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org.osgi.framework.wiring

public Interface BundleRequirement

extends Requirement
Annotations
@ProviderType
Imports
java.util.Map, org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ProviderType, org.osgi.framework.namespace.AbstractWiringNamespace, org.osgi.resource.Requirement
A requirement that has been declared from a bundle revision.
Author
$Id: f7e73311cfc384905cb65d9d24b12304291be2d8 $

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public Map<String, Object>

Returns:

An unmodifiable map of attribute names to attribute values for this requirement, or an empty map if this requirement has no attributes.
getAttributes()

Redeclares org.osgi.resource.Requirement.getAttributes.

Returns the attributes of this requirement.

public Map<String, String>

Returns:

An unmodifiable map of directive names to directive values for this requirement, or an empty map if this requirement has no directives.
getDirectives()

Redeclares org.osgi.resource.Requirement.getDirectives.

Returns the directives of this requirement.

public String

Returns:

The namespace of this requirement.
getNamespace()

Redeclares org.osgi.resource.Requirement.getNamespace.

Returns the namespace of this requirement.

public BundleRevision

Returns:

The resource declaring this requirement. This can be null if this requirement is synthesized.
getResource()

Redeclares org.osgi.resource.Requirement.getResource.

Returns the resource declaring this requirement.

public BundleRevision

Returns:

The bundle revision declaring this requirement.
getRevision()

Returns the bundle revision declaring this requirement.

public boolean

Returns:

true if the specified capability has the same namespace as this requirement and the filter for this requirement matches the attributes of the specified capability; false otherwise.
matches(BundleCapability
The capability to match to this requirement.
capability)

Returns whether the specified capability matches this requirement.

Inherited from org.osgi.resource.Requirement:
equalshashCode

Method Detail

getAttributesback to summary
public Map<String, Object> getAttributes()

Redeclares org.osgi.resource.Requirement.getAttributes.

Returns the attributes of this requirement.

Requirement attributes have no specified semantics and are considered extra user defined information.

Returns:Map<String, Object>

An unmodifiable map of attribute names to attribute values for this requirement, or an empty map if this requirement has no attributes.

Annotations
@Override
getDirectivesback to summary
public Map<String, String> getDirectives()

Redeclares org.osgi.resource.Requirement.getDirectives.

Returns the directives of this requirement.

All requirement directives not specified by the wiring namespaces have no specified semantics and are considered extra user defined information.

Returns:Map<String, String>

An unmodifiable map of directive names to directive values for this requirement, or an empty map if this requirement has no directives.

Annotations
@Override
getNamespaceback to summary
public String getNamespace()

Redeclares org.osgi.resource.Requirement.getNamespace.

Returns the namespace of this requirement.

Returns:String

The namespace of this requirement.

Annotations
@Override
getResourceback to summary
public BundleRevision getResource()

Redeclares org.osgi.resource.Requirement.getResource.

Returns the resource declaring this requirement.

This method returns the same value as getRevision().

Returns:BundleRevision

The resource declaring this requirement. This can be null if this requirement is synthesized.

Annotations
@Override
Since
1.1
getRevisionback to summary
public BundleRevision getRevision()

Returns the bundle revision declaring this requirement.

Returns:BundleRevision

The bundle revision declaring this requirement.

matchesback to summary
public boolean matches(BundleCapability capability)

Returns whether the specified capability matches this requirement.

Parameters
capability:BundleCapability

The capability to match to this requirement.

Returns:boolean

true if the specified capability has the same namespace as this requirement and the filter for this requirement matches the attributes of the specified capability; false otherwise.