1 /* OpenMBeanParameterInfo.java -- Open typed info about a parameter.
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37 
38 package javax.management.openmbean;
39 
40 import java.util.Set;
41 
42 /**
43  * Describes the parameters of a constructor or operation associated
44  * with an open management bean.  This interface includes those methods
45  * specified by {@link javax.management.MBeanParameterInfo}, so
46  * implementations should extend this class.
47  *
48  * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
49  * @since 1.5
50  */
51 public interface OpenMBeanParameterInfo
52 {
53 
54   /**
55    * Compares this parameter with the supplied object.  This returns
56    * true iff the object is an instance of {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfo}
57    * with an equal name and open type and the same default, minimum,
58    * maximum and legal values.
59    *
60    * @param obj the object to compare.
61    * @return true if the object is a {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfo}
62    *         instance,
63    *         <code>name.equals(object.getName())</code>,
64    *         <code>openType.equals(object.getOpenType())</code>,
65    *         <code>defaultValue.equals(object.getDefaultValue())</code>,
66    *         <code>minValue.equals(object.getMinValue())</code>,
67    *         <code>maxValue.equals(object.getMaxValue())</code>,
68    *         and <code>legalValues.equals(object.getLegalValues())</code>.
69    */
equals(Object obj)70   boolean equals(Object obj);
71 
72   /**
73    * Returns the default value of this parameter, or <code>null</code>
74    * if there is no default value.
75    *
76    * @return the default value of the parameter, or <code>null</code>
77    *         if there is no default.
78    */
getDefaultValue()79   Object getDefaultValue();
80 
81   /**
82    * Returns a description of this parameter.
83    *
84    * @return a human-readable description.
85    */
getDescription()86   String getDescription();
87 
88   /**
89    * Returns a {@link java.util.Set} enumerating the legal values
90    * of this parameter, or <code>null</code> if no such limited
91    * set exists for this parameter.
92    *
93    * @return a set of legal values, or <code>null</code> if no such
94    *         set exists.
95    */
getLegalValues()96   Set<?> getLegalValues();
97 
98   /**
99    * Returns the maximum value of this parameter, or <code>null</code>
100    * if there is no maximum.
101    *
102    * @return the maximum value, or <code>null</code> if none exists.
103    */
getMaxValue()104   Comparable<?> getMaxValue();
105 
106   /**
107    * Returns the minimum value of this parameter, or <code>null</code>
108    * if there is no minimum.
109    *
110    * @return the minimum value, or <code>null</code> if none exists.
111    */
getMinValue()112   Comparable<?> getMinValue();
113 
114   /**
115    * Returns the name of this parameter.
116    *
117    * @return the name of the parameter.
118    */
getName()119   String getName();
120 
121   /**
122    * Returns the open type instance which represents the type of this
123    * parameter.
124    *
125    * @return the open type of this parameter.
126    */
getOpenType()127   OpenType<?> getOpenType();
128 
129   /**
130    * Returns true if this parameter has a default value.
131    *
132    * @return true if this parameter has a default.
133    */
hasDefaultValue()134   boolean hasDefaultValue();
135 
136   /**
137    * Returns the hashcode of the parameter information as the sum of
138    * the hashcodes of the name, open type, default value, maximum
139    * value, minimum value and the set of legal values.
140    *
141    * @return the hashcode of the parameter information.
142    */
hashCode()143   int hashCode();
144 
145   /**
146    * Returns true if there is a set of legal values for this
147    * parameter.
148    *
149    * @return true if a set of legal values exists for this
150    *         parameter.
151    */
hasLegalValues()152   boolean hasLegalValues();
153 
154   /**
155    * Returns true if there is a maximum value for this parameter.
156    *
157    * @return true if a maximum value exists for this parameter.
158    */
hasMaxValue()159   boolean hasMaxValue();
160 
161   /**
162    * Returns true if there is a minimum value for this parameter.
163    *
164    * @return true if a minimum value exists for this parameter.
165    */
hasMinValue()166   boolean hasMinValue();
167 
168   /**
169    * Returns true if the specified object is a valid value for
170    * this parameter.
171    *
172    * @param obj the object to test.
173    * @return true if <code>obj</code> is a valid value for this
174    *         parameter.
175    */
isValue(Object obj)176   boolean isValue(Object obj);
177 
178   /**
179    * Returns a textual representation of this instance.  This
180    * is constructed using the class name
181    * (<code>javax.management.openmbean.OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code>)
182    * along with the name, open type, default, minimum, maximum
183    * and legal values of the parameter.
184    *
185    * @return a @link{java.lang.String} instance representing
186    *         the instance in textual form.
187    */
toString()188   String toString();
189 
190 }
191