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javax.management.openmbean

public Interface CompositeData

Known Direct Implementers
javax.management.openmbean.CompositeDataSupport, sun.management.LazyCompositeData
Imports
java.util.Collection

The CompositeData interface specifies the behavior of a specific type of complex open data objects which represent composite data structures.
Since
1.5

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public boolean

Returns:

true if this CompositeData contains the key.
containsKey
(String
the key to be tested.
key
)

Returns true if and only if this CompositeData instance contains an item whose name is key.

public boolean

Returns:

true if this CompositeData contains the value.
containsValue
(Object
the value to be tested.
value
)

Returns true if and only if this CompositeData instance contains an item whose value is value.

public boolean

Returns:

true if the specified object is equal to this CompositeData instance.
equals
(Object
the object to be compared for equality with this CompositeData instance.
obj
)

Compares the specified obj parameter with this CompositeData instance for equality.

public Object

Returns:

the value associated with this key.
get
(String
the name of the item.
key
)

Returns the value of the item whose name is key.

public Object[]

Returns:

the values corresponding to the keys.
getAll
(String[]
the names of the items.
keys
)

Returns an array of the values of the items whose names are specified by keys, in the same order as keys.

public CompositeType

Returns:

the type of this CompositeData.
getCompositeType
()

Returns the composite type of this composite data instance.

public int

Returns:

the hash code value for this CompositeData instance
hashCode
()

Returns the hash code value for this CompositeData instance.

public String

Returns:

a string representation of this CompositeData instance
toString
()

Returns a string representation of this CompositeData instance.

public Collection<?>

Returns:

the values.
values
()

Returns an unmodifiable Collection view of the item values contained in this CompositeData instance.

Method Detail

containsKeyback to summary
public boolean containsKey(String key)

Returns true if and only if this CompositeData instance contains an item whose name is key. If key is a null or empty String, this method simply returns false.

Parameters
key:String

the key to be tested.

Returns:boolean

true if this CompositeData contains the key.

containsValueback to summary
public boolean containsValue(Object value)

Returns true if and only if this CompositeData instance contains an item whose value is value.

Parameters
value:Object

the value to be tested.

Returns:boolean

true if this CompositeData contains the value.

equalsback to summary
public boolean equals(Object obj)

Compares the specified obj parameter with this CompositeData instance for equality.

Returns true if and only if all of the following statements are true:

  • obj is non null,
  • obj also implements the CompositeData interface,
  • their composite types are equal
  • their contents, i.e. (name, value) pairs are equal. If a value contained in the content is an array, the value comparison is done as if by calling the deepEquals method for arrays of object reference types or the appropriate overloading of Arrays.equals(e1,e2) for arrays of primitive types

This ensures that this equals method works properly for obj parameters which are different implementations of the CompositeData interface, with the restrictions mentioned in the equals method of the java.util.Collection interface.

Parameters
obj:Object

the object to be compared for equality with this CompositeData instance.

Returns:boolean

true if the specified object is equal to this CompositeData instance.

getback to summary
public Object get(String key)

Returns the value of the item whose name is key.

Parameters
key:String

the name of the item.

Returns:Object

the value associated with this key.

Exceptions
IllegalArgumentException:
if key is a null or empty String.
InvalidKeyException:
if key is not an existing item name for this CompositeData instance.
getAllback to summary
public Object[] getAll(String[] keys)

Returns an array of the values of the items whose names are specified by keys, in the same order as keys.

Parameters
keys:String[]

the names of the items.

Returns:Object[]

the values corresponding to the keys.

Exceptions
IllegalArgumentException:
if an element in keys is a null or empty String.
InvalidKeyException:
if an element in keys is not an existing item name for this CompositeData instance.
getCompositeTypeback to summary
public CompositeType getCompositeType()

Returns the composite type of this composite data instance.

Returns:CompositeType

the type of this CompositeData.

hashCodeback to summary
public int hashCode()

Returns the hash code value for this CompositeData instance.

The hash code of a CompositeData instance is the sum of the hash codes of all elements of information used in equals comparisons (ie: its composite type and all the item values).

This ensures that t1.equals(t2) implies that t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode() for any two CompositeData instances t1 and t2, as required by the general contract of the method Object.hashCode().

Each item value's hash code is added to the returned hash code. If an item value is an array, its hash code is obtained as if by calling the deepHashCode method for arrays of object reference types or the appropriate overloading of Arrays.hashCode(e) for arrays of primitive types.

Returns:int

the hash code value for this CompositeData instance

toStringback to summary
public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this CompositeData instance.

The string representation consists of the name of the implementing class, the string representation of the composite type of this instance, and the string representation of the contents (ie list the itemName=itemValue mappings).

Returns:String

a string representation of this CompositeData instance

valuesback to summary
public Collection<?> values()

Returns an unmodifiable Collection view of the item values contained in this CompositeData instance. The returned collection's iterator will return the values in the ascending lexicographic order of the corresponding item names.

Returns:Collection<?>

the values.