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| |
| package javax.management.relation; |
| |
| import java.util.ArrayList; // for Javadoc |
| import java.util.List; |
| |
| import java.io.Serializable; |
| |
| /** |
| * The RelationType interface has to be implemented by any class expected to |
| * represent a relation type. |
| * |
| * @since 1.5 |
| */ |
| public interface RelationType extends Serializable { |
| |
| // |
| // Accessors |
| // |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the relation type name. |
| * |
| * @return the relation type name. |
| */ |
| public String getRelationTypeName(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the list of role definitions (ArrayList of RoleInfo objects). |
| * |
| * @return an {@link ArrayList} of {@link RoleInfo}. |
| */ |
| public List<RoleInfo> getRoleInfos(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the role info (RoleInfo object) for the given role info name |
| * (null if not found). |
| * |
| * @param roleInfoName role info name |
| * |
| * @return RoleInfo object providing role definition |
| * does not exist |
| * |
| * @exception IllegalArgumentException if null parameter |
| * @exception RoleInfoNotFoundException if no role info with that name in |
| * relation type. |
| */ |
| public RoleInfo getRoleInfo(String roleInfoName) |
| throws IllegalArgumentException, |
| RoleInfoNotFoundException; |
| } |