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package javax.management.remote;

/**

 * <p>Implemented by objects that can have a {@code JMXServiceURL} address.

 * All {@link JMXConnectorServer} objects implement this interface.

 * Depending on the connector implementation, a {@link JMXConnector}

 * object may implement this interface too.  {@code JMXConnector}

 * objects for the RMI Connector are instances of

 * {@link javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnector RMIConnector} which

 * implements this interface.</p>

 *

 * <p>An object implementing this interface might not have an address

 * at a given moment.  This is indicated by a null return value from

 * {@link #getAddress()}.</p>

 *

 * @since 1.6

 */

public interface JMXAddressable {

    /**

     * <p>The address of this object.</p>

     *

     * @return the address of this object, or null if it

     * does not have one.

     */

    public JMXServiceURL getAddress();

}