javax.management
Class Attribute

java.lang.Object
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public class Attribute

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

Represents an MBean attribute by associating its name with its value. The MBean server and other objects use this class to get and set attributes values.

Version:

1.6

Author:

Raimondo Castino, Max Parlione

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Attribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)
Constructs an Attribute object which associates the given attribute name with the given value.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object) Compares the current Attribute Object with another Attribute Object.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns a String containing the name of the attribute.
java.lang.Object	getValue() Returns an Object that is the value of this attribute.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Attribute

public Attribute(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.Object value)

Constructs an Attribute object which associates the given attribute name with the given value.

Parameters:

name - A String containing the name of the attribute to be created. Cannot be null.

value - The Object which is assigned to the attribute. This object must be of the same type as the attribute. Cannot be null.

Method Detail

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

Returns an Object that is the value of this attribute.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns a String containing the name of the attribute.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)

Compares the current Attribute Object with another Attribute Object.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

object - The Attribute that the current Attribute is to be compared with.

Returns:

True if the two Attribute objects are equal, otherwise false.