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package javax.management;

// java import

import java.io.Serializable;

/**

 * <p>Represents relational constraints similar to database query "where

 * clauses". Instances of QueryExp are returned by the static methods of the

 * {@link Query} class.</p>

 *

 * <p>It is possible, but not

 * recommended, to create custom queries by implementing this

 * interface.  In that case, it is better to extend the {@link

 * QueryEval} class than to implement the interface directly, so that

 * the {@link #setMBeanServer} method works correctly.

 *

 * @see MBeanServer#queryNames MBeanServer.queryNames

 * @since 1.5

 */

public interface QueryExp extends Serializable {

     /**

      * Applies the QueryExp on an MBean.

      *

      * @param name The name of the MBean on which the QueryExp will be applied.

      *

      * @return  True if the query was successfully applied to the MBean, false otherwise

      *

      * @exception BadStringOperationException

      * @exception BadBinaryOpValueExpException

      * @exception BadAttributeValueExpException

      * @exception InvalidApplicationException

      */

     public boolean apply(ObjectName name) throws BadStringOperationException, BadBinaryOpValueExpException,

         BadAttributeValueExpException, InvalidApplicationException ;

     /**

      * Sets the MBean server on which the query is to be performed.

      *

      * @param s The MBean server on which the query is to be performed.

      */

     public void setMBeanServer(MBeanServer s) ;

 }