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package javax.management;

/**

 * Defines the methods that should be implemented by

 * a Dynamic MBean (MBean that exposes a dynamic management interface).

 *

 * @since 1.5

 */

public interface DynamicMBean {

    /**

     * Obtain the value of a specific attribute of the Dynamic MBean.

     *

     * @param attribute The name of the attribute to be retrieved

     *

     * @return  The value of the attribute retrieved.

     *

     * @exception MBeanException  Wraps a <CODE>java.lang.Exception</CODE> thrown by the MBean's getter.

     * @exception ReflectionException  Wraps a <CODE>java.lang.Exception</CODE> thrown while trying to invoke the getter.

     *

     * @see #setAttribute

     */

    public Object getAttribute(String attribute) throws AttributeNotFoundException,

        MBeanException, ReflectionException;

    /**

     * Set the value of a specific attribute of the Dynamic MBean.

     *

     * @param attribute The identification of the attribute to

     * be set and  the value it is to be set to.

     *

     * @exception MBeanException Wraps a <CODE>java.lang.Exception</CODE> thrown by the MBean's setter.

     * @exception ReflectionException Wraps a <CODE>java.lang.Exception</CODE> thrown while trying to invoke the MBean's setter.

     *

     * @see #getAttribute

     */

    public void setAttribute(Attribute attribute) throws AttributeNotFoundException,

        InvalidAttributeValueException, MBeanException, ReflectionException ;

    /**

     * Get the values of several attributes of the Dynamic MBean.

     *

     * @param attributes A list of the attributes to be retrieved.

     *

     * @return  The list of attributes retrieved.

     *

     * @see #setAttributes

     */

    public AttributeList getAttributes(String[] attributes);

    /**

     * Sets the values of several attributes of the Dynamic MBean.

     *

     * @param attributes A list of attributes: The identification of the

     * attributes to be set and  the values they are to be set to.

     *

     * @return  The list of attributes that were set, with their new values.

     *

     * @see #getAttributes

     */

    public AttributeList setAttributes(AttributeList attributes);

    /**

     * Allows an action to be invoked on the Dynamic MBean.

     *

     * @param actionName The name of the action to be invoked.

     * @param params An array containing the parameters to be set when the action is

     * invoked.

     * @param signature An array containing the signature of the action. The class objects will

     * be loaded through the same class loader as the one used for loading the

     * MBean on which the action is invoked.

     *

     * @return  The object returned by the action, which represents the result of

     * invoking the action on the MBean specified.

     *

     * @exception MBeanException  Wraps a <CODE>java.lang.Exception</CODE> thrown by the MBean's invoked method.

     * @exception ReflectionException  Wraps a <CODE>java.lang.Exception</CODE> thrown while trying to invoke the method

     */

    public Object invoke(String actionName, Object params[], String signature[])

        throws MBeanException, ReflectionException ;

    /**

     * Provides the exposed attributes and actions of the Dynamic MBean using an MBeanInfo object.

     *

     * @return  An instance of <CODE>MBeanInfo</CODE> allowing all attributes and actions

     * exposed by this Dynamic MBean to be retrieved.

     *

     */

    public MBeanInfo getMBeanInfo();

 }