javax.management
Interface NotificationFilter

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AttributeChangeNotificationFilter, NotificationFilterProxy, NotificationFilterSupport

public interface NotificationFilter

extends Serializable

This interface is implemented by any class acting as a notification filter.

The filter is used before the notification is sent to see whether the notification is required.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

Adrian Brock.

See Also:

NotificationFilterSupport

Method Summary

boolean

isNotificationEnabled(Notification notification) This method is called before a notification is sent to see whether the listener wants the notification.

Method Detail

isNotificationEnabled

public boolean isNotificationEnabled(Notification notification)

This method is called before a notification is sent to see whether the listener wants the notification.

Parameters:

notification - the notification to be sent.

Returns:

true if the listener wants the notification, false otherwise