is calculated by a call to
 158      *  <tt>java.util.Arrays.asList(this.getSignature).hashCode()</tt>).

 159      * <p>
 160      * This ensures that <code> t1.equals(t2) </code> implies that <code> t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode() </code>
 161      * for any two <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instances <code>t1</code> and <code>t2</code>,
 162      * as required by the general contract of the method
 163      * {@link Object#hashCode() Object.hashCode()}.
 164      *
 165      *
 166      * @return  the hash code value for this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance
 167      */
 168     public int hashCode();
 169 
 170     /**
 171      * Returns a string representation of this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance.
 172      * <p>
 173      * The string representation consists of the name of this class (ie <code>javax.management.openmbean.OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code>),

 174      * and the name, signature, return open type and impact of the described operation.
 175      *
 176      * @return  a string representation of this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance
 177      */
 178     public String toString();
 179 
 180 }


  41  * <p>This interface declares the same methods as the class {@link
  42  * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo}.  A class implementing this
  43  * interface (typically {@link OpenMBeanOperationInfoSupport}) should
  44  * extend {@link javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo}.</p>
  45  *
  46  * <p>The {@link #getSignature()} method should return at runtime an
  47  * array of instances of a subclass of {@link MBeanParameterInfo}
  48  * which implements the {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfo} interface
  49  * (typically {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport}).</p>
  50  *
  51  *
  52  * @since 1.5
  53  */
  54 public interface OpenMBeanOperationInfo  {
  55 
  56     // Re-declares fields and methods that are in class MBeanOperationInfo of JMX 1.0
  57     // (fields and methods will be removed when MBeanOperationInfo is made a parent interface of this interface)
  58 
  59     /**
  60      * Returns a human readable description of the operation
  61      * described by this {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} instance.
  62      *
  63      * @return the description.
  64      */
  65     public String getDescription() ;
  66 
  67     /**
  68      * Returns the name of the operation
  69      * described by this {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} instance.
  70      *
  71      * @return the name.
  72      */
  73     public String getName() ;
  74 
  75     /**
  76      * Returns an array of {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfo} instances
  77      * describing each parameter in the signature of the operation
  78      * described by this {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} instance.
  79      * Each instance in the returned array should actually be a
  80      * subclass of {@code MBeanParameterInfo} which implements the
  81      * {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfo} interface (typically {@link
  82      * OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport}).
  83      *
  84      * @return the signature.
  85      */
  86     public MBeanParameterInfo[] getSignature() ;
  87 
  88     /**
  89      * Returns an {@code int} constant qualifying the impact of the
  90      * operation described by this {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo}
  91      * instance.
  92      *
  93      * The returned constant is one of {@link
  94      * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo#INFO}, {@link
  95      * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo#ACTION}, {@link
  96      * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo#ACTION_INFO}, or {@link
  97      * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo#UNKNOWN}.
  98      *
  99      * @return the impact code.
 100      */
 101     public int getImpact() ;
 102 
 103     /**
 104      * Returns the fully qualified Java class name of the values
 105      * returned by the operation described by this
 106      * {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} instance.  This method should
 107      * return the same value as a call to
 108      * {@code getReturnOpenType().getClassName()}.
 109      *
 110      * @return the return type.
 111      */
 112     public String getReturnType() ;
 113 
 114 
 115     // Now declares methods that are specific to open MBeans
 116     //
 117 
 118     /**
 119      * Returns the <i>open type</i> of the values returned by the
 120      * operation described by this {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo}
 121      * instance.
 122      *
 123      * @return the return type.
 124      */
 125     public OpenType<?> getReturnOpenType() ; // open MBean specific method
 126 
 127 
 128     // commodity methods
 129     //
 130 
 131     /**
 132      * Compares the specified <var>obj</var> parameter with this {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} instance for equality.
 133      * <p>
 134      * Returns {@code true} if and only if all of the following statements are true:
 135      * <ul>
 136      * <li><var>obj</var> is non null,</li>
 137      * <li><var>obj</var> also implements the {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} interface,</li>
 138      * <li>their names are equal</li>
 139      * <li>their signatures are equal</li>
 140      * <li>their return open types are equal</li>
 141      * <li>their impacts are equal</li>
 142      * </ul>
 143      * This ensures that this {@code equals} method works properly for <var>obj</var> parameters which are
 144      * different implementations of the {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} interface.
 145      * <br>&nbsp;
 146      * @param  obj  the object to be compared for equality with this {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} instance;
 147      *
 148      * @return  {@code true} if the specified object is equal to this {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} instance.
 149      */
 150     public boolean equals(Object obj);
 151 
 152     /**
 153      * Returns the hash code value for this {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} instance.
 154      * <p>
 155      * The hash code of an {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} instance is the sum of the hash codes
 156      * of all elements of information used in {@code equals} comparisons
 157      * (ie: its name, return open type, impact and signature, 
 158      * where the signature hashCode is calculated by a call to
 159      * {@code java.util.Arrays.asList(this.getSignature).hashCode()}).
 160      * <p>
 161      * This ensures that {@code t1.equals(t2)} implies that {@code t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode()}
 162      * for any two {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} instances {@code t1} and {@code t2},
 163      * as required by the general contract of the method
 164      * {@link Object#hashCode() Object.hashCode()}.
 165      *
 166      *
 167      * @return  the hash code value for this {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} instance
 168      */
 169     public int hashCode();
 170 
 171     /**
 172      * Returns a string representation of this {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} instance.
 173      * <p>
 174      * The string representation consists of the name of this class
 175      * (ie {@code javax.management.openmbean.OpenMBeanOperationInfo}),
 176      * and the name, signature, return open type and impact of the described operation.
 177      *
 178      * @return  a string representation of this {@code OpenMBeanOperationInfo} instance
 179      */
 180     public String toString();
 181 
 182 }
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