src/java.management/share/classes/javax/management/openmbean/OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport.java
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    25 
       
    26 
       
    27 package javax.management.openmbean;
       
    28 
       
    29 
       
    30 // java import
       
    31 //
       
    32 import java.util.Set;
       
    33 import javax.management.Descriptor;
       
    34 import javax.management.DescriptorRead;  // for Javadoc
       
    35 import javax.management.ImmutableDescriptor;
       
    36 import javax.management.MBeanParameterInfo;
       
    37 
       
    38 // OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport and this class are very similar
       
    39 // but can't easily be refactored because there's no multiple inheritance.
       
    40 // The best we can do for refactoring is to put a bunch of static methods
       
    41 // in OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport and import them here.
       
    42 import static javax.management.openmbean.OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport.*;
       
    43 
       
    44 /**
       
    45  * Describes a parameter used in one or more operations or
       
    46  * constructors of an open MBean.
       
    47  *
       
    48  *
       
    49  * @since 1.5
       
    50  */
       
    51 public class OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport
       
    52     extends MBeanParameterInfo
       
    53     implements OpenMBeanParameterInfo {
       
    54 
       
    55     /* Serial version */
       
    56     static final long serialVersionUID = -7235016873758443122L;
       
    57 
       
    58     /**
       
    59      * @serial The open mbean parameter's <i>open type</i>
       
    60      */
       
    61     private OpenType<?>    openType;
       
    62 
       
    63     /**
       
    64      * @serial The open mbean parameter's default value
       
    65      */
       
    66     private Object      defaultValue    = null;
       
    67 
       
    68     /**
       
    69      * @serial The open mbean parameter's legal values. This {@link
       
    70      * Set} is unmodifiable
       
    71      */
       
    72     private Set<?> legalValues     = null;  // to be constructed unmodifiable
       
    73 
       
    74     /**
       
    75      * @serial The open mbean parameter's min value
       
    76      */
       
    77     private Comparable<?> minValue        = null;
       
    78 
       
    79     /**
       
    80      * @serial The open mbean parameter's max value
       
    81      */
       
    82     private Comparable<?> maxValue        = null;
       
    83 
       
    84 
       
    85     // As this instance is immutable, these two values need only
       
    86     // be calculated once.
       
    87     private transient Integer myHashCode = null;        // As this instance is immutable, these two values
       
    88     private transient String  myToString = null;        // need only be calculated once.
       
    89 
       
    90 
       
    91     /**
       
    92      * Constructs an {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance,
       
    93      * which describes the parameter used in one or more operations or
       
    94      * constructors of a class of open MBeans, with the specified
       
    95      * {@code name}, {@code openType} and {@code description}.
       
    96      *
       
    97      * @param name  cannot be a null or empty string.
       
    98      *
       
    99      * @param description  cannot be a null or empty string.
       
   100      *
       
   101      * @param openType  cannot be null.
       
   102      *
       
   103      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code name} or {@code
       
   104      * description} are null or empty string, or {@code openType} is
       
   105      * null.
       
   106      */
       
   107     public OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport(String name,
       
   108                                          String description,
       
   109                                          OpenType<?> openType) {
       
   110         this(name, description, openType, (Descriptor) null);
       
   111     }
       
   112 
       
   113     /**
       
   114      * Constructs an {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance,
       
   115      * which describes the parameter used in one or more operations or
       
   116      * constructors of a class of open MBeans, with the specified
       
   117      * {@code name}, {@code openType}, {@code description},
       
   118      * and {@code descriptor}.
       
   119      *
       
   120      * <p>The {@code descriptor} can contain entries that will define
       
   121      * the values returned by certain methods of this class, as
       
   122      * explained in the <a href="package-summary.html#constraints">
       
   123      * package description</a>.
       
   124      *
       
   125      * @param name  cannot be a null or empty string.
       
   126      *
       
   127      * @param description  cannot be a null or empty string.
       
   128      *
       
   129      * @param openType  cannot be null.
       
   130      *
       
   131      * @param descriptor The descriptor for the parameter.  This may be null
       
   132      * which is equivalent to an empty descriptor.
       
   133      *
       
   134      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code name} or {@code
       
   135      * description} are null or empty string, or {@code openType} is
       
   136      * null, or the descriptor entries are invalid as described in the
       
   137      * <a href="package-summary.html#constraints">package
       
   138      * description</a>.
       
   139      *
       
   140      * @since 1.6
       
   141      */
       
   142     public OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport(String name,
       
   143                                          String description,
       
   144                                          OpenType<?> openType,
       
   145                                          Descriptor descriptor) {
       
   146 
       
   147 
       
   148         // Construct parent's state
       
   149         //
       
   150         super(name,
       
   151               (openType==null) ? null : openType.getClassName(),
       
   152               description,
       
   153               ImmutableDescriptor.union(descriptor,(openType==null)?null:
       
   154                 openType.getDescriptor()));
       
   155 
       
   156         // Initialize this instance's specific state
       
   157         //
       
   158         this.openType = openType;
       
   159 
       
   160         descriptor = getDescriptor();  // replace null by empty
       
   161         this.defaultValue = valueFrom(descriptor, "defaultValue", openType);
       
   162         this.legalValues = valuesFrom(descriptor, "legalValues", openType);
       
   163         this.minValue = comparableValueFrom(descriptor, "minValue", openType);
       
   164         this.maxValue = comparableValueFrom(descriptor, "maxValue", openType);
       
   165 
       
   166         try {
       
   167             check(this);
       
   168         } catch (OpenDataException e) {
       
   169             throw new IllegalArgumentException(e.getMessage(), e);
       
   170         }
       
   171     }
       
   172 
       
   173 
       
   174     /**
       
   175      * Constructs an {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance,
       
   176      * which describes the parameter used in one or more operations or
       
   177      * constructors of a class of open MBeans, with the specified
       
   178      * {@code name}, {@code openType}, {@code description} and {@code
       
   179      * defaultValue}.
       
   180      *
       
   181      * @param name  cannot be a null or empty string.
       
   182      *
       
   183      * @param description  cannot be a null or empty string.
       
   184      *
       
   185      * @param openType  cannot be null.
       
   186      *
       
   187      * @param defaultValue must be a valid value for the {@code
       
   188      * openType} specified for this parameter; default value not
       
   189      * supported for {@code ArrayType} and {@code TabularType}; can be
       
   190      * null, in which case it means that no default value is set.
       
   191      *
       
   192      * @param <T> allows the compiler to check that the {@code defaultValue},
       
   193      * if non-null, has the correct Java type for the given {@code openType}.
       
   194      *
       
   195      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code name} or {@code
       
   196      * description} are null or empty string, or {@code openType} is
       
   197      * null.
       
   198      *
       
   199      * @throws OpenDataException if {@code defaultValue} is not a
       
   200      * valid value for the specified {@code openType}, or {@code
       
   201      * defaultValue} is non null and {@code openType} is an {@code
       
   202      * ArrayType} or a {@code TabularType}.
       
   203      */
       
   204     public <T> OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport(String   name,
       
   205                                              String   description,
       
   206                                              OpenType<T> openType,
       
   207                                              T        defaultValue)
       
   208             throws OpenDataException {
       
   209         this(name, description, openType, defaultValue, (T[]) null);
       
   210     }
       
   211 
       
   212     /**
       
   213      * <p>Constructs an {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance,
       
   214      * which describes the parameter used in one or more operations or
       
   215      * constructors of a class of open MBeans, with the specified
       
   216      * {@code name}, {@code openType}, {@code description}, {@code
       
   217      * defaultValue} and {@code legalValues}.</p>
       
   218      *
       
   219      * <p>The contents of {@code legalValues} are copied, so subsequent
       
   220      * modifications of the array referenced by {@code legalValues}
       
   221      * have no impact on this {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport}
       
   222      * instance.</p>
       
   223      *
       
   224      * @param name  cannot be a null or empty string.
       
   225      *
       
   226      * @param description  cannot be a null or empty string.
       
   227      *
       
   228      * @param openType  cannot be null.
       
   229      *
       
   230      * @param defaultValue must be a valid value for the {@code
       
   231      * openType} specified for this parameter; default value not
       
   232      * supported for {@code ArrayType} and {@code TabularType}; can be
       
   233      * null, in which case it means that no default value is set.
       
   234      *
       
   235      * @param legalValues each contained value must be valid for the
       
   236      * {@code openType} specified for this parameter; legal values not
       
   237      * supported for {@code ArrayType} and {@code TabularType}; can be
       
   238      * null or empty.
       
   239      *
       
   240      * @param <T> allows the compiler to check that the {@code
       
   241      * defaultValue} and {@code legalValues}, if non-null, have the
       
   242      * correct Java type for the given {@code openType}.
       
   243      *
       
   244      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code name} or {@code
       
   245      * description} are null or empty string, or {@code openType} is
       
   246      * null.
       
   247      *
       
   248      * @throws OpenDataException if {@code defaultValue} is not a
       
   249      * valid value for the specified {@code openType}, or one value in
       
   250      * {@code legalValues} is not valid for the specified {@code
       
   251      * openType}, or {@code defaultValue} is non null and {@code
       
   252      * openType} is an {@code ArrayType} or a {@code TabularType}, or
       
   253      * {@code legalValues} is non null and non empty and {@code
       
   254      * openType} is an {@code ArrayType} or a {@code TabularType}, or
       
   255      * {@code legalValues} is non null and non empty and {@code
       
   256      * defaultValue} is not contained in {@code legalValues}.
       
   257      */
       
   258     public <T> OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport(String   name,
       
   259                                              String   description,
       
   260                                              OpenType<T> openType,
       
   261                                              T        defaultValue,
       
   262                                              T[]      legalValues)
       
   263             throws OpenDataException {
       
   264         this(name, description, openType,
       
   265              defaultValue, legalValues, null, null);
       
   266     }
       
   267 
       
   268 
       
   269     /**
       
   270      * Constructs an {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance,
       
   271      * which describes the parameter used in one or more operations or
       
   272      * constructors of a class of open MBeans, with the specified
       
   273      * {@code name}, {@code openType}, {@code description}, {@code
       
   274      * defaultValue}, {@code minValue} and {@code maxValue}.
       
   275      *
       
   276      * It is possible to specify minimal and maximal values only for
       
   277      * an open type whose values are {@code Comparable}.
       
   278      *
       
   279      * @param name  cannot be a null or empty string.
       
   280      *
       
   281      * @param description  cannot be a null or empty string.
       
   282      *
       
   283      * @param openType  cannot be null.
       
   284      *
       
   285      * @param defaultValue must be a valid value for the {@code
       
   286      * openType} specified for this parameter; default value not
       
   287      * supported for {@code ArrayType} and {@code TabularType}; can be
       
   288      * null, in which case it means that no default value is set.
       
   289      *
       
   290      * @param minValue must be valid for the {@code openType}
       
   291      * specified for this parameter; can be null, in which case it
       
   292      * means that no minimal value is set.
       
   293      *
       
   294      * @param maxValue must be valid for the {@code openType}
       
   295      * specified for this parameter; can be null, in which case it
       
   296      * means that no maximal value is set.
       
   297      *
       
   298      * @param <T> allows the compiler to check that the {@code
       
   299      * defaultValue}, {@code minValue}, and {@code maxValue}, if
       
   300      * non-null, have the correct Java type for the given {@code
       
   301      * openType}.
       
   302      *
       
   303      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code name} or {@code
       
   304      * description} are null or empty string, or {@code openType} is
       
   305      * null.
       
   306      *
       
   307      * @throws OpenDataException if {@code defaultValue}, {@code
       
   308      * minValue} or {@code maxValue} is not a valid value for the
       
   309      * specified {@code openType}, or {@code defaultValue} is non null
       
   310      * and {@code openType} is an {@code ArrayType} or a {@code
       
   311      * TabularType}, or both {@code minValue} and {@code maxValue} are
       
   312      * non-null and {@code minValue.compareTo(maxValue) > 0} is {@code
       
   313      * true}, or both {@code defaultValue} and {@code minValue} are
       
   314      * non-null and {@code minValue.compareTo(defaultValue) > 0} is
       
   315      * {@code true}, or both {@code defaultValue} and {@code maxValue}
       
   316      * are non-null and {@code defaultValue.compareTo(maxValue) > 0}
       
   317      * is {@code true}.
       
   318      */
       
   319     public <T> OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport(String     name,
       
   320                                              String     description,
       
   321                                              OpenType<T>   openType,
       
   322                                              T          defaultValue,
       
   323                                              Comparable<T> minValue,
       
   324                                              Comparable<T> maxValue)
       
   325             throws OpenDataException {
       
   326         this(name, description, openType,
       
   327              defaultValue, null, minValue, maxValue);
       
   328     }
       
   329 
       
   330     private <T> OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport(String name,
       
   331                                               String description,
       
   332                                               OpenType<T> openType,
       
   333                                               T defaultValue,
       
   334                                               T[] legalValues,
       
   335                                               Comparable<T> minValue,
       
   336                                               Comparable<T> maxValue)
       
   337             throws OpenDataException {
       
   338         super(name,
       
   339               (openType == null) ? null : openType.getClassName(),
       
   340               description,
       
   341               makeDescriptor(openType,
       
   342                              defaultValue, legalValues, minValue, maxValue));
       
   343 
       
   344         this.openType = openType;
       
   345 
       
   346         Descriptor d = getDescriptor();
       
   347         this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
       
   348         this.minValue = minValue;
       
   349         this.maxValue = maxValue;
       
   350         // We already converted the array into an unmodifiable Set
       
   351         // in the descriptor.
       
   352         this.legalValues = (Set<?>) d.getFieldValue("legalValues");
       
   353 
       
   354         check(this);
       
   355     }
       
   356 
       
   357     /**
       
   358      * An object serialized in a version of the API before Descriptors were
       
   359      * added to this class will have an empty or null Descriptor.
       
   360      * For consistency with our
       
   361      * behavior in this version, we must replace the object with one
       
   362      * where the Descriptors reflect the same values of openType, defaultValue,
       
   363      * etc.
       
   364      **/
       
   365     private Object readResolve() {
       
   366         if (getDescriptor().getFieldNames().length == 0) {
       
   367             // This noise allows us to avoid "unchecked" warnings without
       
   368             // having to suppress them explicitly.
       
   369             OpenType<Object> xopenType = cast(openType);
       
   370             Set<Object> xlegalValues = cast(legalValues);
       
   371             Comparable<Object> xminValue = cast(minValue);
       
   372             Comparable<Object> xmaxValue = cast(maxValue);
       
   373             return new OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport(
       
   374                     name, description, openType,
       
   375                     makeDescriptor(xopenType, defaultValue, xlegalValues,
       
   376                                    xminValue, xmaxValue));
       
   377         } else
       
   378             return this;
       
   379     }
       
   380 
       
   381     /**
       
   382      * Returns the open type for the values of the parameter described
       
   383      * by this {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance.
       
   384      */
       
   385     public OpenType<?> getOpenType() {
       
   386         return openType;
       
   387     }
       
   388 
       
   389     /**
       
   390      * Returns the default value for the parameter described by this
       
   391      * {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance, if specified,
       
   392      * or {@code null} otherwise.
       
   393      */
       
   394     public Object getDefaultValue() {
       
   395 
       
   396         // Special case for ArrayType and TabularType
       
   397         // [JF] TODO: clone it so that it cannot be altered,
       
   398         // [JF] TODO: if we decide to support defaultValue as an array itself.
       
   399         // [JF] As of today (oct 2000) it is not supported so
       
   400         // defaultValue is null for arrays. Nothing to do.
       
   401 
       
   402         return defaultValue;
       
   403     }
       
   404 
       
   405     /**
       
   406      * Returns an unmodifiable Set of legal values for the parameter
       
   407      * described by this {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport}
       
   408      * instance, if specified, or {@code null} otherwise.
       
   409      */
       
   410     public Set<?> getLegalValues() {
       
   411 
       
   412         // Special case for ArrayType and TabularType
       
   413         // [JF] TODO: clone values so that they cannot be altered,
       
   414         // [JF] TODO: if we decide to support LegalValues as an array itself.
       
   415         // [JF] As of today (oct 2000) it is not supported so
       
   416         // legalValues is null for arrays. Nothing to do.
       
   417 
       
   418         // Returns our legalValues Set (set was constructed unmodifiable)
       
   419         return (legalValues);
       
   420     }
       
   421 
       
   422     /**
       
   423      * Returns the minimal value for the parameter described by this
       
   424      * {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance, if specified,
       
   425      * or {@code null} otherwise.
       
   426      */
       
   427     public Comparable<?> getMinValue() {
       
   428 
       
   429         // Note: only comparable values have a minValue, so that's not
       
   430         // the case of arrays and tabulars (always null).
       
   431 
       
   432         return minValue;
       
   433     }
       
   434 
       
   435     /**
       
   436      * Returns the maximal value for the parameter described by this
       
   437      * {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance, if specified,
       
   438      * or {@code null} otherwise.
       
   439      */
       
   440     public Comparable<?> getMaxValue() {
       
   441 
       
   442         // Note: only comparable values have a maxValue, so that's not
       
   443         // the case of arrays and tabulars (always null).
       
   444 
       
   445         return maxValue;
       
   446     }
       
   447 
       
   448     /**
       
   449      * Returns {@code true} if this {@code
       
   450      * OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance specifies a non-null
       
   451      * default value for the described parameter, {@code false}
       
   452      * otherwise.
       
   453      */
       
   454     public boolean hasDefaultValue() {
       
   455 
       
   456         return (defaultValue != null);
       
   457     }
       
   458 
       
   459     /**
       
   460      * Returns {@code true} if this {@code
       
   461      * OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance specifies a non-null
       
   462      * set of legal values for the described parameter, {@code false}
       
   463      * otherwise.
       
   464      */
       
   465     public boolean hasLegalValues() {
       
   466 
       
   467         return (legalValues != null);
       
   468     }
       
   469 
       
   470     /**
       
   471      * Returns {@code true} if this {@code
       
   472      * OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance specifies a non-null
       
   473      * minimal value for the described parameter, {@code false}
       
   474      * otherwise.
       
   475      */
       
   476     public boolean hasMinValue() {
       
   477 
       
   478         return (minValue != null);
       
   479     }
       
   480 
       
   481     /**
       
   482      * Returns {@code true} if this {@code
       
   483      * OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance specifies a non-null
       
   484      * maximal value for the described parameter, {@code false}
       
   485      * otherwise.
       
   486      */
       
   487     public boolean hasMaxValue() {
       
   488 
       
   489         return (maxValue != null);
       
   490     }
       
   491 
       
   492 
       
   493     /**
       
   494      * Tests whether {@code obj} is a valid value for the parameter
       
   495      * described by this {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfo} instance.
       
   496      *
       
   497      * @param obj the object to be tested.
       
   498      *
       
   499      * @return {@code true} if {@code obj} is a valid value
       
   500      * for the parameter described by this
       
   501      * {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfo} instance,
       
   502      * {@code false} otherwise.
       
   503      */
       
   504     public boolean isValue(Object obj) {
       
   505         return OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport.isValue(this, obj);
       
   506         // compiler bug? should be able to omit class name here
       
   507         // also below in toString and hashCode
       
   508     }
       
   509 
       
   510 
       
   511     /* ***  Commodity methods from java.lang.Object  *** */
       
   512 
       
   513 
       
   514     /**
       
   515      * <p>Compares the specified {@code obj} parameter with this {@code
       
   516      * OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance for equality.</p>
       
   517      *
       
   518      * <p>Returns {@code true} if and only if all of the following
       
   519      * statements are true:
       
   520      *
       
   521      * <ul>
       
   522      * <li>{@code obj} is non null,</li>
       
   523      * <li>{@code obj} also implements the {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfo}
       
   524      * interface,</li>
       
   525      * <li>their names are equal</li>
       
   526      * <li>their open types are equal</li>
       
   527      * <li>their default, min, max and legal values are equal.</li>
       
   528      * </ul>
       
   529      * This ensures that this {@code equals} method works properly for
       
   530      * {@code obj} parameters which are different implementations of
       
   531      * the {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfo} interface.
       
   532      *
       
   533      * <p>If {@code obj} also implements {@link DescriptorRead}, then its
       
   534      * {@link DescriptorRead#getDescriptor() getDescriptor()} method must
       
   535      * also return the same value as for this object.</p>
       
   536      *
       
   537      * @param obj the object to be compared for equality with this
       
   538      * {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance.
       
   539      *
       
   540      * @return {@code true} if the specified object is equal to this
       
   541      * {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance.
       
   542      */
       
   543     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
       
   544         if (!(obj instanceof OpenMBeanParameterInfo))
       
   545             return false;
       
   546 
       
   547         OpenMBeanParameterInfo other = (OpenMBeanParameterInfo) obj;
       
   548 
       
   549         return equal(this, other);
       
   550     }
       
   551 
       
   552     /**
       
   553      * <p>Returns the hash code value for this {@code
       
   554      * OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance.</p>
       
   555      *
       
   556      * <p>The hash code of an {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport}
       
   557      * instance is the sum of the hash codes of all elements of
       
   558      * information used in {@code equals} comparisons (ie: its name,
       
   559      * its <i>open type</i>, its default, min, max and legal
       
   560      * values, and its Descriptor).
       
   561      *
       
   562      * <p>This ensures that {@code t1.equals(t2)} implies that {@code
       
   563      * t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode()} for any two {@code
       
   564      * OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instances {@code t1} and {@code
       
   565      * t2}, as required by the general contract of the method {@link
       
   566      * Object#hashCode() Object.hashCode()}.
       
   567      *
       
   568      * <p>However, note that another instance of a class implementing
       
   569      * the {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfo} interface may be equal to
       
   570      * this {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance as defined
       
   571      * by {@link #equals(java.lang.Object)}, but may have a different
       
   572      * hash code if it is calculated differently.
       
   573      *
       
   574      * <p>As {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instances are
       
   575      * immutable, the hash code for this instance is calculated once,
       
   576      * on the first call to {@code hashCode}, and then the same value
       
   577      * is returned for subsequent calls.
       
   578      *
       
   579      * @return the hash code value for this {@code
       
   580      * OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance
       
   581      */
       
   582     public int hashCode() {
       
   583 
       
   584         // Calculate the hash code value if it has not yet been done
       
   585         // (ie 1st call to hashCode())
       
   586         //
       
   587         if (myHashCode == null)
       
   588             myHashCode = OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport.hashCode(this);
       
   589 
       
   590         // return always the same hash code for this instance (immutable)
       
   591         //
       
   592         return myHashCode.intValue();
       
   593     }
       
   594 
       
   595     /**
       
   596      * Returns a string representation of this
       
   597      * {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance.
       
   598      * <p>
       
   599      * The string representation consists of the name of this class (i.e.
       
   600      * {@code javax.management.openmbean.OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport}),
       
   601      * the string representation of the name and open type of the described
       
   602      * parameter, the string representation of its default, min, max and legal
       
   603      * values and the string representation of its descriptor.
       
   604      * <p>
       
   605      * As {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instances are immutable,
       
   606      * the string representation for this instance is calculated once,
       
   607      * on the first call to {@code toString}, and then the same value
       
   608      * is returned for subsequent calls.
       
   609      *
       
   610      * @return a string representation of this
       
   611      * {@code OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport} instance.
       
   612      */
       
   613     public String toString() {
       
   614 
       
   615         // Calculate the string value if it has not yet been done (ie
       
   616         // 1st call to toString())
       
   617         //
       
   618         if (myToString == null)
       
   619             myToString = OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport.toString(this);
       
   620 
       
   621         // return always the same string representation for this
       
   622         // instance (immutable)
       
   623         //
       
   624         return myToString;
       
   625     }
       
   626 
       
   627 }