Class VMOption

java.lang.Object

com.sun.management.VMOption

public class VMOption extends Object

Information about a VM option including its value and where the value came from which is referred as its origin.

Each VM option has a default value. A VM option can be set at VM creation time typically as a command line argument to the launcher or an argument passed to the VM created using the JNI invocation interface. In addition, a VM option may be set via an environment variable or a configuration file. A VM option can also be set dynamically via a management interface after the VM was started. A VMOption contains the value of a VM option and the origin of that value at the time this VMOption object was constructed. The value of the VM option may be changed after the VMOption object was constructed,

Since:: 1.6

Nested Class Summary

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static enum`	`VMOption.Origin`	Origin of the value of a VM option.

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`VMOption(String name, String value, boolean writeable, VMOption.Origin origin)`	Constructs a `VMOption`.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static VMOption`	`from(CompositeData cd)`	Returns a `VMOption` object represented by the given `CompositeData`.
`String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of this VM option.
`VMOption.Origin`	`getOrigin()`	Returns the origin of the value of this VM option.
`String`	`getValue()`	Returns the value of this VM option at the time when this `VMOption` was created.
`boolean`	`isWriteable()`	Tests if this VM option is writeable.

Methods declared in class Object

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`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

VMOption

public VMOption(String name, String value, boolean writeable, VMOption.Origin origin)

Constructs a VMOption.

Parameters:: name - Name of a VM option.; value - Value of a VM option.; writeable - true if a VM option can be set dynamically, or false otherwise.; origin - where the value of a VM option came from.
Throws:: NullPointerException - if the name or value is null

Method Details

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this VM option.

Returns:: the name of this VM option.

getValue

public String getValue()

Returns the value of this VM option at the time when this VMOption was created. The value could have been changed.

Returns:: the value of the VM option at the time when this VMOption was created.

getOrigin

public VMOption.Origin getOrigin()

Returns the origin of the value of this VM option. That is, where the value of this VM option came from.

Returns:: where the value of this VM option came from.

isWriteable

public boolean isWriteable()

Tests if this VM option is writeable. If this VM option is writeable, it can be set by the HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean.setVMOption method.

Returns:: true if this VM option is writeable; false otherwise.

from

public static VMOption from(CompositeData cd)

Returns a VMOption object represented by the given CompositeData. The given CompositeData must contain the following attributes:

description

Attribute Name Type

name java.lang.String

value java.lang.String

origin java.lang.String

writeable java.lang.Boolean

description
Attribute Name	Type
name	`java.lang.String`
value	`java.lang.String`
origin	`java.lang.String`
writeable	`java.lang.Boolean`

Parameters:: cd - CompositeData representing a VMOption
Returns:: a VMOption object represented by cd if cd is not null; null otherwise.
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if cd does not represent a VMOption with the attributes described above.

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