QueryExp.java revision 2362
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1007N/Apackage javax.management;
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1007N/A// java import
1007N/Aimport java.io.Serializable;
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1007N/A/**
1007N/A * <p>Represents relational constraints similar to database query "where
1007N/A * clauses". Instances of QueryExp are returned by the static methods of the
1007N/A * {@link Query} class.</p>
1007N/A *
1007N/A * <p>It is possible, but not
1007N/A * recommended, to create custom queries by implementing this
1007N/A * interface. In that case, it is better to extend the {@link
1007N/A * QueryEval} class than to implement the interface directly, so that
1007N/A * the {@link #setMBeanServer} method works correctly.
1007N/A *
1007N/A * @see MBeanServer#queryNames MBeanServer.queryNames
1007N/A * @since 1.5
1007N/A */
1007N/Apublic interface QueryExp extends Serializable {
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1007N/A /**
1007N/A * Applies the QueryExp on an MBean.
1007N/A *
1007N/A * @param name The name of the MBean on which the QueryExp will be applied.
1007N/A *
1007N/A * @return True if the query was successfully applied to the MBean, false otherwise
1007N/A *
1007N/A * @exception BadStringOperationException
1007N/A * @exception BadBinaryOpValueExpException
1007N/A * @exception BadAttributeValueExpException
1007N/A * @exception InvalidApplicationException
1007N/A */
1007N/A public boolean apply(ObjectName name) throws BadStringOperationException, BadBinaryOpValueExpException,
1007N/A BadAttributeValueExpException, InvalidApplicationException ;
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1007N/A /**
1007N/A * Sets the MBean server on which the query is to be performed.
1007N/A *
1007N/A * @param s The MBean server on which the query is to be performed.
1007N/A */
1007N/A public void setMBeanServer(MBeanServer s) ;
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1007N/A }
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