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/*
* @author IBM Corp.
*
* Copyright IBM Corp. 1999-2000. All rights reserved.
*/
package javax.management;
/**
* This interface is used to gain access to descriptors of the Descriptor class
* which are associated with a JMX component, i.e. MBean, MBeanInfo,
* MBeanAttributeInfo, MBeanNotificationInfo,
* MBeanOperationInfo, MBeanParameterInfo.
* <P>
* ModelMBeans make extensive use of this interface in ModelMBeanInfo classes.
*
* @since 1.5
*/
public interface DescriptorAccess extends DescriptorRead
{
/**
* Sets Descriptor (full replace).
*
* @param inDescriptor replaces the Descriptor associated with the
* component implementing this interface. If the inDescriptor is invalid for the
* type of Info object it is being set for, an exception is thrown. If the
* inDescriptor is null, then the Descriptor will revert to its default value
* which should contain, at a minimum, the descriptor name and descriptorType.
*
* @see #getDescriptor
*/
public void setDescriptor(Descriptor inDescriptor);
}