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DescriptorAccess.java API Doc Java SE 5 API 2215 Fri Aug 26 14:57:32 BST 2005 javax.management

DescriptorAccess

public interface DescriptorAccess

This interface is used to gain access to descriptors of the Descriptor class which are associated with a JMX component, i.e. MBean, MBeanInfo, MBeanAttributeInfo, MBeanNotificationInfo, MBeanOperationInfo, MBeanParameterInfo.

ModelMBeans make extensive use of this interface in ModelMBeanInfo classes.

since: 1.5

Fields Summary
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public javax.management.Descriptor getDescriptor()
Returns a copy of Descriptor.
return
Descriptor associated with the component implementing this interface. Null should never be returned. At a minimum a default descriptor with the descriptor name and descriptorType should be returned.
see
#setDescriptor
public void setDescriptor(javax.management.Descriptor inDescriptor)
Sets Descriptor (full replace).
param
inDescriptor replaces the Descriptor associated with the component implementing this interface. If the inDescriptor is invalid for the type of Info object it is being set for, an exception is thrown. If the inDescriptor is null, then the Descriptor will revert to its default value which should contain, at a minimum, the descriptor name and descriptorType.
see
#getDescriptor