J. Duke | 319a3b9 | 2007-12-01 00:00:00 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | /* |
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| 25 | |
| 26 | |
| 27 | package javax.management.openmbean; |
| 28 | |
| 29 | |
| 30 | // java import |
| 31 | // |
| 32 | |
| 33 | |
| 34 | // jmx import |
| 35 | // |
| 36 | import javax.management.MBeanParameterInfo; |
| 37 | |
| 38 | |
| 39 | /** |
| 40 | * <p>Describes a constructor of an Open MBean.</p> |
| 41 | * |
| 42 | * <p>This interface declares the same methods as the class {@link |
| 43 | * javax.management.MBeanConstructorInfo}. A class implementing this |
| 44 | * interface (typically {@link OpenMBeanConstructorInfoSupport}) |
| 45 | * should extend {@link javax.management.MBeanConstructorInfo}.</p> |
| 46 | * |
| 47 | * <p>The {@link #getSignature()} method should return at runtime an |
| 48 | * array of instances of a subclass of {@link MBeanParameterInfo} |
| 49 | * which implements the {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfo} interface |
| 50 | * (typically {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport}).</p> |
| 51 | * |
| 52 | * |
| 53 | * |
| 54 | * @since 1.5 |
| 55 | */ |
| 56 | public interface OpenMBeanConstructorInfo { |
| 57 | |
| 58 | // Re-declares the methods that are in class MBeanConstructorInfo of JMX 1.0 |
| 59 | // (methods will be removed when MBeanConstructorInfo is made a parent interface of this interface) |
| 60 | |
| 61 | /** |
| 62 | * Returns a human readable description of the constructor |
| 63 | * described by this <tt>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</tt> instance. |
| 64 | * |
| 65 | * @return the description. |
| 66 | */ |
| 67 | public String getDescription() ; |
| 68 | |
| 69 | /** |
| 70 | * Returns the name of the constructor |
| 71 | * described by this <tt>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</tt> instance. |
| 72 | * |
| 73 | * @return the name. |
| 74 | */ |
| 75 | public String getName() ; |
| 76 | |
| 77 | /** |
| 78 | * Returns an array of <tt>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</tt> instances |
| 79 | * describing each parameter in the signature of the constructor |
| 80 | * described by this <tt>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</tt> instance. |
| 81 | * |
| 82 | * @return the signature. |
| 83 | */ |
| 84 | public MBeanParameterInfo[] getSignature() ; |
| 85 | |
| 86 | |
| 87 | // commodity methods |
| 88 | // |
| 89 | |
| 90 | /** |
| 91 | * Compares the specified <var>obj</var> parameter with this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance for equality. |
| 92 | * <p> |
| 93 | * Returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if all of the following statements are true: |
| 94 | * <ul> |
| 95 | * <li><var>obj</var> is non null,</li> |
| 96 | * <li><var>obj</var> also implements the <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> interface,</li> |
| 97 | * <li>their names are equal</li> |
| 98 | * <li>their signatures are equal.</li> |
| 99 | * </ul> |
| 100 | * This ensures that this <tt>equals</tt> method works properly for <var>obj</var> parameters which are |
| 101 | * different implementations of the <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> interface. |
| 102 | * <br> |
| 103 | * @param obj the object to be compared for equality with this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance; |
| 104 | * |
| 105 | * @return <code>true</code> if the specified object is equal to this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance. |
| 106 | */ |
| 107 | public boolean equals(Object obj); |
| 108 | |
| 109 | /** |
| 110 | * Returns the hash code value for this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance. |
| 111 | * <p> |
| 112 | * The hash code of an <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance is the sum of the hash codes |
| 113 | * of all elements of information used in <code>equals</code> comparisons |
| 114 | * (ie: its name and signature, where the signature hashCode is calculated by a call to |
| 115 | * <tt>java.util.Arrays.asList(this.getSignature).hashCode()</tt>). |
| 116 | * <p> |
| 117 | * This ensures that <code> t1.equals(t2) </code> implies that <code> t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode() </code> |
| 118 | * for any two <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instances <code>t1</code> and <code>t2</code>, |
| 119 | * as required by the general contract of the method |
| 120 | * {@link Object#hashCode() Object.hashCode()}. |
| 121 | * <p> |
| 122 | * |
| 123 | * @return the hash code value for this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance |
| 124 | */ |
| 125 | public int hashCode(); |
| 126 | |
| 127 | /** |
| 128 | * Returns a string representation of this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance. |
| 129 | * <p> |
| 130 | * The string representation consists of the name of this class (ie <code>javax.management.openmbean.OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code>), |
| 131 | * and the name and signature of the described constructor. |
| 132 | * |
| 133 | * @return a string representation of this <code>OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code> instance |
| 134 | */ |
| 135 | public String toString(); |
| 136 | |
| 137 | } |