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javax.management.modelmbean

public Interface ModelMBean

extends DynamicMBean, PersistentMBean, ModelMBeanNotificationBroadcaster
Known Direct Implementers
javax.management.modelmbean.RequiredModelMBean
Imports
javax.management.DynamicMBean, .InstanceNotFoundException, .MBeanException, .PersistentMBean, .RuntimeOperationsException

This interface must be implemented by the ModelMBeans. An implementation of this interface must be shipped with every JMX Agent.

Java resources wishing to be manageable instantiate the ModelMBean using the MBeanServer's createMBean method. The resource then sets the ModelMBeanInfo (with Descriptors) for the ModelMBean instance. The attributes and operations exposed via the ModelMBeanInfo for the ModelMBean are accessible from MBeans, connectors/adaptors like other MBeans. Through the ModelMBeanInfo Descriptors, values and methods in the managed application can be defined and mapped to attributes and operations of the ModelMBean. This mapping can be defined during development in an XML formatted file or dynamically and programmatically at runtime.

Every ModelMBean which is instantiated in the MBeanServer becomes manageable: its attributes and operations become remotely accessible through the connectors/adaptors connected to that MBeanServer. A Java object cannot be registered in the MBeanServer unless it is a JMX compliant MBean. By instantiating a ModelMBean, resources are guaranteed that the MBean is valid.

MBeanException and RuntimeOperationsException must be thrown on every public method. This allows for wrapping exceptions from distributed communications (RMI, EJB, etc.). These exceptions do not have to be thrown by the implementation except in the scenarios described in the specification and javadoc.

Since
1.5

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public void
setManagedResource(Object
Object that is the managed resource
mr
,
String
The type of reference for the managed resource. Can be: ObjectReference, Handle, IOR, EJBHandle, RMIReference. If the MBeanServer cannot process the mr_type passed in, an InvalidTargetTypeException will be thrown.
mr_type
)

Sets the instance handle of the object against which to execute all methods in this ModelMBean management interface (MBeanInfo and Descriptors).

public void
setModelMBeanInfo(ModelMBeanInfo
The ModelMBeanInfo object to be used by the ModelMBean.
inModelMBeanInfo
)

Initializes a ModelMBean object using ModelMBeanInfo passed in. This method makes it possible to set a customized ModelMBeanInfo on the ModelMBean as long as it is not registered with the MBeanServer.

Inherited from javax.management.DynamicMBean:
getAttributegetAttributesgetMBeanInfoinvokesetAttributesetAttributes
Inherited from javax.management.modelmbean.ModelMBeanNotificationBroadcaster:
addAttributeChangeNotificationListenerremoveAttributeChangeNotificationListenersendAttributeChangeNotificationsendAttributeChangeNotificationsendNotificationsendNotification
Inherited from javax.management.PersistentMBean:
loadstore

Method Detail

setManagedResourceback to summary
public void setManagedResource(Object mr, String mr_type) throws MBeanException, RuntimeOperationsException, InstanceNotFoundException, InvalidTargetObjectTypeException

Sets the instance handle of the object against which to execute all methods in this ModelMBean management interface (MBeanInfo and Descriptors).

Parameters
mr:Object

Object that is the managed resource

mr_type:String

The type of reference for the managed resource. Can be: ObjectReference, Handle, IOR, EJBHandle, RMIReference. If the MBeanServer cannot process the mr_type passed in, an InvalidTargetTypeException will be thrown.

Exceptions
MBeanException:
The initializer of the object has thrown an exception.
RuntimeOperationsException:
Wraps an IllegalArgumentException: The managed resource type passed in parameter is null.
InstanceNotFoundException:
The managed resource object could not be found
InvalidTargetObjectTypeException:
The managed resource type cannot be processed by the ModelMBean or JMX Agent.
setModelMBeanInfoback to summary
public void setModelMBeanInfo(ModelMBeanInfo inModelMBeanInfo) throws MBeanException, RuntimeOperationsException

Initializes a ModelMBean object using ModelMBeanInfo passed in. This method makes it possible to set a customized ModelMBeanInfo on the ModelMBean as long as it is not registered with the MBeanServer.
Once the ModelMBean's ModelMBeanInfo (with Descriptors) are customized and set on the ModelMBean, the ModelMBean can be registered with the MBeanServer.

If the ModelMBean is currently registered, this method throws a javax.management.RuntimeOperationsException wrapping an IllegalStateException

Parameters
inModelMBeanInfo:ModelMBeanInfo

The ModelMBeanInfo object to be used by the ModelMBean.

Exceptions
MBeanException:
Wraps a distributed communication Exception.
RuntimeOperationsException: