javax.management.relation
Class Role

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--javax.management.relation.Role

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class Role

extends Object

implements Serializable

Represents a role: includes a role name and referenced MBeans (via their ObjectNames). The role value is always represented as an ArrayList collection (of ObjectNames) to homogenize the access.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Role(String theRoleName, List theRoleValue)
Make a new Role object.

Method Summary

Object	clone() Clone the role object.
String	getRoleName() Retrieves role name.
List	getRoleValue() Retrieves role value.
static String	roleValueToString(List theRoleValue) Returns a string for the given role value.
void	setRoleName(String theRoleName) Sets role name.
void	setRoleValue(List theRoleValue) Sets role value.
String	toString() Returns a string describing the role.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Role

public Role(String theRoleName,
            List theRoleValue)
     throws IllegalArgumentException

Make a new Role object. No check is made that the ObjectNames in the role value exist in an MBean server. That check will be made when the role is set in a relation.

Parameters:

theRoleName - role name

theRoleValue - role value (ArrayList of ObjectName objects)

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if null parameter

Method Detail

getRoleName

public String getRoleName()

Retrieves role name.

Returns:

the role name.

See Also:

setRoleName(java.lang.String)

getRoleValue

public List getRoleValue()

Retrieves role value.

Returns:

ArrayList of ObjectName objects for referenced MBeans.

See Also:

setRoleValue(java.util.List)

setRoleName

public void setRoleName(String theRoleName)
                 throws IllegalArgumentException

Sets role name.

Parameters:

theRoleName - role name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if null parameter

See Also:

getRoleName()

setRoleValue

public void setRoleValue(List theRoleValue)
                  throws IllegalArgumentException

Sets role value.

Parameters:

theRoleValue - ArrayList of ObjectName objects for referenced MBeans.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if null parameter

See Also:

getRoleValue()

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string describing the role.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the description of the role.

clone

public Object clone()

Clone the role object.

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

a Role that is an independent copy of the current Role object.

roleValueToString

public static String roleValueToString(List theRoleValue)
                                throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns a string for the given role value.

Parameters:

theRoleValue - ArrayList of ObjectName objects

Returns:

A String consisting of the ObjectNames separated by newlines (\n).

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if null parameter