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/*

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 *

 * Copyright IBM Corp. 1999-2000.  All rights reserved.

 */

package javax.management;

/**

 * This interface is used to gain access to descriptors of the Descriptor class

 * which are associated with a JMX component, i.e. MBean, MBeanInfo,

 * MBeanAttributeInfo, MBeanNotificationInfo,

 * MBeanOperationInfo, MBeanParameterInfo.

 * <P>

 * ModelMBeans make extensive use of this interface in ModelMBeanInfo classes.

 *

 * @since 1.5

 */

public interface DescriptorAccess extends DescriptorRead

{

    /**

    * Sets Descriptor (full replace).

    *

    * @param inDescriptor replaces the Descriptor associated with the

    * component implementing this interface. If the inDescriptor is invalid for the

    * type of Info object it is being set for, an exception is thrown.  If the

    * inDescriptor is null, then the Descriptor will revert to its default value

    * which should contain, at a minimum, the descriptor name and descriptorType.

    *

    * @see #getDescriptor

    */

    public void setDescriptor(Descriptor inDescriptor);

}