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// java import
//
// jmx import
//
/**
* The <tt>CompositeData</tt> interface specifies the behavior of a specific type of complex <i>open data</i> objects
* which represent <i>composite data</i> structures.
*
*
* @since 1.5
*/
public interface CompositeData {
/**
* Returns the <i>composite type </i> of this <i>composite data</i> instance.
*
* @return the type of this CompositeData.
*/
/**
* Returns the value of the item whose name is <tt>key</tt>.
*
* @param key the name of the item.
*
* @return the value associated with this key.
*
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if <tt>key</tt> is a null or empty String.
*
* @throws InvalidKeyException if <tt>key</tt> is not an existing item name for this <tt>CompositeData</tt> instance.
*/
/**
* Returns an array of the values of the items whose names are specified by <tt>keys</tt>, in the same order as <tt>keys</tt>.
*
* @param keys the names of the items.
*
* @return the values corresponding to the keys.
*
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if an element in <tt>keys</tt> is a null or empty String.
*
* @throws InvalidKeyException if an element in <tt>keys</tt> is not an existing item name for this <tt>CompositeData</tt> instance.
*/
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if this <tt>CompositeData</tt> instance contains
* an item whose name is <tt>key</tt>.
* If <tt>key</tt> is a null or empty String, this method simply returns false.
*
* @param key the key to be tested.
*
* @return true if this <tt>CompositeData</tt> contains the key.
*/
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if this <tt>CompositeData</tt> instance contains an item
* whose value is <tt>value</tt>.
*
* @param value the value to be tested.
*
* @return true if this <tt>CompositeData</tt> contains the value.
*/
/**
* Returns an unmodifiable Collection view of the item values contained in this <tt>CompositeData</tt> instance.
* The returned collection's iterator will return the values in the ascending lexicographic order of the corresponding
* item names.
*
* @return the values.
*/
/**
* Compares the specified <var>obj</var> parameter with this
* <code>CompositeData</code> instance for equality.
* <p>
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if all of the following statements are true:
* <ul>
* <li><var>obj</var> is non null,</li>
* <li><var>obj</var> also implements the <code>CompositeData</code> interface,</li>
* <li>their composite types are equal</li>
* <li>their contents, i.e. (name, value) pairs are equal. If a value contained in
* the content is an array, the value comparison is done as if by calling
* the {@link java.util.Arrays#deepEquals(Object[], Object[]) deepEquals} method
* for arrays of object reference types or the appropriate overloading of
* {@code Arrays.equals(e1,e2)} for arrays of primitive types</li>
* </ul>
* <p>
* This ensures that this <tt>equals</tt> method works properly for
* <var>obj</var> parameters which are different implementations of the
* <code>CompositeData</code> interface, with the restrictions mentioned in the
* {@link java.util.Collection#equals(Object) equals}
* method of the <tt>java.util.Collection</tt> interface.
*
* @param obj the object to be compared for equality with this
* <code>CompositeData</code> instance.
* @return <code>true</code> if the specified object is equal to this
* <code>CompositeData</code> instance.
*/
/**
* Returns the hash code value for this <code>CompositeData</code> instance.
* <p>
* The hash code of a <code>CompositeData</code> instance is the sum of the hash codes
* of all elements of information used in <code>equals</code> comparisons
* (ie: its <i>composite type</i> and all the item values).
* <p>
* This ensures that <code> t1.equals(t2) </code> implies that <code> t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode() </code>
* for any two <code>CompositeData</code> instances <code>t1</code> and <code>t2</code>,
* as required by the general contract of the method
* {@link Object#hashCode() Object.hashCode()}.
* <p>
* Each item value's hash code is added to the returned hash code.
* If an item value is an array,
* its hash code is obtained as if by calling the
* {@link java.util.Arrays#deepHashCode(Object[]) deepHashCode} method
* for arrays of object reference types or the appropriate overloading
* of {@code Arrays.hashCode(e)} for arrays of primitive types.
*
* @return the hash code value for this <code>CompositeData</code> instance
*/
public int hashCode() ;
/**
* Returns a string representation of this <code>CompositeData</code> instance.
* <p>
* The string representation consists of the name of the implementing class,
* the string representation of the composite type of this instance, and the string representation of the contents
* (ie list the itemName=itemValue mappings).
*
* @return a string representation of this <code>CompositeData</code> instance
*/
}