PropertyAccessInterface.java revision 7c478bd95313f5f23a4c958a745db2134aa03244
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/*
* ident "%Z%%M% %I% %E% SMI"
*
* Copyright (c) 2001 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
* All rights reserved.
*
* PropertyAccessInterface.java
*/
package com.sun.wbem.solarisprovider.srm;
import javax.wbem.cim.*;
/**
* Defines the access methods to a properties of a CIM instance.
*/
interface PropertyAccessInterface {
static final byte CACHE = 1;
static final byte FLUSH = 2;
static final byte CHECK_WTHROUGH = 3;
/**
* Set the property to the value val. The action specifies how to access
* the property.
* CACHE - only cache the value, don't write it to the CIM instance.
* FLUSH - flush the cached value to the CIM instance.
* CHECK_WTHROUGH - if the value doesn't equal the current value do nothing,
* otherwise write the internal and the CIM instance value.
* @param ci the CIM instance
* @param action the set type (CACHE, FLUSH or CHECK_WTHROUGH)
* @param val the set value
*/
void set(CIMInstance ci, byte action, String val)
throws NumberFormatException;
/**
* Returns the string value of this object
*/
String toString();
/**
* Returns value string of this property
*/
public String getValue();
} // end interface PropertyAccessInterface