src/java.management/share/classes/javax/management/openmbean/TabularDataSupport.java
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+
+
+package javax.management.openmbean;
+
+
+// java import
+//
+import com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.GetPropertyAction;
+import com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.Util;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.security.AccessController;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+// jmx import
+//
+
+
+/**
+ * The {@code TabularDataSupport} class is the <i>open data</i>
+ * class which implements the {@code TabularData}
+ * and the {@code Map} interfaces, and which is internally based on a hash map data structure.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+/* It would make much more sense to implement
+   Map<List<?>,CompositeData> here, but unfortunately we cannot for
+   compatibility reasons.  If we did that, then we would have to
+   define e.g.
+   CompositeData remove(Object)
+   instead of
+   Object remove(Object).
+
+   That would mean that if any existing code subclassed
+   TabularDataSupport and overrode
+   Object remove(Object),
+   it would (a) no longer compile and (b) not actually override
+   CompositeData remove(Object)
+   in binaries compiled before the change.
+*/
+public class TabularDataSupport
+    implements TabularData, Map<Object,Object>,
+               Cloneable, Serializable {
+
+
+    /* Serial version */
+    static final long serialVersionUID = 5720150593236309827L;
+
+
+    /**
+     * @serial This tabular data instance's contents: a {@link HashMap}
+     */
+    // field cannot be final because of clone method
+    private Map<Object,CompositeData> dataMap;
+
+    /**
+     * @serial This tabular data instance's tabular type
+     */
+    private final TabularType tabularType;
+
+    /**
+     * The array of item names that define the index used for rows (convenience field)
+     */
+    private transient String[] indexNamesArray;
+
+
+
+    /* *** Constructors *** */
+
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an empty {@code TabularDataSupport} instance
+     * whose open-type is <var>tabularType</var>,
+     * and whose underlying {@code HashMap} has a default
+     * initial capacity (101) and default load factor (0.75).
+     * <p>
+     * This constructor simply calls {@code this(tabularType, 101, 0.75f);}
+     *
+     * @param  tabularType the <i>tabular type</i> describing this
+     *         {@code TabularData} instance; cannot be null.
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if the tabular type is null.
+     */
+    public TabularDataSupport(TabularType tabularType) {
+
+        this(tabularType, 16, 0.75f);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an empty {@code TabularDataSupport} instance whose open-type is <var>tabularType</var>,
+     * and whose underlying {@code HashMap} has the specified initial capacity and load factor.
+     *
+     * @param  tabularType               the <i>tabular type</i> describing this {@code TabularData} instance;
+     *                           cannot be null.
+     *
+     * @param  initialCapacity   the initial capacity of the HashMap.
+     *
+     * @param  loadFactor        the load factor of the HashMap
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if the initial capacity is less than zero,
+     *                                   or the load factor is nonpositive,
+     *                                   or the tabular type is null.
+     */
+    public TabularDataSupport(TabularType tabularType, int initialCapacity, float loadFactor) {
+
+        // Check tabularType is not null
+        //
+        if (tabularType == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Argument tabularType cannot be null.");
+        }
+
+        // Initialize this.tabularType (and indexNamesArray for convenience)
+        //
+        this.tabularType = tabularType;
+        List<String> tmpNames = tabularType.getIndexNames();
+        this.indexNamesArray = tmpNames.toArray(new String[tmpNames.size()]);
+
+        // Since LinkedHashMap was introduced in SE 1.4, it's conceivable even
+        // if very unlikely that we might be the server of a 1.3 client.  In
+        // that case you'll need to set this property.  See CR 6334663.
+        String useHashMapProp = AccessController.doPrivileged(
+                new GetPropertyAction("jmx.tabular.data.hash.map"));
+        boolean useHashMap = "true".equalsIgnoreCase(useHashMapProp);
+
+        // Construct the empty contents HashMap
+        //
+        this.dataMap = useHashMap ?
+            new HashMap<Object,CompositeData>(initialCapacity, loadFactor) :
+            new LinkedHashMap<Object, CompositeData>(initialCapacity, loadFactor);
+    }
+
+
+
+
+    /* *** TabularData specific information methods *** */
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the <i>tabular type</i> describing this {@code TabularData} instance.
+     */
+    public TabularType getTabularType() {
+
+        return tabularType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calculates the index that would be used in this {@code TabularData} instance to refer
+     * to the specified composite data <var>value</var> parameter if it were added to this instance.
+     * This method checks for the type validity of the specified <var>value</var>,
+     * but does not check if the calculated index is already used
+     * to refer to a value in this {@code TabularData} instance.
+     *
+     * @param  value                      the composite data value whose index in this
+     *                                    {@code TabularData} instance is to be calculated;
+     *                                    must be of the same composite type as this instance's row type;
+     *                                    must not be null.
+     *
+     * @return the index that the specified <var>value</var> would have in this {@code TabularData} instance.
+     *
+     * @throws NullPointerException       if <var>value</var> is {@code null}.
+     *
+     * @throws InvalidOpenTypeException   if <var>value</var> does not conform to this {@code TabularData} instance's
+     *                                    row type definition.
+     */
+    public Object[] calculateIndex(CompositeData value) {
+
+        // Check value is valid
+        //
+        checkValueType(value);
+
+        // Return its calculated index
+        //
+        return internalCalculateIndex(value).toArray();
+    }
+
+
+
+
+    /* *** Content information query methods *** */
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if and only if this {@code TabularData} instance contains a {@code CompositeData} value
+     * (ie a row) whose index is the specified <var>key</var>. If <var>key</var> cannot be cast to a one dimension array
+     * of Object instances, this method simply returns {@code false}; otherwise it returns the result of the call to
+     * {@code this.containsKey((Object[]) key)}.
+     *
+     * @param  key  the index value whose presence in this {@code TabularData} instance is to be tested.
+     *
+     * @return  {@code true} if this {@code TabularData} indexes a row value with the specified key.
+     */
+    public boolean containsKey(Object key) {
+
+        // if key is not an array of Object instances, return false
+        //
+        Object[] k;
+        try {
+            k = (Object[]) key;
+        } catch (ClassCastException e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return  this.containsKey(k);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if and only if this {@code TabularData} instance contains a {@code CompositeData} value
+     * (ie a row) whose index is the specified <var>key</var>. If <var>key</var> is {@code null} or does not conform to
+     * this {@code TabularData} instance's {@code TabularType} definition, this method simply returns {@code false}.
+     *
+     * @param  key  the index value whose presence in this {@code TabularData} instance is to be tested.
+     *
+     * @return  {@code true} if this {@code TabularData} indexes a row value with the specified key.
+     */
+    public boolean containsKey(Object[] key) {
+
+        return  ( key == null ? false : dataMap.containsKey(Arrays.asList(key)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if and only if this {@code TabularData} instance contains the specified
+     * {@code CompositeData} value. If <var>value</var> is {@code null} or does not conform to
+     * this {@code TabularData} instance's row type definition, this method simply returns {@code false}.
+     *
+     * @param  value  the row value whose presence in this {@code TabularData} instance is to be tested.
+     *
+     * @return  {@code true} if this {@code TabularData} instance contains the specified row value.
+     */
+    public boolean containsValue(CompositeData value) {
+
+        return dataMap.containsValue(value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if and only if this {@code TabularData} instance contains the specified
+     * value.
+     *
+     * @param  value  the row value whose presence in this {@code TabularData} instance is to be tested.
+     *
+     * @return  {@code true} if this {@code TabularData} instance contains the specified row value.
+     */
+    public boolean containsValue(Object value) {
+
+        return dataMap.containsValue(value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method simply calls {@code get((Object[]) key)}.
+     *
+     * @throws NullPointerException  if the <var>key</var> is {@code null}
+     * @throws ClassCastException    if the <var>key</var> is not of the type {@code Object[]}
+     * @throws InvalidKeyException   if the <var>key</var> does not conform
+     *                               to this {@code TabularData} instance's
+     *                               {@code TabularType} definition
+     */
+    public Object get(Object key) {
+
+        return get((Object[]) key);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the {@code CompositeData} value whose index is
+     * <var>key</var>, or {@code null} if there is no value mapping
+     * to <var>key</var>, in this {@code TabularData} instance.
+     *
+     * @param key the index of the value to get in this
+     * {@code TabularData} instance; must be valid with this
+     * {@code TabularData} instance's row type definition; must not
+     * be null.
+     *
+     * @return the value corresponding to <var>key</var>.
+     *
+     * @throws NullPointerException  if the <var>key</var> is {@code null}
+     * @throws InvalidKeyException   if the <var>key</var> does not conform
+     *                               to this {@code TabularData} instance's
+     *                               {@code TabularType} type definition.
+     */
+    public CompositeData get(Object[] key) {
+
+        // Check key is not null and valid with tabularType
+        // (throws NullPointerException, InvalidKeyException)
+        //
+        checkKeyType(key);
+
+        // Return the mapping stored in the parent HashMap
+        //
+        return dataMap.get(Arrays.asList(key));
+    }
+
+
+
+
+    /* *** Content modification operations (one element at a time) *** */
+
+
+    /**
+     * This method simply calls {@code put((CompositeData) value)} and
+     * therefore ignores its <var>key</var> parameter which can be {@code null}.
+     *
+     * @param key an ignored parameter.
+     * @param value the {@link CompositeData} to put.
+     *
+     * @return the value which is put
+     *
+     * @throws NullPointerException  if the <var>value</var> is {@code null}
+     * @throws ClassCastException if the <var>value</var> is not of
+     * the type {@code CompositeData}
+     * @throws InvalidOpenTypeException if the <var>value</var> does
+     * not conform to this {@code TabularData} instance's
+     * {@code TabularType} definition
+     * @throws KeyAlreadyExistsException if the key for the
+     * <var>value</var> parameter, calculated according to this
+     * {@code TabularData} instance's {@code TabularType} definition
+     * already maps to an existing value
+     */
+    public Object put(Object key, Object value) {
+        internalPut((CompositeData) value);
+        return value; // should be return internalPut(...); (5090566)
+    }
+
+    public void put(CompositeData value) {
+        internalPut(value);
+    }
+
+    private CompositeData internalPut(CompositeData value) {
+        // Check value is not null, value's type is the same as this instance's row type,
+        // and calculate the value's index according to this instance's tabularType and
+        // check it is not already used for a mapping in the parent HashMap
+        //
+        List<?> index = checkValueAndIndex(value);
+
+        // store the (key, value) mapping in the dataMap HashMap
+        //
+        return dataMap.put(index, value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method simply calls {@code remove((Object[]) key)}.
+     *
+     * @param key an {@code Object[]} representing the key to remove.
+     *
+     * @return previous value associated with specified key, or {@code null}
+     *         if there was no mapping for key.
+     *
+     * @throws NullPointerException  if the <var>key</var> is {@code null}
+     * @throws ClassCastException    if the <var>key</var> is not of the type {@code Object[]}
+     * @throws InvalidKeyException   if the <var>key</var> does not conform to this {@code TabularData} instance's
+     *                               {@code TabularType} definition
+     */
+    public Object remove(Object key) {
+
+        return remove((Object[]) key);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes the {@code CompositeData} value whose index is <var>key</var> from this {@code TabularData} instance,
+     * and returns the removed value, or returns {@code null} if there is no value whose index is <var>key</var>.
+     *
+     * @param  key  the index of the value to get in this {@code TabularData} instance;
+     *              must be valid with this {@code TabularData} instance's row type definition;
+     *              must not be null.
+     *
+     * @return previous value associated with specified key, or {@code null}
+     *         if there was no mapping for key.
+     *
+     * @throws NullPointerException  if the <var>key</var> is {@code null}
+     * @throws InvalidKeyException   if the <var>key</var> does not conform to this {@code TabularData} instance's
+     *                               {@code TabularType} definition
+     */
+    public CompositeData remove(Object[] key) {
+
+        // Check key is not null and valid with tabularType
+        // (throws NullPointerException, InvalidKeyException)
+        //
+        checkKeyType(key);
+
+        // Removes the (key, value) mapping in the parent HashMap
+        //
+        return dataMap.remove(Arrays.asList(key));
+    }
+
+
+
+    /* ***   Content modification bulk operations   *** */
+
+
+    /**
+     * Add all the values contained in the specified map <var>t</var>
+     * to this {@code TabularData} instance.  This method converts
+     * the collection of values contained in this map into an array of
+     * {@code CompositeData} values, if possible, and then call the
+     * method {@code putAll(CompositeData[])}. Note that the keys
+     * used in the specified map <var>t</var> are ignored. This method
+     * allows, for example to add the content of another
+     * {@code TabularData} instance with the same row type (but
+     * possibly different index names) into this instance.
+     *
+     * @param t the map whose values are to be added as new rows to
+     * this {@code TabularData} instance; if <var>t</var> is
+     * {@code null} or empty, this method returns without doing
+     * anything.
+     *
+     * @throws NullPointerException if a value in <var>t</var> is
+     * {@code null}.
+     * @throws ClassCastException if a value in <var>t</var> is not an
+     * instance of {@code CompositeData}.
+     * @throws InvalidOpenTypeException if a value in <var>t</var>
+     * does not conform to this {@code TabularData} instance's row
+     * type definition.
+     * @throws KeyAlreadyExistsException if the index for a value in
+     * <var>t</var>, calculated according to this
+     * {@code TabularData} instance's {@code TabularType} definition
+     * already maps to an existing value in this instance, or two
+     * values in <var>t</var> have the same index.
+     */
+    public void putAll(Map<?,?> t) {
+
+        // if t is null or empty, just return
+        //
+        if ( (t == null) || (t.size() == 0) ) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Convert the values in t into an array of {@code CompositeData}
+        //
+        CompositeData[] values;
+        try {
+            values =
+                t.values().toArray(new CompositeData[t.size()]);
+        } catch (java.lang.ArrayStoreException e) {
+            throw new ClassCastException("Map argument t contains values which are not instances of {@code CompositeData}");
+        }
+
+        // Add the array of values
+        //
+        putAll(values);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add all the elements in <var>values</var> to this
+     * {@code TabularData} instance.  If any element in
+     * <var>values</var> does not satisfy the constraints defined in
+     * {@link #put(CompositeData) put}, or if any two
+     * elements in <var>values</var> have the same index calculated
+     * according to this {@code TabularData} instance's
+     * {@code TabularType} definition, then an exception describing
+     * the failure is thrown and no element of <var>values</var> is
+     * added, thus leaving this {@code TabularData} instance
+     * unchanged.
+     *
+     * @param values the array of composite data values to be added as
+     * new rows to this {@code TabularData} instance; if
+     * <var>values</var> is {@code null} or empty, this method
+     * returns without doing anything.
+     *
+     * @throws NullPointerException if an element of <var>values</var>
+     * is {@code null}
+     * @throws InvalidOpenTypeException if an element of
+     * <var>values</var> does not conform to this
+     * {@code TabularData} instance's row type definition (ie its
+     * {@code TabularType} definition)
+     * @throws KeyAlreadyExistsException if the index for an element
+     * of <var>values</var>, calculated according to this
+     * {@code TabularData} instance's {@code TabularType} definition
+     * already maps to an existing value in this instance, or two
+     * elements of <var>values</var> have the same index
+     */
+    public void putAll(CompositeData[] values) {
+
+        // if values is null or empty, just return
+        //
+        if ( (values == null) || (values.length == 0) ) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // create the list of indexes corresponding to each value
+        List<List<?>> indexes =
+            new ArrayList<List<?>>(values.length + 1);
+
+        // Check all elements in values and build index list
+        //
+        List<?> index;
+        for (int i=0; i<values.length; i++) {
+            // check value and calculate index
+            index = checkValueAndIndex(values[i]);
+            // check index is different of those previously calculated
+            if (indexes.contains(index)) {
+                throw new KeyAlreadyExistsException("Argument elements values["+ i +"] and values["+ indexes.indexOf(index) +
+                                                    "] have the same indexes, "+
+                                                    "calculated according to this TabularData instance's tabularType.");
+            }
+            // add to index list
+            indexes.add(index);
+        }
+
+        // store all (index, value) mappings in the dataMap HashMap
+        //
+        for (int i=0; i<values.length; i++) {
+            dataMap.put(indexes.get(i), values[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes all rows from this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance.
+     */
+    public void clear() {
+
+        dataMap.clear();
+    }
+
+
+
+    /* ***  Informational methods from java.util.Map  *** */
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of rows in this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance.
+     *
+     * @return the number of rows in this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance.
+     */
+    public int size() {
+
+        return dataMap.size();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance contains no rows.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance contains no rows.
+     */
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+
+        return (this.size() == 0);
+    }
+
+
+
+    /* ***  Collection views from java.util.Map  *** */
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a set view of the keys contained in the underlying map of this
+     * {@code TabularDataSupport} instance used to index the rows.
+     * Each key contained in this {@code Set} is an unmodifiable {@code List<?>}
+     * so the returned set view is a {@code Set<List<?>>} but is declared as a
+     * {@code Set<Object>} for compatibility reasons.
+     * The set is backed by the underlying map of this
+     * {@code TabularDataSupport} instance, so changes to the
+     * {@code TabularDataSupport} instance are reflected in the
+     * set, and vice-versa.
+     *
+     * The set supports element removal, which removes the corresponding
+     * row from this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance, via the
+     * {@link Iterator#remove}, {@link Set#remove}, {@link Set#removeAll},
+     * {@link Set#retainAll}, and {@link Set#clear} operations. It does
+     *  not support the {@link Set#add} or {@link Set#addAll} operations.
+     *
+     * @return a set view ({@code Set<List<?>>}) of the keys used to index
+     * the rows of this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance.
+     */
+    public Set<Object> keySet() {
+
+        return dataMap.keySet() ;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a collection view of the rows contained in this
+     * {@code TabularDataSupport} instance. The returned {@code Collection}
+     * is a {@code Collection<CompositeData>} but is declared as a
+     * {@code Collection<Object>} for compatibility reasons.
+     * The returned collection can be used to iterate over the values.
+     * The collection is backed by the underlying map, so changes to the
+     * {@code TabularDataSupport} instance are reflected in the collection,
+     * and vice-versa.
+     *
+     * The collection supports element removal, which removes the corresponding
+     * index to row mapping from this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance, via
+     * the {@link Iterator#remove}, {@link Collection#remove},
+     * {@link Collection#removeAll}, {@link Collection#retainAll},
+     * and {@link Collection#clear} operations. It does not support
+     * the {@link Collection#add} or {@link Collection#addAll} operations.
+     *
+     * @return a collection view ({@code Collection<CompositeData>}) of
+     * the values contained in this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance.
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")  // historical confusion about the return type
+    public Collection<Object> values() {
+
+        return Util.cast(dataMap.values());
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a collection view of the index to row mappings
+     * contained in this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance.
+     * Each element in the returned collection is
+     * a {@code Map.Entry<List<?>,CompositeData>} but
+     * is declared as a {@code Map.Entry<Object,Object>}
+     * for compatibility reasons. Each of the map entry
+     * keys is an unmodifiable {@code List<?>}.
+     * The collection is backed by the underlying map of this
+     * {@code TabularDataSupport} instance, so changes to the
+     * {@code TabularDataSupport} instance are reflected in
+     * the collection, and vice-versa.
+     * The collection supports element removal, which removes
+     * the corresponding mapping from the map, via the
+     * {@link Iterator#remove}, {@link Collection#remove},
+     * {@link Collection#removeAll}, {@link Collection#retainAll},
+     * and {@link Collection#clear} operations. It does not support
+     * the {@link Collection#add} or {@link Collection#addAll}
+     * operations.
+     * <p>
+     * <b>IMPORTANT NOTICE</b>: Do not use the {@code setValue} method of the
+     * {@code Map.Entry} elements contained in the returned collection view.
+     * Doing so would corrupt the index to row mappings contained in this
+     * {@code TabularDataSupport} instance.
+     *
+     * @return a collection view ({@code Set<Map.Entry<List<?>,CompositeData>>})
+     * of the mappings contained in this map.
+     * @see java.util.Map.Entry
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")  // historical confusion about the return type
+    public Set<Map.Entry<Object,Object>> entrySet() {
+
+        return Util.cast(dataMap.entrySet());
+    }
+
+
+    /* ***  Commodity methods from java.lang.Object  *** */
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a clone of this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance:
+     * the clone is obtained by calling {@code super.clone()}, and then cloning the underlying map.
+     * Only a shallow clone of the underlying map is made, i.e.
+     * no cloning of the indexes and row values is made as they are immutable.
+     */
+    /* We cannot use covariance here and return TabularDataSupport
+       because this would fail with existing code that subclassed
+       TabularDataSupport and overrode Object clone().  It would not
+       override the new clone().  */
+    public Object clone() {
+        try {
+            TabularDataSupport c = (TabularDataSupport) super.clone();
+            c.dataMap = new HashMap<Object,CompositeData>(c.dataMap);
+            return c;
+        }
+        catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
+            throw new InternalError(e.toString(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Compares the specified <var>obj</var> parameter with this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance for equality.
+     * <p>
+     * Returns {@code true} if and only if all of the following statements are true:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li><var>obj</var> is non null,</li>
+     * <li><var>obj</var> also implements the {@code TabularData} interface,</li>
+     * <li>their tabular types are equal</li>
+     * <li>their contents (ie all CompositeData values) are equal.</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * This ensures that this {@code equals} method works properly for <var>obj</var> parameters which are
+     * different implementations of the {@code TabularData} interface.
+     * <br>&nbsp;
+     * @param  obj  the object to be compared for equality with this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance;
+     *
+     * @return  {@code true} if the specified object is equal to this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance.
+     */
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+
+        // if obj is null, return false
+        //
+        if (obj == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // if obj is not a TabularData, return false
+        //
+        TabularData other;
+        try {
+            other = (TabularData) obj;
+        } catch (ClassCastException e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Now, really test for equality between this TabularData implementation and the other:
+        //
+
+        // their tabularType should be equal
+        if ( ! this.getTabularType().equals(other.getTabularType()) ) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // their contents should be equal:
+        // . same size
+        // . values in this instance are in the other (we know there are no duplicate elements possible)
+        // (row values comparison is enough, because keys are calculated according to tabularType)
+
+        if (this.size() != other.size()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        for (CompositeData value : dataMap.values()) {
+            if ( ! other.containsValue(value) ) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // All tests for equality were successfull
+        //
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the hash code value for this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance.
+     * <p>
+     * The hash code of a {@code TabularDataSupport} instance is the sum of the hash codes
+     * of all elements of information used in {@code equals} comparisons
+     * (ie: its <i>tabular type</i> and its content, where the content is defined as all the CompositeData values).
+     * <p>
+     * This ensures that {@code t1.equals(t2)} implies that {@code t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode()}
+     * for any two {@code TabularDataSupport} instances {@code t1} and {@code t2},
+     * as required by the general contract of the method
+     * {@link Object#hashCode() Object.hashCode()}.
+     * <p>
+     * However, note that another instance of a class implementing the {@code TabularData} interface
+     * may be equal to this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance as defined by {@link #equals},
+     * but may have a different hash code if it is calculated differently.
+     *
+     * @return  the hash code value for this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance
+     */
+   public int hashCode() {
+
+        int result = 0;
+
+        result += this.tabularType.hashCode();
+        for (Object value : values())
+            result += value.hashCode();
+
+        return result;
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a string representation of this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance.
+     * <p>
+     * The string representation consists of the name of this class
+     * (ie {@code javax.management.openmbean.TabularDataSupport}),
+     * the string representation of the tabular type of this instance, and the string representation of the contents
+     * (ie list the key=value mappings as returned by a call to
+     * {@code dataMap.}{@link java.util.HashMap#toString() toString()}).
+     *
+     * @return  a string representation of this {@code TabularDataSupport} instance
+     */
+    public String toString() {
+
+        return new StringBuilder()
+            .append(this.getClass().getName())
+            .append("(tabularType=")
+            .append(tabularType.toString())
+            .append(",contents=")
+            .append(dataMap.toString())
+            .append(")")
+            .toString();
+    }
+
+
+
+
+    /* *** TabularDataSupport internal utility methods *** */
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the index for value, assuming value is valid for this {@code TabularData} instance
+     * (ie value is not null, and its composite type is equal to row type).
+     *
+     * The index is a List, and not an array, so that an
+     * index.equals(otherIndex) call will actually compare contents,
+     * not just the objects references as is done for an array object.
+     *
+     * The returned List is unmodifiable so that once a row has been put
+     * into the dataMap, its index cannot be modified,
+     * for example by a user that would attempt to modify an
+     * index contained in the Set returned by keySet().
+     */
+    private List<?> internalCalculateIndex(CompositeData value) {
+
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(value.getAll(this.indexNamesArray)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the specified key is valid for this {@code TabularData} instance.
+     *
+     * @throws  NullPointerException
+     * @throws  InvalidOpenTypeException
+     */
+    private void checkKeyType(Object[] key) {
+
+        // Check key is neither null nor empty
+        //
+        if ( (key == null) || (key.length == 0) ) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("Argument key cannot be null or empty.");
+        }
+
+        /* Now check key is valid with tabularType index and row type definitions: */
+
+        // key[] should have the size expected for an index
+        //
+        if (key.length != this.indexNamesArray.length) {
+            throw new InvalidKeyException("Argument key's length="+ key.length +
+                                          " is different from the number of item values, which is "+ indexNamesArray.length +
+                                          ", specified for the indexing rows in this TabularData instance.");
+        }
+
+        // each element in key[] should be a value for its corresponding open type specified in rowType
+        //
+        OpenType<?> keyElementType;
+        for (int i=0; i<key.length; i++) {
+            keyElementType = tabularType.getRowType().getType(this.indexNamesArray[i]);
+            if ( (key[i] != null) && (! keyElementType.isValue(key[i])) ) {
+                throw new InvalidKeyException("Argument element key["+ i +"] is not a value for the open type expected for "+
+                                              "this element of the index, whose name is \""+ indexNamesArray[i] +
+                                              "\" and whose open type is "+ keyElementType);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks the specified value's type is valid for this {@code TabularData} instance
+     * (ie value is not null, and its composite type is equal to row type).
+     *
+     * @throws  NullPointerException
+     * @throws  InvalidOpenTypeException
+     */
+    private void checkValueType(CompositeData value) {
+
+        // Check value is not null
+        //
+        if (value == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("Argument value cannot be null.");
+        }
+
+        // if value's type is not the same as this instance's row type, throw InvalidOpenTypeException
+        //
+        if (!tabularType.getRowType().isValue(value)) {
+            throw new InvalidOpenTypeException("Argument value's composite type ["+ value.getCompositeType() +
+                                               "] is not assignable to "+
+                                               "this TabularData instance's row type ["+ tabularType.getRowType() +"].");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the specified value can be put (ie added) in this {@code TabularData} instance
+     * (ie value is not null, its composite type is equal to row type, and its index is not already used),
+     * and returns the index calculated for this value.
+     *
+     * The index is a List, and not an array, so that an index.equals(otherIndex) call will actually compare contents,
+     * not just the objects references as is done for an array object.
+     *
+     * @throws  NullPointerException
+     * @throws  InvalidOpenTypeException
+     * @throws  KeyAlreadyExistsException
+     */
+    private List<?> checkValueAndIndex(CompositeData value) {
+
+        // Check value is valid
+        //
+        checkValueType(value);
+
+        // Calculate value's index according to this instance's tabularType
+        // and check it is not already used for a mapping in the parent HashMap
+        //
+        List<?> index = internalCalculateIndex(value);
+
+        if (dataMap.containsKey(index)) {
+            throw new KeyAlreadyExistsException("Argument value's index, calculated according to this TabularData "+
+                                                "instance's tabularType, already refers to a value in this table.");
+        }
+
+        // The check is OK, so return the index
+        //
+        return index;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Deserializes a {@link TabularDataSupport} from an {@link ObjectInputStream}.
+     */
+    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream in)
+            throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
+      in.defaultReadObject();
+      List<String> tmpNames = tabularType.getIndexNames();
+      indexNamesArray = tmpNames.toArray(new String[tmpNames.size()]);
+    }
+}