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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2005, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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+ *
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+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package javax.management.relation;
+
+/**
+ * A RelationSupport object is used internally by the Relation Service to
+ * represent simple relations (only roles, no properties or methods), with an
+ * unlimited number of roles, of any relation type. As internal representation,
+ * it is not exposed to the user.
+ * <P>RelationSupport class conforms to the design patterns of standard MBean. So
+ * the user can decide to instantiate a RelationSupport object himself as
+ * a MBean (as it follows the MBean design patterns), to register it in the
+ * MBean Server, and then to add it in the Relation Service.
+ * <P>The user can also, when creating his own MBean relation class, have it
+ * extending RelationSupport, to retrieve the implementations of required
+ * interfaces (see below).
+ * <P>It is also possible to have in a user relation MBean class a member
+ * being a RelationSupport object, and to implement the required interfaces by
+ * delegating all to this member.
+ * <P> RelationSupport implements the Relation interface (to be handled by the
+ * Relation Service).
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+public interface RelationSupportMBean
+    extends Relation {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an internal flag specifying if the object is still handled by
+     * the Relation Service.
+     *
+     * @return a Boolean equal to {@link Boolean#TRUE} if the object
+     * is still handled by the Relation Service and {@link
+     * Boolean#FALSE} otherwise.
+     */
+    public Boolean isInRelationService();
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Specifies whether this relation is handled by the Relation
+     * Service.</p>
+     * <P>BEWARE, this method has to be exposed as the Relation Service will
+     * access the relation through its management interface. It is RECOMMENDED
+     * NOT to use this method. Using it does not affect the registration of the
+     * relation object in the Relation Service, but will provide wrong
+     * information about it!
+     *
+     * @param flag whether the relation is handled by the Relation Service.
+     *
+     * @exception IllegalArgumentException  if null parameter
+     */
+    public void setRelationServiceManagementFlag(Boolean flag)
+        throws IllegalArgumentException;
+}