javax.management
Interface QueryExp

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

InstanceOfQueryExp, ObjectName

public interface QueryExp
extends Serializable

A query expression.

An implementation of this interface can be used in a query. Multiple query expressions can be used together to form a more complex query.

Version:

$Revision: 57200 $

Author:

Adrian Brock.

Method Summary

boolean	apply(ObjectName name) Apply this query expression to an MBean.
void	setMBeanServer(MBeanServer server) Set the MBeanServer for this query.

Method Detail

apply

boolean apply(ObjectName name)
              throws BadStringOperationException,
                     BadBinaryOpValueExpException,
                     BadAttributeValueExpException,
                     InvalidApplicationException

Apply this query expression to an MBean.

Parameters:

name - the object name of the mbean

Returns:

true or false as the result of the query expression.

Throws:

BadStringOperationException - when an invalid string operation is used during query construction

BadBinaryOpValueExpException - when an invalid binary operation is used during query construction

BadAttributeValueExpException - when an invalid MBean attribute is used during query construction

InvalidApplicationException - when trying to apply a subquery expression to an MBean or an attribute expression to an MBean of the wrong class.

setMBeanServer

void setMBeanServer(MBeanServer server)

Set the MBeanServer for this query. Only MBeans registered in this server can be used in queries.

Parameters:

server - the MBeanServer