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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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+ */
+
+package javax.management;
+
+// java import
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+
+/**
+ * <p>Represents relational constraints similar to database query "where
+ * clauses". Instances of QueryExp are returned by the static methods of the
+ * {@link Query} class.</p>
+ *
+ * <p>It is possible, but not
+ * recommended, to create custom queries by implementing this
+ * interface.  In that case, it is better to extend the {@link
+ * QueryEval} class than to implement the interface directly, so that
+ * the {@link #setMBeanServer} method works correctly.
+ *
+ * @see MBeanServer#queryNames MBeanServer.queryNames
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+public interface QueryExp extends Serializable {
+
+
+     /**
+      * Applies the QueryExp on an MBean.
+      *
+      * @param name The name of the MBean on which the QueryExp will be applied.
+      *
+      * @return  True if the query was successfully applied to the MBean, false otherwise
+      *
+      * @throws BadStringOperationException when an invalid string
+      * operation is passed to a method for constructing a query
+      * @throws BadBinaryOpValueExpException when an invalid expression
+      * is passed to a method for constructing a query
+      * @throws BadAttributeValueExpException when an invalid MBean
+      * attribute is passed to a query constructing method
+      * @throws InvalidApplicationException when an invalid apply is attempted
+      */
+     public boolean apply(ObjectName name) throws BadStringOperationException, BadBinaryOpValueExpException,
+         BadAttributeValueExpException, InvalidApplicationException ;
+
+     /**
+      * Sets the MBean server on which the query is to be performed.
+      *
+      * @param s The MBean server on which the query is to be performed.
+      */
+     public void setMBeanServer(MBeanServer s) ;
+
+ }