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package java.lang.management;

import javax.management.ObjectName;

/**

 * A platform managed object is a {@linkplain javax.management.MXBean JMX MXBean}

 * for monitoring and managing a component in the Java platform.

 * Each platform managed object has a unique

 * <a href="ManagementFactory.html#MXBean">object name</a>

 * for the {@linkplain ManagementFactory#getPlatformMBeanServer

 * platform MBeanServer} access.

 * All platform MXBeans will implement this interface.

 *

 * <p>

 * Note:

 * The platform MXBean interfaces (i.e. all subinterfaces

 * of {@code PlatformManagedObject}) are implemented

 * by the Java platform only.  New methods may be added in these interfaces

 * in future Java SE releases.

 * In addition, this {@code PlatformManagedObject} interface is only

 * intended for the management interfaces for the platform to extend but

 * not for applications.

 *

 * @see ManagementFactory

 * @since 1.7

 */

public interface PlatformManagedObject {

    /**

     * Returns an {@link ObjectName ObjectName} instance representing

     * the object name of this platform managed object.

     *

     * @return an {@link ObjectName ObjectName} instance representing

     * the object name of this platform managed object.

     */

    public ObjectName getObjectName();

}