File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
Attribute.java	API Doc	Java SE 6 API	2912	Tue Jun 10 00:26:12 BST 2008	javax.management

Attribute

• java.lang.Object

Fields Summary
private static final long	serialVersionUID
private String	name
private Object	value

Constructors Summary

public Attribute(String name, Object value) Constructs an Attribute object which associates the given attribute name with the given value. param name A String containing the name of the attribute to be created. Cannot be null. param value The Object which is assigned to the attribute. This object must be of the same type as the attribute. if (name == null) { throw new RuntimeOperationsException(new IllegalArgumentException("Attribute name cannot be null ")); } this.name = name; this.value = value;

Methods Summary
public boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object) Compares the current Attribute Object with another Attribute Object. param object The Attribute that the current Attribute is to be compared with. return True if the two Attribute objects are equal, otherwise false. if (!(object instanceof Attribute)) { return false; } Attribute val = (Attribute) object; if (value == null) { if (val.getValue() == null) { return name.equals(val.getName()); } else { return false; } } return ((name.equals(val.getName())) && (value.equals(val.getValue())));
public java.lang.String	getName() Returns a String containing the name of the attribute. return the name of the attribute. return name;
public java.lang.Object	getValue() Returns an Object that is the value of this attribute. return the value of the attribute. return value;
public int	hashCode() Returns a hash code value for this attribute. return a hash code value for this attribute. return name.hashCode() ^ (value == null ? 0 : value.hashCode());
public java.lang.String	toString() Returns a String object representing this Attribute's value. The format of this string is not specified, but users can expect that two Attributes return the same string if and only if they are equal. return getName() + " = " + getValue();