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package javax.management.openmbean;  | 
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// java import  | 
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//  | 
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// jmx import  | 
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// | 
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import javax.management.MBeanParameterInfo;  | 
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/** | 
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 * <p>Describes an operation of an Open MBean.</p> | 
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 * | 
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 * <p>This interface declares the same methods as the class {@link | 
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 * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo}.  A class implementing this | 
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 * interface (typically {@link OpenMBeanOperationInfoSupport}) should | 
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 * extend {@link javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo}.</p> | 
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 * | 
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 * <p>The {@link #getSignature()} method should return at runtime an | 
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 * array of instances of a subclass of {@link MBeanParameterInfo} | 
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 * which implements the {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfo} interface | 
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 * (typically {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport}).</p> | 
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 * | 
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 * | 
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 * @since 1.5 | 
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*/  | 
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public interface OpenMBeanOperationInfo  { | 
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// Re-declares fields and methods that are in class MBeanOperationInfo of JMX 1.0  | 
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// (fields and methods will be removed when MBeanOperationInfo is made a parent interface of this interface)  | 
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    /** | 
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     * Returns a human readable description of the operation | 
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     * described by this <tt>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</tt> instance. | 
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     * | 
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     * @return the description. | 
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*/  | 
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public String getDescription() ;  | 
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    /** | 
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     * Returns the name of the operation | 
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     * described by this <tt>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</tt> instance. | 
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     * | 
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     * @return the name. | 
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*/  | 
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public String getName() ;  | 
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    /** | 
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     * Returns an array of <tt>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</tt> instances | 
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     * describing each parameter in the signature of the operation | 
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     * described by this <tt>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</tt> instance. | 
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     * Each instance in the returned array should actually be a | 
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     * subclass of <tt>MBeanParameterInfo</tt> which implements the | 
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     * <tt>OpenMBeanParameterInfo</tt> interface (typically {@link | 
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     * OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport}). | 
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     * | 
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     * @return the signature. | 
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*/  | 
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public MBeanParameterInfo[] getSignature() ;  | 
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    /** | 
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     * Returns an <tt>int</tt> constant qualifying the impact of the | 
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     * operation described by this <tt>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</tt> | 
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     * instance. | 
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     * | 
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     * The returned constant is one of {@link | 
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     * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo#INFO}, {@link | 
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     * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo#ACTION}, {@link | 
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     * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo#ACTION_INFO}, or {@link | 
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     * javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo#UNKNOWN}. | 
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     * | 
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     * @return the impact code. | 
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*/  | 
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public int getImpact() ;  | 
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    /** | 
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     * Returns the fully qualified Java class name of the values | 
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     * returned by the operation described by this | 
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     * <tt>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</tt> instance.  This method should | 
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     * return the same value as a call to | 
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     * <tt>getReturnOpenType().getClassName()</tt>. | 
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     * | 
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     * @return the return type. | 
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*/  | 
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public String getReturnType() ;  | 
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// Now declares methods that are specific to open MBeans  | 
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//  | 
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/**  | 
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* Returns the <i>open type</i> of the values returned by the  | 
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* operation described by this <tt>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</tt>  | 
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* instance.  | 
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*  | 
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* @return the return type.  | 
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*/  | 
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public OpenType<?> getReturnOpenType() ; // open MBean specific method  | 
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// commodity methods  | 
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//  | 
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    /** | 
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     * Compares the specified <var>obj</var> parameter with this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance for equality. | 
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     * <p> | 
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     * Returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if all of the following statements are true: | 
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     * <ul> | 
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     * <li><var>obj</var> is non null,</li> | 
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     * <li><var>obj</var> also implements the <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> interface,</li> | 
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     * <li>their names are equal</li> | 
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     * <li>their signatures are equal</li> | 
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     * <li>their return open types are equal</li> | 
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     * <li>their impacts are equal</li> | 
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     * </ul> | 
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     * This ensures that this <tt>equals</tt> method works properly for <var>obj</var> parameters which are | 
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     * different implementations of the <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> interface. | 
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     * <br>  | 
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     * @param  obj  the object to be compared for equality with this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance; | 
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     * | 
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     * @return  <code>true</code> if the specified object is equal to this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance. | 
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*/  | 
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public boolean equals(Object obj);  | 
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    /** | 
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     * Returns the hash code value for this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance. | 
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     * <p> | 
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     * The hash code of an <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance is the sum of the hash codes | 
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     * of all elements of information used in <code>equals</code> comparisons | 
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     * (ie: its name, return open type, impact and signature, where the signature hashCode is calculated by a call to | 
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     *  <tt>java.util.Arrays.asList(this.getSignature).hashCode()</tt>). | 
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     * <p> | 
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     * This ensures that <code> t1.equals(t2) </code> implies that <code> t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode() </code> | 
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     * for any two <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instances <code>t1</code> and <code>t2</code>, | 
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     * as required by the general contract of the method | 
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     * {@link Object#hashCode() Object.hashCode()}. | 
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     * <p> | 
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     * | 
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     * @return  the hash code value for this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance | 
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*/  | 
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public int hashCode();  | 
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    /** | 
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     * Returns a string representation of this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance. | 
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     * <p> | 
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     * The string representation consists of the name of this class (ie <code>javax.management.openmbean.OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code>), | 
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     * and the name, signature, return open type and impact of the described operation. | 
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     * | 
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     * @return  a string representation of this <code>OpenMBeanOperationInfo</code> instance | 
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*/  | 
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public String toString();  | 
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}  |