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NotificationBroadcaster.javaAPI DocJava SE 5 API2602Fri Aug 26 14:57:34 BST 2005javax.management

NotificationBroadcaster

public interface NotificationBroadcaster

Interface implemented by an MBean that emits Notifications. It allows a listener to be registered with the MBean as a notification listener.

New code should use the {@link NotificationEmitter} interface instead.

since
1.5

Fields Summary
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public voidaddNotificationListener(javax.management.NotificationListener listener, javax.management.NotificationFilter filter, java.lang.Object handback)
Adds a listener to this MBean.

param
listener The listener object which will handle the notifications emitted by the broadcaster.
param
filter The filter object. If filter is null, no filtering will be performed before handling notifications.
param
handback An opaque object to be sent back to the listener when a notification is emitted. This object cannot be used by the Notification broadcaster object. It should be resent unchanged with the notification to the listener.
exception
IllegalArgumentException Listener parameter is null.
see
#removeNotificationListener

public javax.management.MBeanNotificationInfo[]getNotificationInfo()

Returns an array indicating, for each notification this MBean may send, the name of the Java class of the notification and the notification type.

It is not illegal for the MBean to send notifications not described in this array. However, some clients of the MBean server may depend on the array being complete for their correct functioning.

return
the array of possible notifications.

public voidremoveNotificationListener(javax.management.NotificationListener listener)
Removes a listener from this MBean. If the listener has been registered with different handback objects or notification filters, all entries corresponding to the listener will be removed.

param
listener A listener that was previously added to this MBean.
exception
ListenerNotFoundException The listener is not registered with the MBean.
see
#addNotificationListener
see
NotificationEmitter#removeNotificationListener