javax.management.openmbean
Class OpenType

java.lang.Object
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  +--javax.management.openmbean.OpenType

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArrayType, CompositeType, SimpleType, TabularType

public abstract class OpenType

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

The OpenType class is the parent abstract class of all classes which describe the actual open type of open data values.

An open type is defined by:

• the fully qualified Java class name of the open data values this type describes; note that only a limited set of Java classes is allowed for open data values (see ALLOWED_CLASSNAMES),
• its name,
• its description.

Author:

Young Yang

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static java.lang.String[]	ALLOWED_CLASSNAMES List of the fully qualified names of the Java classes allowed for open data values.
protected static java.lang.String	BIGDECIMAL_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	BIGINTEGER_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	BOOLEAN_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	BYTE_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	CHARACTER_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	COMPOSITEDATA_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	DATE_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	DOUBLE_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	FLOAT_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	INTEGER_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	LONG_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	OBJECTNAME_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	SHORT_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	STRING_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	TABULARDATA_CLASSNAME
protected static java.lang.String	VOID_CLASSNAME

Constructor Summary

protected

OpenType(java.lang.String className, java.lang.String typeName, java.lang.String description) Constructs an OpenType instance (actually a subclass instance as OpenType is abstract), checking for the validity of the given parameters.

Method Summary

abstract boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Compares the specified obj parameter with this open type instance for equality.
java.lang.String	getClassName() Returns the fully qualified Java class name of the open data values this open type describes.
java.lang.String	getDescription() Returns the text description of this OpenType instance.
java.lang.String	getTypeName() Returns the name of this OpenType instance.
abstract int	hashCode()
boolean	isArray() Returns true if the open data values this open type describes are arrays, false otherwise.
abstract boolean	isValue(java.lang.Object obj) Tests whether obj is a value for this open type.
abstract java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this open type instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

VOID_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String VOID_CLASSNAME

BOOLEAN_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String BOOLEAN_CLASSNAME

CHARACTER_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String CHARACTER_CLASSNAME

BYTE_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String BYTE_CLASSNAME

SHORT_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String SHORT_CLASSNAME

INTEGER_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String INTEGER_CLASSNAME

LONG_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String LONG_CLASSNAME

FLOAT_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String FLOAT_CLASSNAME

DOUBLE_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String DOUBLE_CLASSNAME

STRING_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String STRING_CLASSNAME

BIGDECIMAL_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String BIGDECIMAL_CLASSNAME

BIGINTEGER_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String BIGINTEGER_CLASSNAME

OBJECTNAME_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String OBJECTNAME_CLASSNAME

COMPOSITEDATA_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String COMPOSITEDATA_CLASSNAME

TABULARDATA_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String TABULARDATA_CLASSNAME

DATE_CLASSNAME

protected static final java.lang.String DATE_CLASSNAME

ALLOWED_CLASSNAMES

public static final java.lang.String[] ALLOWED_CLASSNAMES

List of the fully qualified names of the Java classes allowed for open data values. A multidimensional array of any one of these classes is also an allowed for open data values.

ALLOWED_CLASSNAMES = {
   "java.lang.Void",
   "java.lang.Boolean",
   "java.lang.Character",
   "java.lang.Byte",
   "java.lang.Short",
   "java.lang.Integer",
   "java.lang.Long",
   "java.lang.Float",
   "java.lang.Double",
   "java.lang.String",
   "java.math.BigDecimal",
   "java.math.BigInteger",
   "java.util.Date",
   "javax.management.ObjectName",
   CompositeData.class.getName(),
   TabularData.class.getName() } ;
   

Constructor Detail

OpenType

protected OpenType(java.lang.String className,
                   java.lang.String typeName,
                   java.lang.String description)
            throws OpenDataException

Constructs an OpenType instance (actually a subclass instance as OpenType is abstract), checking for the validity of the given parameters. The validity constraints are described below for each parameter.

Parameters:

className - The fully qualified Java class name of the open data values this open type describes. The valid Java class names allowed for open data values are listed in ALLOWED_CLASSNAMES. A multidimensional array of any one of these classes is also an allowed class, in which case the class name follows the rules defined by the method getName of java.lang.Class. For example, a 3-dimensional array of Strings has for class name "[[[Ljava.lang.String;" (without the quotes).

typeName - The name given to the open type this instance represents; cannot be a null or empty string.

description - The human readable description of the open type this instance represents; cannot be a null or empty string.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if className, typeName or description is a null or empty string

OpenDataException - if className is not one of the allowed Java class names for open data

Method Detail

getClassName

public java.lang.String getClassName()

Returns the fully qualified Java class name of the open data values this open type describes. The only possible Java class names for open data values are listed in ALLOWED_CLASSNAMES. A multidimensional array of any one of these classes is also an allowed class, in which case the class name follows the rules defined by the method getName of java.lang.Class. For example, a 3-dimensional array of Strings has for class name "[[[Ljava.lang.String;" (without the quotes).

Returns:

the class name.

getTypeName

public java.lang.String getTypeName()

Returns the name of this OpenType instance.

Returns:

the type name.

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Returns the text description of this OpenType instance.

Returns:

the description.

isArray

public boolean isArray()

Returns true if the open data values this open type describes are arrays, false otherwise.

Returns:

true if this is an array type.

isValue

public abstract boolean isValue(java.lang.Object obj)

Tests whether obj is a value for this open type.

Parameters:

obj - the object to be tested for validity.

Returns:

true if obj is a value for this open type, false otherwise.

equals

public abstract boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Compares the specified obj parameter with this open type instance for equality.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - the object to compare to.

Returns:

true if this object and obj are equal.

hashCode

public abstract int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

toString

public abstract java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this open type instance.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the string representation.