Class MBeanInfo

java.lang.Object

javax.management.MBeanInfo

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Cloneable, DescriptorRead

Direct Known Subclasses:: ModelMBeanInfoSupport, OpenMBeanInfoSupport

public class MBeanInfo extends Object implements Cloneable, Serializable, DescriptorRead

Describes the management interface exposed by an MBean; that is, the set of attributes and operations which are available for management operations. Instances of this class are immutable. Subclasses may be mutable but this is not recommended.

Usually the MBeanInfo for any given MBean does not change over the lifetime of that MBean. Dynamic MBeans can change their MBeanInfo and in that case it is recommended that they emit a Notification with a type of "jmx.mbean.info.changed" and a userData that is the new MBeanInfo. This is not required, but provides a conventional way for clients of the MBean to discover the change. See also the immutableInfo and infoTimeout fields in the MBeanInfo Descriptor.

The contents of the MBeanInfo for a Dynamic MBean are determined by its getMBeanInfo() method. This includes Open MBeans and Model MBeans, which are kinds of Dynamic MBeans.

The contents of the MBeanInfo for a Standard MBean are determined by the MBean server as follows:

getClassName() returns the Java class name of the MBean object;
getConstructors() returns the list of all public constructors in that object;
getAttributes() returns the list of all attributes whose existence is deduced from the presence in the MBean interface of a getName, isName, or setName method that conforms to the conventions for Standard MBeans;
getOperations() returns the list of all methods in the MBean interface that do not represent attributes;
getNotifications() returns an empty array if the MBean does not implement the NotificationBroadcaster interface, otherwise the result of calling NotificationBroadcaster.getNotificationInfo() on it;
getDescriptor() returns a descriptor containing the contents of any descriptor annotations in the MBean interface (see @DescriptorKey).

The description returned by getDescription() and the descriptions of the contained attributes and operations are not specified.

The remaining details of the MBeanInfo for a Standard MBean are not specified. This includes the description of any contained constructors, and notifications; the names of parameters to constructors and operations; and the descriptions of constructor parameters.

Since:

1.5

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Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`MBeanInfo(String className, String description, MBeanAttributeInfo[] attributes, MBeanConstructorInfo[] constructors, MBeanOperationInfo[] operations, MBeanNotificationInfo[] notifications)`	Constructs an `MBeanInfo`.
`MBeanInfo(String className, String description, MBeanAttributeInfo[] attributes, MBeanConstructorInfo[] constructors, MBeanOperationInfo[] operations, MBeanNotificationInfo[] notifications, Descriptor descriptor)`	Constructs an `MBeanInfo`.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`clone()`	Returns a shallow clone of this instance.
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`	Compare this MBeanInfo to another.
`MBeanAttributeInfo[]`	`getAttributes()`	Returns the list of attributes exposed for management.
`String`	`getClassName()`	Returns the name of the Java class of the MBean described by this `MBeanInfo`.
`MBeanConstructorInfo[]`	`getConstructors()`	Returns the list of the public constructors of the MBean.
`String`	`getDescription()`	Returns a human readable description of the MBean.
`Descriptor`	`getDescriptor()`	Get the descriptor of this MBeanInfo.
`MBeanNotificationInfo[]`	`getNotifications()`	Returns the list of the notifications emitted by the MBean.
`MBeanOperationInfo[]`	`getOperations()`	Returns the list of operations of the MBean.

Methods declared in class Object

finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

MBeanInfo

public MBeanInfo(String className, String description, MBeanAttributeInfo[] attributes, MBeanConstructorInfo[] constructors, MBeanOperationInfo[] operations, MBeanNotificationInfo[] notifications) throws IllegalArgumentException

Constructs an MBeanInfo.

Parameters:: className - The name of the Java class of the MBean described by this MBeanInfo. This value may be any syntactically legal Java class name. It does not have to be a Java class known to the MBean server or to the MBean's ClassLoader. If it is a Java class known to the MBean's ClassLoader, it is recommended but not required that the class's public methods include those that would appear in a Standard MBean implementing the attributes and operations in this MBeanInfo.; description - A human readable description of the MBean (optional).; attributes - The list of exposed attributes of the MBean. This may be null with the same effect as a zero-length array.; constructors - The list of public constructors of the MBean. This may be null with the same effect as a zero-length array.; operations - The list of operations of the MBean. This may be null with the same effect as a zero-length array.; notifications - The list of notifications emitted. This may be null with the same effect as a zero-length array.
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException

MBeanInfo

public MBeanInfo(String className, String description, MBeanAttributeInfo[] attributes, MBeanConstructorInfo[] constructors, MBeanOperationInfo[] operations, MBeanNotificationInfo[] notifications, Descriptor descriptor) throws IllegalArgumentException

Constructs an MBeanInfo.

Parameters:: className - The name of the Java class of the MBean described by this MBeanInfo. This value may be any syntactically legal Java class name. It does not have to be a Java class known to the MBean server or to the MBean's ClassLoader. If it is a Java class known to the MBean's ClassLoader, it is recommended but not required that the class's public methods include those that would appear in a Standard MBean implementing the attributes and operations in this MBeanInfo.; description - A human readable description of the MBean (optional).; attributes - The list of exposed attributes of the MBean. This may be null with the same effect as a zero-length array.; constructors - The list of public constructors of the MBean. This may be null with the same effect as a zero-length array.; operations - The list of operations of the MBean. This may be null with the same effect as a zero-length array.; notifications - The list of notifications emitted. This may be null with the same effect as a zero-length array.; descriptor - The descriptor for the MBean. This may be null which is equivalent to an empty descriptor.
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException
Since:: 1.6

Method Details

clone

public Object clone()

Returns a shallow clone of this instance. The clone is obtained by simply calling super.clone(), thus calling the default native shallow cloning mechanism implemented by Object.clone(). No deeper cloning of any internal field is made.

Since this class is immutable, the clone method is chiefly of interest to subclasses.

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

a clone of this instance.

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getClassName

public String getClassName()

Returns the name of the Java class of the MBean described by this MBeanInfo.

Returns:: the class name.

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Returns a human readable description of the MBean.

Returns:: the description.

getAttributes

public MBeanAttributeInfo[] getAttributes()

Returns the list of attributes exposed for management. Each attribute is described by an MBeanAttributeInfo object. The returned array is a shallow copy of the internal array, which means that it is a copy of the internal array of references to the MBeanAttributeInfo objects but that each referenced MBeanAttributeInfo object is not copied.

Returns:: An array of MBeanAttributeInfo objects.

getOperations

public MBeanOperationInfo[] getOperations()

Returns the list of operations of the MBean. Each operation is described by an MBeanOperationInfo object. The returned array is a shallow copy of the internal array, which means that it is a copy of the internal array of references to the MBeanOperationInfo objects but that each referenced MBeanOperationInfo object is not copied.

Returns:: An array of MBeanOperationInfo objects.

getConstructors

public MBeanConstructorInfo[] getConstructors()

Returns the list of the public constructors of the MBean. Each constructor is described by an MBeanConstructorInfo object.

The returned array is a shallow copy of the internal array, which means that it is a copy of the internal array of references to the MBeanConstructorInfo objects but that each referenced MBeanConstructorInfo object is not copied.

The returned list is not necessarily exhaustive. That is, the MBean may have a public constructor that is not in the list. In this case, the MBean server can construct another instance of this MBean's class using that constructor, even though it is not listed here.

Returns:: An array of MBeanConstructorInfo objects.

getNotifications

public MBeanNotificationInfo[] getNotifications()

Returns the list of the notifications emitted by the MBean. Each notification is described by an MBeanNotificationInfo object. The returned array is a shallow copy of the internal array, which means that it is a copy of the internal array of references to the MBeanNotificationInfo objects but that each referenced MBeanNotificationInfo object is not copied.

Returns:: An array of MBeanNotificationInfo objects.

getDescriptor

public Descriptor getDescriptor()

Get the descriptor of this MBeanInfo. Changing the returned value will have no affect on the original descriptor.

Specified by:: getDescriptor in interface DescriptorRead
Returns:: a descriptor that is either immutable or a copy of the original.
Since:: 1.6

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Compare this MBeanInfo to another. Two MBeanInfo objects are equal if and only if they return equal values for getClassName(), for getDescription(), and for getDescriptor(), and the arrays returned by the two objects for getAttributes(), getOperations(), getConstructors(), and getNotifications() are pairwise equal. Here "equal" means Object.equals(Object), not identity.

If two MBeanInfo objects return the same values in one of their arrays but in a different order then they are not equal.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - the object to compare to.

Returns:

true if and only if o is an MBeanInfo that is equal to this one according to the rules above.

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