Class Attribute

java.lang.Object

javax.management.Attribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class Attribute
extends Object
implements Serializable

Represents an MBean attribute by associating its name with its value. The MBean server and other objects use this class to get and set attributes values.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Attribute(String name, Object value)	Constructs an Attribute object which associates the given attribute name with the given value.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object object)	Compares the current Attribute Object with another Attribute Object.
String	getName()	Returns a String containing the name of the attribute.
Object	getValue()	Returns an Object that is the value of this attribute.
int	hashCode()	Returns a hash code value for this attribute.
String	toString()	Returns a String object representing this Attribute's value.

Methods declared in class Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Object	clone()	Answers a new instance of the same class as the receiver, whose slots have been filled in with the values in the slots of the receiver.
protected void	finalize()	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. May cause performance issues, deadlocks and hangs.
final Class<? extends Object>	getClass()	Answers the unique instance of java.lang.Class which represents the class of the receiver.
final void	notify()	Causes one thread which is waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
final void	notifyAll()	Causes all threads which are waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
final void	wait()	Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll).
final void	wait(long time)	Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.
final void	wait(long time, int frac)	Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.

Constructor Details

Attribute

public Attribute(String name,
 Object value)

Constructs an Attribute object which associates the given attribute name with the given value.

Parameters:

name - A String containing the name of the attribute to be created. Cannot be null.

value - The Object which is assigned to the attribute. This object must be of the same type as the attribute.

Method Details

getName

public String getName()

Returns a String containing the name of the attribute.

Returns:

the name of the attribute.

getValue

public Object getValue()

Returns an Object that is the value of this attribute.

Returns:

the value of the attribute.

equals

public boolean equals(Object object)

Compares the current Attribute Object with another Attribute Object.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

object - The Attribute that the current Attribute is to be compared with.

Returns:

True if the two Attribute objects are equal, otherwise false.

See Also:

• Object.hashCode()

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for this attribute.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a hash code value for this attribute.

See Also:

• Object.equals(Object)

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String object representing this Attribute's value. The format of this string is not specified, but users can expect that two Attributes return the same string if and only if they are equal.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

String a printable representation for the receiver.