| /* OpenMBeanConstructorInfo.java -- Open typed info about a constructor. |
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| |
| package javax.management.openmbean; |
| |
| import javax.management.MBeanParameterInfo; |
| |
| /** |
| * Describes a constructor for an open management bean. |
| * This interface includes those methods specified by {@link |
| * javax.management.MBeanConstructorInfo}, so implementations should |
| * extend this class. The {@link #getSignature()} method should |
| * return an array containing instances of {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfo}. |
| * |
| * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org) |
| * @since 1.5 |
| */ |
| public interface OpenMBeanConstructorInfo |
| { |
| |
| /** |
| * Compares this attribute with the supplied object. This returns |
| * true iff the object is an instance of {@link OpenMBeanConstructorInfo} |
| * with an equal name and signature. |
| * |
| * @param obj the object to compare. |
| * @return true if the object is a {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfo} |
| * instance, |
| * <code>name.equals(object.getName())</code>, |
| * and <code>signature.equals(object.getSignature())</code>. |
| */ |
| boolean equals(Object obj); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a description of this constructor. |
| * |
| * @return a human-readable description. |
| */ |
| String getDescription(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the name of this constructor. |
| * |
| * @return the name of the constructor. |
| */ |
| String getName(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the constructor's signature, in the form of |
| * information on each parameter. Each parameter is |
| * described by an instance of {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfo}. |
| * |
| * @return an array of {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfo} objects, |
| * describing the constructor parameters. |
| */ |
| MBeanParameterInfo[] getSignature(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the hashcode of the constructor information as the sum of |
| * the hashcodes of the name and signature (calculated by |
| * <code>java.util.Arrays.asList(signature).hashCode()</code>). |
| * |
| * @return the hashcode of the constructor information. |
| */ |
| int hashCode(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a textual representation of this instance. This |
| * is constructed using the class name |
| * (<code>javax.management.openmbean.OpenMBeanConstructorInfo</code>) |
| * along with the name and signature. |
| * |
| * @return a @link{java.lang.String} instance representing |
| * the instance in textual form. |
| */ |
| String toString(); |
| |
| } |