Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

javax.management
Class MBeanOperationInfo

java.lang.Object
  extended by javax.management.MBeanFeatureInfo
      extended by javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable, DescriptorRead
Direct Known Subclasses:
ModelMBeanOperationInfo, OpenMBeanOperationInfoSupport

public class MBeanOperationInfo
extends MBeanFeatureInfo
implements Cloneable

Describes a management operation exposed by an MBean. Instances of this class are immutable. Subclasses may be mutable but this is not recommended.

Since:
1.5
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
static int ACTION
          Indicates that the operation is a write-like, and would modify the MBean in some way, typically by writing some value or changing a configuration.
static int ACTION_INFO
          Indicates that the operation is both read-like and write-like.
static int INFO
          Indicates that the operation is read-like, it basically returns information.
static int UNKNOWN
          Indicates that the operation has an "unknown" nature.
 
Fields inherited from class javax.management.MBeanFeatureInfo
description, name
 
Constructor Summary
MBeanOperationInfo(String description, Method method)
          Constructs an MBeanOperationInfo object.
MBeanOperationInfo(String name, String description, MBeanParameterInfo[] signature, String type, int impact)
          Constructs an MBeanOperationInfo object.
MBeanOperationInfo(String name, String description, MBeanParameterInfo[] signature, String type, int impact, Descriptor descriptor)
          Constructs an MBeanOperationInfo object.
 
Method Summary
 Object clone()
          Returns a shallow clone of this instance.
 boolean equals(Object o)
          Compare this MBeanOperationInfo to another.
 int getImpact()
          Returns the impact of the method, one of INFO, ACTION, ACTION_INFO, UNKNOWN.
 String getReturnType()
          Returns the type of the method's return value.
 MBeanParameterInfo[] getSignature()
          Returns the list of parameters for this operation.
 int hashCode()
          Returns a hash code value for the object.
 String toString()
          Returns a string representation of the object.
 
Methods inherited from class javax.management.MBeanFeatureInfo
getDescription, getDescriptor, getName
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

INFO

public static final int INFO
Indicates that the operation is read-like, it basically returns information.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

ACTION

public static final int ACTION
Indicates that the operation is a write-like, and would modify the MBean in some way, typically by writing some value or changing a configuration.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

ACTION_INFO

public static final int ACTION_INFO
Indicates that the operation is both read-like and write-like.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

UNKNOWN

public static final int UNKNOWN
Indicates that the operation has an "unknown" nature.

See Also:
Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

MBeanOperationInfo

public MBeanOperationInfo(String description,
                          Method method)
Constructs an MBeanOperationInfo object. The Descriptor of the constructed object will include fields contributed by any annotations on the Method object that contain the DescriptorKey meta-annotation.

Parameters:
method - The java.lang.reflect.Method object describing the MBean operation.
description - A human readable description of the operation.

MBeanOperationInfo

public MBeanOperationInfo(String name,
                          String description,
                          MBeanParameterInfo[] signature,
                          String type,
                          int impact)
Constructs an MBeanOperationInfo object.

Parameters:
name - The name of the method.
description - A human readable description of the operation.
signature - MBeanParameterInfo objects describing the parameters(arguments) of the method. This may be null with the same effect as a zero-length array.
type - The type of the method's return value.
impact - The impact of the method, one of INFO, ACTION, ACTION_INFO, UNKNOWN.

MBeanOperationInfo

public MBeanOperationInfo(String name,
                          String description,
                          MBeanParameterInfo[] signature,
                          String type,
                          int impact,
                          Descriptor descriptor)
Constructs an MBeanOperationInfo object.

Parameters:
name - The name of the method.
description - A human readable description of the operation.
signature - MBeanParameterInfo objects describing the parameters(arguments) of the method. This may be null with the same effect as a zero-length array.
type - The type of the method's return value.
impact - The impact of the method, one of INFO, ACTION, ACTION_INFO, UNKNOWN.
descriptor - The descriptor for the operation. This may be null which is equivalent to an empty descriptor.
Since:
1.6
Method Detail

clone

public Object clone()

Returns a shallow clone of this instance. The clone is obtained by simply calling super.clone(), thus calling the default native shallow cloning mechanism implemented by Object.clone(). No deeper cloning of any internal field is made.

Since this class is immutable, cloning is chiefly of interest to subclasses.

Overrides:
clone in class Object
Returns:
a clone of this instance.
See Also:
Cloneable

getReturnType

public String getReturnType()
Returns the type of the method's return value.

Returns:
the return type.

getSignature

public MBeanParameterInfo[] getSignature()

Returns the list of parameters for this operation. Each parameter is described by an MBeanParameterInfo object.

The returned array is a shallow copy of the internal array, which means that it is a copy of the internal array of references to the MBeanParameterInfo objects but that each referenced MBeanParameterInfo object is not copied.

Returns:
An array of MBeanParameterInfo objects.

getImpact

public int getImpact()
Returns the impact of the method, one of INFO, ACTION, ACTION_INFO, UNKNOWN.

Returns:
the impact code.

toString

public String toString()
Description copied from class: Object
Returns a string representation of the object. In general, the toString method returns a string that "textually represents" this object. The result should be a concise but informative representation that is easy for a person to read. It is recommended that all subclasses override this method.

The toString method for class Object returns a string consisting of the name of the class of which the object is an instance, the at-sign character `@', and the unsigned hexadecimal representation of the hash code of the object. In other words, this method returns a string equal to the value of:

 getClass().getName() + '@' + Integer.toHexString(hashCode())
 

Overrides:
toString in class Object
Returns:
a string representation of the object.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)
Compare this MBeanOperationInfo to another.

Overrides:
equals in class MBeanFeatureInfo
Parameters:
o - the object to compare to.
Returns:
true if and only if o is an MBeanOperationInfo such that its MBeanFeatureInfo.getName(), getReturnType(), MBeanFeatureInfo.getDescription(), getImpact(), MBeanFeatureInfo.getDescriptor() and getSignature() values are equal (not necessarily identical) to those of this MBeanConstructorInfo. Two signature arrays are equal if their elements are pairwise equal.
See Also:
Object.hashCode(), Hashtable

hashCode

public int hashCode()
Description copied from class: Object
Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is supported for the benefit of hashtables such as those provided by java.util.Hashtable.

The general contract of hashCode is:

As much as is reasonably practical, the hashCode method defined by class Object does return distinct integers for distinct objects. (This is typically implemented by converting the internal address of the object into an integer, but this implementation technique is not required by the JavaTM programming language.)

Overrides:
hashCode in class MBeanFeatureInfo
Returns:
a hash code value for this object.
See Also:
Object.equals(java.lang.Object), Hashtable

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