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package javax.management;
// java import
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* <p>Represents relational constraints similar to database query "where
* clauses". Instances of QueryExp are returned by the static methods of the
* {@link Query} class.</p>
*
* <p>It is possible, but not
* recommended, to create custom queries by implementing this
* interface. In that case, it is better to extend the {@link
* QueryEval} class than to implement the interface directly, so that
* the {@link #setMBeanServer} method works correctly.
*
* @see MBeanServer#queryNames MBeanServer.queryNames
* @since 1.5
*/
public interface QueryExp extends Serializable {
/**
* Applies the QueryExp on an MBean.
*
* @param name The name of the MBean on which the QueryExp will be applied.
*
* @return True if the query was successfully applied to the MBean, false otherwise
*
* @exception BadStringOperationException
* @exception BadBinaryOpValueExpException
* @exception BadAttributeValueExpException
* @exception InvalidApplicationException
*/
public boolean apply(ObjectName name) throws BadStringOperationException, BadBinaryOpValueExpException,
BadAttributeValueExpException, InvalidApplicationException ;
/**
* Sets the MBean server on which the query is to be performed.
*
* @param s The MBean server on which the query is to be performed.
*/
public void setMBeanServer(MBeanServer s) ;
}