javax.management.modelmbean
Class DescriptorSupport

java.lang.Object
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  +--javax.management.modelmbean.DescriptorSupport

public class DescriptorSupport
extends java.lang.Object
implements Descriptor, java.lang.Cloneable

This class represents the metadata set for a ModelMBean element. A descriptor is part of the ModelMBeanInfo, ModelMBeanNotificationInfo, ModelMBeanAttributeInfo, ModelMBeanConstructorInfo, and ModelMBeanParameterInfo.

A descriptor consists of a collection of fields. Each field is in fieldname=fieldvalue format. Field names are not case sensitive, case will be preserved on field values.

All field names and values are not predefined. New fields can be defined and added by any program. Some fields have been predefined for consistency of implmentation and support by the ModelMBeanInfo ModelMBean*Info, and ModelMBean classes.

Version:
1.17
Author:
Max Parlione, Massimo Tarquini, Marco De Gregorio, Eliseba Costantini
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 java.lang.String currClass
           
 
Constructor Summary
DescriptorSupport()
          Descriptor default constructor.
DescriptorSupport(DescriptorSupport inDescr)
          Descriptor constructor taking a Descriptor as parameter.
DescriptorSupport(int initNumFields)
          Descriptor constructor.
DescriptorSupport(java.lang.String inStr)
          Descriptor constructor taking an XML String.
DescriptorSupport(java.lang.String[] fields)
          Constructor taking fields in the fieldName=fieldValue format.
DescriptorSupport(java.lang.String[] fieldNames, java.lang.Object[] fieldValues)
          Constructor taking field names and field values.
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.Object clone()
          Returns a new Descriptor which is a duplicate of the Descriptor.
 java.lang.String[] getFieldNames()
          Returns all the fields names in the descriptor.
 java.lang.String[] getFields()
          Returns all the fields in the descriptor Specified by: getFields in interface Descriptor
 java.lang.Object getFieldValue(java.lang.String inFieldName)
          Returns the string value for a specific fieldname Specified by:(We can't find a way to write 'Specified by' to generate a javadoc) getFieldValue in interface Descriptor
 java.lang.Object[] getFieldValues(java.lang.String[] fieldNames)
          Returns all the field values in the descriptor as an array of Objects.
 boolean isValid()
          Returns true if fieldValues are checked to be sure they are legal for the fieldNames.
 void removeField(java.lang.String fieldName)
          Removes a field from the descriptor Specified by: removeField in interface Descriptor
 void setField(java.lang.String inFieldName, java.lang.Object fieldValue)
          Sets the string value for a specific fieldname.
 void setFields(java.lang.String[] fieldNames, java.lang.Object[] fieldValues)
          Sets all Fields in the list to the new value in with the same index in the fieldValue array.
 java.lang.String toString()
          Overrides: toString in class java.lang.Object
 java.lang.String toXMLString()
           
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

currClass

public java.lang.String currClass
Constructor Detail

DescriptorSupport

public DescriptorSupport()
Descriptor default constructor. Default initial descriptor size is 20. It will grow as needed.

DescriptorSupport

public DescriptorSupport(int initNumFields)
                  throws MBeanException,
                         RuntimeOperationsException
Descriptor constructor. Takes as parameter the initial capacity of the Map that stores the descriptor fields. Capacity will grow as needed.
Parameters:
initNumFields - The initial capacity of the Map that stores the descriptor fields.
Throws:
RuntimeOperationsException - for illegal value for maxNumFields ( <= 0)

DescriptorSupport

public DescriptorSupport(DescriptorSupport inDescr)
Descriptor constructor taking a Descriptor as parameter. Creates a new descriptor initialized to the values of the descriptor passed in parameter.
Parameters:
inDesc - the descriptor to be used to initialize the constructed descriptor. If it is null or contains no descriptor fields, an empty Descriptor will be created.
Throws:
RuntimeOperationsException - for illegal value for inDescr. inDescr cannot be null. If the descriptor fails for any reason, this exception will be thrown.

DescriptorSupport

public DescriptorSupport(java.lang.String inStr)
                  throws MBeanException,
                         RuntimeOperationsException,
                         XMLParseException
Descriptor constructor taking an XML String. This method is part of this implementation and not required by the JMX Specification.
Parameters:
inStr - An XML-formatted string used to populate this Descriptor The format will be: (INCOMPLETE)

DescriptorSupport

public DescriptorSupport(java.lang.String[] fieldNames,
                         java.lang.Object[] fieldValues)
                  throws RuntimeOperationsException
Constructor taking field names and field values. The array and array elements cannot be null.
Parameters:
fieldNames - String array of field names. No elements of this array can be null.
fieldValues - Object array of the corresponding field values. Elements of the array can be null. The fieldValue must be valid for the fieldName. Note: array sizes of parameters should match. If both arrays are null or empty, then an empty descriptor is created. No exception is thrown.
Throws:
RuntimeOperationsException - for illegal value for field Names or field Values. The array lengths must be equal. If the descriptor construction fails for any reason, this exception will be thrown.

DescriptorSupport

public DescriptorSupport(java.lang.String[] fields)
Constructor taking fields in the fieldName=fieldValue format.
Parameters:
fields - String array of with each element containing a field name and value. If this array is null or empty, then the default constructor will be executed. Null strings or empty strings will be ignored. Note: each string should be of the form fieldName=fieldValue, with no imbedded blanks or other punctuation.
Throws:
RuntimeOperationsException - for illegal value for field Names or field Values. The field must contain an "=". "=fieldValue", "fieldName", and "fieldValue" are illegal. FieldName cannot be null. "fieldName=" will cause the value to be null. If the descriptor construction fails for any reason, this exception will be thrown.
Method Detail

getFieldValue

public java.lang.Object getFieldValue(java.lang.String inFieldName)
                               throws RuntimeOperationsException
Returns the string value for a specific fieldname Specified by:(We can't find a way to write 'Specified by' to generate a javadoc) getFieldValue in interface Descriptor
Specified by:
getFieldValue in interface Descriptor
Parameters:
fieldName - The field name in question;if not found, null is returned.
Returns:
String Field value
Throws:
RuntimeOperationsException - for illegal value (null or empty string) for field Names.

setField

public void setField(java.lang.String inFieldName,
                     java.lang.Object fieldValue)
              throws RuntimeOperationsException
Sets the string value for a specific fieldname. The value must be valid for the field. If the field does not exist, it is added. if it does exist, the value is replaced. Specified by: setField in interface Descriptor
Specified by:
setField in interface Descriptor
Parameters:
String - fieldName The field name to be set. Must not be null or empty string.
String - fieldValue The field value to be set for the field name. Can be null.
Throws:
RuntimeOperationsException - for illegal value for field Names.

getFields

public java.lang.String[] getFields()
Returns all the fields in the descriptor Specified by: getFields in interface Descriptor
Specified by:
getFields in interface Descriptor
Returns:
String array of fields in the format fieldName=fieldValue. If there are no fields in the descriptor, then String[0] is returned. If a fieldValue is an object then the toString() method is called on it and its returned value is used as the value for the field enclosed in parens.
Throws:
RuntimeOperationsException - for illegal value for field Names or Values

getFieldNames

public java.lang.String[] getFieldNames()
Returns all the fields names in the descriptor. Specified by: getFieldNames in interface Descriptor
Specified by:
getFieldNames in interface Descriptor
Returns:
String array of fields names. If the descriptor is empty, you will get an empty array.

getFieldValues

public java.lang.Object[] getFieldValues(java.lang.String[] fieldNames)
Returns all the field values in the descriptor as an array of Objects. The retuned values are in the same order as the fieldNames String array parameter. Specified by: getFieldValues in interface Descriptor
Specified by:
getFieldValues in interface Descriptor
Parameters:
fieldNames - String array of the names of the fields that the values should be returned for. If the array is empty then an empty array will be returned. If the array is 'null' then all values will be returned. If a field name in the array does not exist, then null is returned for the matching array element being returned.
Returns:
Object array of field values. If the descriptor is empty, you will get an empty array.

setFields

public void setFields(java.lang.String[] fieldNames,
                      java.lang.Object[] fieldValues)
               throws RuntimeOperationsException
Sets all Fields in the list to the new value in with the same index in the fieldValue array. Array sizes must match. The field value will be validated before it is set. If it is not valid, then an exception will be thrown. If the arrays are empty, then no change will take effect. Specified by: setFields in interface Descriptor
Specified by:
setFields in interface Descriptor
Parameters:
fieldNames - String array of field names. The array and array elements cannot be null.
fieldValues - Object array of the corresponding field values. The array cannot be null. Elements of the array can be null.
Throws:
RuntimeOperationsException - for illegal value for field Names or field Values. Niether can be null. The array lengths must be equal. If the descriptor construction fails for any reason, this exception will be thrown.

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()
                       throws RuntimeOperationsException
Returns a new Descriptor which is a duplicate of the Descriptor. Specified by: clone in interface Descriptor Overrides: clone in class java.lang.Object
Specified by:
clone in interface Descriptor
Overrides:
clone in class java.lang.Object
Throws:
RuntimeOperationsException - for illegal value for field Names or field Values. If the descriptor construction fails for any reason, this exception will be thrown.

removeField

public void removeField(java.lang.String fieldName)
Removes a field from the descriptor Specified by: removeField in interface Descriptor
Specified by:
removeField in interface Descriptor
Parameters:
fieldName - String name of the field to be removed. If the field is not found no exception is thrown.

isValid

public boolean isValid()
                throws RuntimeOperationsException
Returns true if fieldValues are checked to be sure they are legal for the fieldNames. This implementation returns false if: name or descriptorType fields are null class, role, getMethod and setMethod, if defined, must not be null persistPeriod, currencyTimeLimit, lastUpdatedTimeStamp, lastReturnedTimeStamp must numerics greater than -1. iterable, log, export must be t, f, true, or false visibility must be between 1 and 4 severity must be betwen 0 and 5 persistPolicy must be OnUpdate,OnTimer, NoMoreOftenThan,Always,or Never is must not be case sensitive. Specified by: isValid in interface Descriptor
Specified by:
isValid in interface Descriptor
Throws:
RuntimeOperationsException - If the validity checking fails for any reason, this exception will be thrown.

toXMLString

public java.lang.String toXMLString()
Returns:
an XML String representing the descriptor. The XML string will be formatted for each field with " NAME=name VALUE=fieldValue TYPE=String|Object|ClassName>" The format will be: RuntimeOperationsException - for illegal value for field Names or field Values. If the XML formated string construction fails for any reason, this exception will be thrown.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Overrides: toString in class java.lang.Object
Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
a human readable string representing the descriptor The string will be in the format of "fieldName=fieldValue,fieldName2=fieldValue2,..."
Throws:
RuntimeOperationsException - for illegal value for field Names or field Values. If the descriptor string fails for any reason, this exception will be thrown.