jdk/src/share/classes/javax/management/openmbean/OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+
+package javax.management.openmbean;
+
+
+// java import
+//
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import javax.management.Descriptor;
+import javax.management.DescriptorRead;
+import javax.management.ImmutableDescriptor;
+import javax.management.MBeanAttributeInfo;
+import com.sun.jmx.remote.util.EnvHelp;
+
+/**
+ * Describes an attribute of an open MBean.
+ *
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+public class OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport
+    extends MBeanAttributeInfo
+    implements OpenMBeanAttributeInfo {
+
+    /* Serial version */
+    static final long serialVersionUID = -4867215622149721849L;
+
+    /**
+     * @serial The open mbean attribute's <i>open type</i>
+     */
+    private OpenType<?> openType;
+
+    /**
+     * @serial The open mbean attribute's default value
+     */
+    private final Object defaultValue;
+
+    /**
+     * @serial The open mbean attribute's legal values. This {@link
+     * Set} is unmodifiable
+     */
+    private final Set<?> legalValues;  // to be constructed unmodifiable
+
+    /**
+     * @serial The open mbean attribute's min value
+     */
+    private final Comparable minValue;
+
+    /**
+     * @serial The open mbean attribute's max value
+     */
+    private final Comparable maxValue;
+
+
+    // As this instance is immutable, these two values need only
+    // be calculated once.
+    private transient Integer myHashCode = null;
+    private transient String  myToString = null;
+
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance,
+     * which describes the attribute of an open MBean with the
+     * specified {@code name}, {@code openType} and {@code
+     * description}, and the specified read/write access properties.
+     *
+     * @param name  cannot be a null or empty string.
+     *
+     * @param description  cannot be a null or empty string.
+     *
+     * @param openType  cannot be null.
+     *
+     * @param isReadable {@code true} if the attribute has a getter
+     * exposed for management.
+     *
+     * @param isWritable {@code true} if the attribute has a setter
+     * exposed for management.
+     *
+     * @param isIs {@code true} if the attribute's getter is of the
+     * form <tt>is<i>XXX</i></tt>.
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code name} or {@code
+     * description} are null or empty string, or {@code openType} is
+     * null.
+     */
+    public OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport(String name,
+                                         String description,
+                                         OpenType<?> openType,
+                                         boolean isReadable,
+                                         boolean isWritable,
+                                         boolean isIs) {
+        this(name, description, openType, isReadable, isWritable, isIs,
+             (Descriptor) null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Constructs an {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance,
+     * which describes the attribute of an open MBean with the
+     * specified {@code name}, {@code openType}, {@code
+     * description}, read/write access properties, and {@code Descriptor}.</p>
+     *
+     * <p>The {@code descriptor} can contain entries that will define
+     * the values returned by certain methods of this class, as
+     * explained in the {@link <a href="package-summary.html#constraints">
+     * package description</a>}.
+     *
+     * @param name  cannot be a null or empty string.
+     *
+     * @param description  cannot be a null or empty string.
+     *
+     * @param openType  cannot be null.
+     *
+     * @param isReadable {@code true} if the attribute has a getter
+     * exposed for management.
+     *
+     * @param isWritable {@code true} if the attribute has a setter
+     * exposed for management.
+     *
+     * @param isIs {@code true} if the attribute's getter is of the
+     * form <tt>is<i>XXX</i></tt>.
+     *
+     * @param descriptor The descriptor for the attribute.  This may be null
+     * which is equivalent to an empty descriptor.
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code name} or {@code
+     * description} are null or empty string, or {@code openType} is
+     * null, or the descriptor entries are invalid as described in the
+     * {@link <a href="package-summary.html#constraints">package
+     * description</a>}.
+     *
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+    public OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport(String name,
+                                         String description,
+                                         OpenType<?> openType,
+                                         boolean isReadable,
+                                         boolean isWritable,
+                                         boolean isIs,
+                                         Descriptor descriptor) {
+        // Construct parent's state
+        //
+        super(name,
+              (openType==null) ? null : openType.getClassName(),
+              description,
+              isReadable,
+              isWritable,
+              isIs,
+              ImmutableDescriptor.union(descriptor, (openType==null)?null:
+                openType.getDescriptor()));
+
+        // Initialize this instance's specific state
+        //
+        this.openType = openType;
+
+        descriptor = getDescriptor();  // replace null by empty
+        this.defaultValue = valueFrom(descriptor, "defaultValue", openType);
+        this.legalValues = valuesFrom(descriptor, "legalValues", openType);
+        this.minValue = comparableValueFrom(descriptor, "minValue", openType);
+        this.maxValue = comparableValueFrom(descriptor, "maxValue", openType);
+
+        try {
+            check(this);
+        } catch (OpenDataException e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance,
+     * which describes the attribute of an open MBean with the
+     * specified {@code name}, {@code openType}, {@code description}
+     * and {@code defaultValue}, and the specified read/write access
+     * properties.
+     *
+     * @param name  cannot be a null or empty string.
+     *
+     * @param description  cannot be a null or empty string.
+     *
+     * @param openType  cannot be null.
+     *
+     * @param isReadable {@code true} if the attribute has a getter
+     * exposed for management.
+     *
+     * @param isWritable {@code true} if the attribute has a setter
+     * exposed for management.
+     *
+     * @param isIs {@code true} if the attribute's getter is of the
+     * form <tt>is<i>XXX</i></tt>.
+     *
+     * @param defaultValue must be a valid value for the {@code
+     * openType} specified for this attribute; default value not
+     * supported for {@code ArrayType} and {@code TabularType}; can
+     * be null, in which case it means that no default value is set.
+     *
+     * @param <T> allows the compiler to check that the {@code defaultValue},
+     * if non-null, has the correct Java type for the given {@code openType}.
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code name} or {@code
+     * description} are null or empty string, or {@code openType} is
+     * null.
+     *
+     * @throws OpenDataException if {@code defaultValue} is not a
+     * valid value for the specified {@code openType}, or {@code
+     * defaultValue} is non null and {@code openType} is an {@code
+     * ArrayType} or a {@code TabularType}.
+     */
+    public <T> OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport(String   name,
+                                             String   description,
+                                             OpenType<T> openType,
+                                             boolean  isReadable,
+                                             boolean  isWritable,
+                                             boolean  isIs,
+                                             T        defaultValue)
+            throws OpenDataException {
+        this(name, description, openType, isReadable, isWritable, isIs,
+             defaultValue, (T[]) null);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Constructs an {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance,
+     * which describes the attribute of an open MBean with the
+     * specified {@code name}, {@code openType}, {@code description},
+     * {@code defaultValue} and {@code legalValues}, and the specified
+     * read/write access properties.</p>
+     *
+     * <p>The contents of {@code legalValues} are copied, so subsequent
+     * modifications of the array referenced by {@code legalValues}
+     * have no impact on this {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport}
+     * instance.</p>
+     *
+     * @param name  cannot be a null or empty string.
+     *
+     * @param description  cannot be a null or empty string.
+     *
+     * @param openType  cannot be null.
+     *
+     * @param isReadable {@code true} if the attribute has a getter
+     * exposed for management.
+     *
+     * @param isWritable {@code true} if the attribute has a setter
+     * exposed for management.
+     *
+     * @param isIs {@code true} if the attribute's getter is of the
+     * form <tt>is<i>XXX</i></tt>.
+     *
+     * @param defaultValue must be a valid value
+     * for the {@code
+     * openType} specified for this attribute; default value not
+     * supported for {@code ArrayType} and {@code TabularType}; can
+     * be null, in which case it means that no default value is set.
+     *
+     * @param legalValues each contained value must be valid for the
+     * {@code openType} specified for this attribute; legal values
+     * not supported for {@code ArrayType} and {@code TabularType};
+     * can be null or empty.
+     *
+     * @param <T> allows the compiler to check that the {@code
+     * defaultValue} and {@code legalValues}, if non-null, have the
+     * correct Java type for the given {@code openType}.
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code name} or {@code
+     * description} are null or empty string, or {@code openType} is
+     * null.
+     *
+     * @throws OpenDataException if {@code defaultValue} is not a
+     * valid value for the specified {@code openType}, or one value in
+     * {@code legalValues} is not valid for the specified {@code
+     * openType}, or {@code defaultValue} is non null and {@code
+     * openType} is an {@code ArrayType} or a {@code TabularType}, or
+     * {@code legalValues} is non null and non empty and {@code
+     * openType} is an {@code ArrayType} or a {@code TabularType}, or
+     * {@code legalValues} is non null and non empty and {@code
+     * defaultValue} is not contained in {@code legalValues}.
+     */
+    public <T> OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport(String   name,
+                                             String   description,
+                                             OpenType<T> openType,
+                                             boolean  isReadable,
+                                             boolean  isWritable,
+                                             boolean  isIs,
+                                             T        defaultValue,
+                                             T[]      legalValues)
+            throws OpenDataException {
+        this(name, description, openType, isReadable, isWritable, isIs,
+             defaultValue, legalValues, null, null);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance,
+     * which describes the attribute of an open MBean, with the
+     * specified {@code name}, {@code openType}, {@code description},
+     * {@code defaultValue}, {@code minValue} and {@code maxValue}.
+     *
+     * It is possible to specify minimal and maximal values only for
+     * an open type whose values are {@code Comparable}.
+     *
+     * @param name  cannot be a null or empty string.
+     *
+     * @param description  cannot be a null or empty string.
+     *
+     * @param openType  cannot be null.
+     *
+     * @param isReadable {@code true} if the attribute has a getter
+     * exposed for management.
+     *
+     * @param isWritable {@code true} if the attribute has a setter
+     * exposed for management.
+     *
+     * @param isIs {@code true} if the attribute's getter is of the
+     * form <tt>is<i>XXX</i></tt>.
+     *
+     * @param defaultValue must be a valid value for the {@code
+     * openType} specified for this attribute; default value not
+     * supported for {@code ArrayType} and {@code TabularType}; can be
+     * null, in which case it means that no default value is set.
+     *
+     * @param minValue must be valid for the {@code openType}
+     * specified for this attribute; can be null, in which case it
+     * means that no minimal value is set.
+     *
+     * @param maxValue must be valid for the {@code openType}
+     * specified for this attribute; can be null, in which case it
+     * means that no maximal value is set.
+     *
+     * @param <T> allows the compiler to check that the {@code
+     * defaultValue}, {@code minValue}, and {@code maxValue}, if
+     * non-null, have the correct Java type for the given {@code
+     * openType}.
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code name} or {@code
+     * description} are null or empty string, or {@code openType} is
+     * null.
+     *
+     * @throws OpenDataException if {@code defaultValue}, {@code
+     * minValue} or {@code maxValue} is not a valid value for the
+     * specified {@code openType}, or {@code defaultValue} is non null
+     * and {@code openType} is an {@code ArrayType} or a {@code
+     * TabularType}, or both {@code minValue} and {@code maxValue} are
+     * non-null and {@code minValue.compareTo(maxValue) > 0} is {@code
+     * true}, or both {@code defaultValue} and {@code minValue} are
+     * non-null and {@code minValue.compareTo(defaultValue) > 0} is
+     * {@code true}, or both {@code defaultValue} and {@code maxValue}
+     * are non-null and {@code defaultValue.compareTo(maxValue) > 0}
+     * is {@code true}.
+     */
+    public <T> OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport(String     name,
+                                             String     description,
+                                             OpenType<T>   openType,
+                                             boolean    isReadable,
+                                             boolean    isWritable,
+                                             boolean    isIs,
+                                             T          defaultValue,
+                                             Comparable<T> minValue,
+                                             Comparable<T> maxValue)
+            throws OpenDataException {
+        this(name, description, openType, isReadable, isWritable, isIs,
+             defaultValue, null, minValue, maxValue);
+    }
+
+    private <T> OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport(String name,
+                                              String description,
+                                              OpenType<T> openType,
+                                              boolean isReadable,
+                                              boolean isWritable,
+                                              boolean isIs,
+                                              T defaultValue,
+                                              T[] legalValues,
+                                              Comparable<T> minValue,
+                                              Comparable<T> maxValue)
+            throws OpenDataException {
+        super(name,
+              (openType==null) ? null : openType.getClassName(),
+              description,
+              isReadable,
+              isWritable,
+              isIs,
+              makeDescriptor(openType,
+                             defaultValue, legalValues, minValue, maxValue));
+
+        this.openType = openType;
+
+        Descriptor d = getDescriptor();
+        this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
+        this.minValue = minValue;
+        this.maxValue = maxValue;
+        // We already converted the array into an unmodifiable Set
+        // in the descriptor.
+        this.legalValues = (Set<?>) d.getFieldValue("legalValues");
+
+        check(this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * An object serialized in a version of the API before Descriptors were
+     * added to this class will have an empty or null Descriptor.
+     * For consistency with our
+     * behavior in this version, we must replace the object with one
+     * where the Descriptors reflect the same values of openType, defaultValue,
+     * etc.
+     **/
+    private Object readResolve() {
+        if (getDescriptor().getFieldNames().length == 0) {
+            OpenType<Object> xopenType = cast(openType);
+            Set<Object> xlegalValues = cast(legalValues);
+            Comparable<Object> xminValue = cast(minValue);
+            Comparable<Object> xmaxValue = cast(maxValue);
+            return new OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport(
+                    name, description, openType,
+                    isReadable(), isWritable(), isIs(),
+                    makeDescriptor(xopenType, defaultValue, xlegalValues,
+                                   xminValue, xmaxValue));
+        } else
+            return this;
+    }
+
+    static void check(OpenMBeanParameterInfo info) throws OpenDataException {
+        OpenType openType = info.getOpenType();
+        if (openType == null)
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("OpenType cannot be null");
+
+        if (info.getName() == null ||
+                info.getName().trim().equals(""))
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Name cannot be null or empty");
+
+        if (info.getDescription() == null ||
+                info.getDescription().trim().equals(""))
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Description cannot be null or empty");
+
+        // Check and initialize defaultValue
+        //
+        if (info.hasDefaultValue()) {
+            // Default value not supported for ArrayType and TabularType
+            // Cast to Object because "OpenType<T> instanceof" is illegal
+            if (openType.isArray() || (Object)openType instanceof TabularType) {
+                throw new OpenDataException("Default value not supported " +
+                                            "for ArrayType and TabularType");
+            }
+            // Check defaultValue's class
+            if (!openType.isValue(info.getDefaultValue())) {
+                final String msg =
+                    "Argument defaultValue's class [\"" +
+                    info.getDefaultValue().getClass().getName() +
+                    "\"] does not match the one defined in openType[\"" +
+                    openType.getClassName() +"\"]";
+                throw new OpenDataException(msg);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Check that we don't have both legalValues and min or max
+        //
+        if (info.hasLegalValues() &&
+                (info.hasMinValue() || info.hasMaxValue())) {
+            throw new OpenDataException("cannot have both legalValue and " +
+                                        "minValue or maxValue");
+        }
+
+        // Check minValue and maxValue
+        if (info.hasMinValue() && !openType.isValue(info.getMinValue())) {
+            final String msg =
+                "Type of minValue [" + info.getMinValue().getClass().getName() +
+                "] does not match OpenType [" + openType.getClassName() + "]";
+            throw new OpenDataException(msg);
+        }
+        if (info.hasMaxValue() && !openType.isValue(info.getMaxValue())) {
+            final String msg =
+                "Type of maxValue [" + info.getMaxValue().getClass().getName() +
+                "] does not match OpenType [" + openType.getClassName() + "]";
+            throw new OpenDataException(msg);
+        }
+
+        // Check that defaultValue is a legal value
+        //
+        if (info.hasDefaultValue()) {
+            Object defaultValue = info.getDefaultValue();
+            if (info.hasLegalValues() &&
+                    !info.getLegalValues().contains(defaultValue)) {
+                throw new OpenDataException("defaultValue is not contained " +
+                                            "in legalValues");
+            }
+
+            // Check that minValue <= defaultValue <= maxValue
+            //
+            if (info.hasMinValue()) {
+                if (compare(info.getMinValue(), defaultValue) > 0) {
+                    throw new OpenDataException("minValue cannot be greater " +
+                                                "than defaultValue");
+                }
+            }
+            if (info.hasMaxValue()) {
+                if (compare(info.getMaxValue(), defaultValue) < 0) {
+                    throw new OpenDataException("maxValue cannot be less " +
+                                                "than defaultValue");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Check legalValues
+        //
+        if (info.hasLegalValues()) {
+            // legalValues not supported for TabularType and arrays
+            if ((Object)openType instanceof TabularType || openType.isArray()) {
+                throw new OpenDataException("Legal values not supported " +
+                                            "for TabularType and arrays");
+            }
+            // Check legalValues are valid with openType
+            for (Object v : info.getLegalValues()) {
+                if (!openType.isValue(v)) {
+                    final String msg =
+                        "Element of legalValues [" + v +
+                        "] is not a valid value for the specified openType [" +
+                        openType.toString() +"]";
+                    throw new OpenDataException(msg);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        // Check that, if both specified, minValue <= maxValue
+        //
+        if (info.hasMinValue() && info.hasMaxValue()) {
+            if (compare(info.getMinValue(), info.getMaxValue()) > 0) {
+                throw new OpenDataException("minValue cannot be greater " +
+                                            "than maxValue");
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    static int compare(Object x, Object y) {
+        return ((Comparable) x).compareTo(y);
+    }
+
+    static <T> Descriptor makeDescriptor(OpenType<T> openType,
+                                         T defaultValue,
+                                         T[] legalValues,
+                                         Comparable<T> minValue,
+                                         Comparable<T> maxValue) {
+        Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+        if (defaultValue != null)
+            map.put("defaultValue", defaultValue);
+        if (legalValues != null) {
+            Set<T> set = new HashSet<T>();
+            for (T v : legalValues)
+                set.add(v);
+            set = Collections.unmodifiableSet(set);
+            map.put("legalValues", set);
+        }
+        if (minValue != null)
+            map.put("minValue", minValue);
+        if (maxValue != null)
+            map.put("maxValue", maxValue);
+        if (map.isEmpty()) {
+            return openType.getDescriptor();
+        } else {
+            map.put("openType", openType);
+            return new ImmutableDescriptor(map);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static <T> Descriptor makeDescriptor(OpenType<T> openType,
+                                         T defaultValue,
+                                         Set<T> legalValues,
+                                         Comparable<T> minValue,
+                                         Comparable<T> maxValue) {
+        T[] legals;
+        if (legalValues == null)
+            legals = null;
+        else {
+            legals = cast(new Object[legalValues.size()]);
+            legalValues.toArray(legals);
+        }
+        return makeDescriptor(openType, defaultValue, legals, minValue, maxValue);
+    }
+
+
+    static <T> T valueFrom(Descriptor d, String name, OpenType<T> openType) {
+        Object x = d.getFieldValue(name);
+        if (x == null)
+            return null;
+        try {
+            return convertFrom(x, openType);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            final String msg =
+                "Cannot convert descriptor field " + name + "  to " +
+                openType.getTypeName();
+            throw EnvHelp.initCause(new IllegalArgumentException(msg), e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static <T> Set<T> valuesFrom(Descriptor d, String name,
+                                 OpenType<T> openType) {
+        Object x = d.getFieldValue(name);
+        if (x == null)
+            return null;
+        Collection<?> coll;
+        if (x instanceof Set<?>) {
+            Set<?> set = (Set<?>) x;
+            boolean asis = true;
+            for (Object element : set) {
+                if (!openType.isValue(element)) {
+                    asis = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (asis)
+                return cast(set);
+            coll = set;
+        } else if (x instanceof Object[]) {
+            coll = Arrays.asList((Object[]) x);
+        } else {
+            final String msg =
+                "Descriptor value for " + name + " must be a Set or " +
+                "an array: " + x.getClass().getName();
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(msg);
+        }
+
+        Set<T> result = new HashSet<T>();
+        for (Object element : coll)
+            result.add(convertFrom(element, openType));
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    static <T> Comparable comparableValueFrom(Descriptor d, String name,
+                                              OpenType<T> openType) {
+        T t = valueFrom(d, name, openType);
+        if (t == null || t instanceof Comparable<?>)
+            return (Comparable) t;
+        final String msg =
+            "Descriptor field " + name + " with value " + t +
+            " is not Comparable";
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(msg);
+    }
+
+    private static <T> T convertFrom(Object x, OpenType<T> openType) {
+        if (openType.isValue(x)) {
+            T t = OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport.<T>cast(x);
+            return t;
+        }
+        return convertFromStrings(x, openType);
+    }
+
+    private static <T> T convertFromStrings(Object x, OpenType<T> openType) {
+        if (openType instanceof ArrayType<?>)
+            return convertFromStringArray(x, openType);
+        else if (x instanceof String)
+            return convertFromString((String) x, openType);
+        final String msg =
+            "Cannot convert value " + x + " of type " +
+            x.getClass().getName() + " to type " + openType.getTypeName();
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(msg);
+    }
+
+    private static <T> T convertFromString(String s, OpenType<T> openType) {
+        Class<T> c;
+        try {
+            c = cast(Class.forName(openType.getClassName()));
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new NoClassDefFoundError(e.toString());  // can't happen
+        }
+
+        // Look for: public static T valueOf(String)
+        Method valueOf;
+        try {
+            valueOf = c.getMethod("valueOf", String.class);
+            if (!Modifier.isStatic(valueOf.getModifiers()) ||
+                    valueOf.getReturnType() != c)
+                valueOf = null;
+        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+            valueOf = null;
+        }
+        if (valueOf != null) {
+            try {
+                return c.cast(valueOf.invoke(null, s));
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                final String msg =
+                    "Could not convert \"" + s + "\" using method: " + valueOf;
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(msg);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Look for: public T(String)
+        Constructor<T> con;
+        try {
+            con = c.getConstructor(String.class);
+        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+            con = null;
+        }
+        if (con != null) {
+            try {
+                return con.newInstance(s);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                final String msg =
+                    "Could not convert \"" + s + "\" using constructor: " + con;
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(msg);
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Don't know how to convert " +
+                                           "string to " +
+                                           openType.getTypeName());
+    }
+
+
+    /* A Descriptor contained an array value encoded as Strings.  The
+       Strings must be organized in an array corresponding to the desired
+       array.  If the desired array has n dimensions, so must the String
+       array.  We will convert element by element from String to desired
+       component type. */
+    private static <T> T convertFromStringArray(Object x,
+                                                OpenType<T> openType) {
+        ArrayType<?> arrayType = (ArrayType<?>) openType;
+        OpenType<?> baseType = arrayType.getElementOpenType();
+        int dim = arrayType.getDimension();
+        String squareBrackets = "[";
+        for (int i = 1; i < dim; i++)
+            squareBrackets += "[";
+        Class<?> stringArrayClass;
+        Class<?> targetArrayClass;
+        try {
+            stringArrayClass =
+                Class.forName(squareBrackets + "Ljava.lang.String;");
+            targetArrayClass =
+                Class.forName(squareBrackets + "L" + baseType.getClassName() +
+                              ";");
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new NoClassDefFoundError(e.toString());  // can't happen
+        }
+        if (!stringArrayClass.isInstance(x)) {
+            final String msg =
+                "Value for " + dim + "-dimensional array of " +
+                baseType.getTypeName() + " must be same type or a String " +
+                "array with same dimensions";
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(msg);
+        }
+        Class<?> targetComponentClass = targetArrayClass.getComponentType();
+        OpenType<?> componentOpenType;
+        if (dim == 1)
+            componentOpenType = baseType;
+        else {
+            try {
+                componentOpenType = new ArrayType<T>(dim - 1, baseType);
+            } catch (OpenDataException e) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(e.getMessage(), e);
+                // can't happen
+            }
+        }
+        int n = Array.getLength(x);
+        Object[] targetArray = (Object[])
+            Array.newInstance(targetArrayClass.getComponentType(), n);
+        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+            Object stringish = Array.get(x, i);  // String or String[] etc
+            Object converted =
+                convertFromStrings(stringish, componentOpenType);
+            Array.set(targetArray, i, converted);
+        }
+        return OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport.<T>cast(targetArray);
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    static <T> T cast(Object x) {
+        return (T) x;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the open type for the values of the attribute described
+     * by this {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance.
+     */
+    public OpenType<?> getOpenType() {
+        return openType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the default value for the attribute described by this
+     * {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance, if specified,
+     * or {@code null} otherwise.
+     */
+    public Object getDefaultValue() {
+
+        // Special case for ArrayType and TabularType
+        // [JF] TODO: clone it so that it cannot be altered,
+        // [JF] TODO: if we decide to support defaultValue as an array itself.
+        // [JF] As of today (oct 2000) it is not supported so
+        // defaultValue is null for arrays. Nothing to do.
+
+        return defaultValue;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an unmodifiable Set of legal values for the attribute
+     * described by this {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport}
+     * instance, if specified, or {@code null} otherwise.
+     */
+    public Set<?> getLegalValues() {
+
+        // Special case for ArrayType and TabularType
+        // [JF] TODO: clone values so that they cannot be altered,
+        // [JF] TODO: if we decide to support LegalValues as an array itself.
+        // [JF] As of today (oct 2000) it is not supported so
+        // legalValues is null for arrays. Nothing to do.
+
+        // Returns our legalValues Set (set was constructed unmodifiable)
+        return (legalValues);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the minimal value for the attribute described by this
+     * {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance, if specified,
+     * or {@code null} otherwise.
+     */
+    public Comparable<?> getMinValue() {
+
+        // Note: only comparable values have a minValue,
+        // so that's not the case of arrays and tabulars (always null).
+
+        return minValue;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the maximal value for the attribute described by this
+     * {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance, if specified,
+     * or {@code null} otherwise.
+     */
+    public Comparable<?> getMaxValue() {
+
+        // Note: only comparable values have a maxValue,
+        // so that's not the case of arrays and tabulars (always null).
+
+        return maxValue;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if this {@code
+     * OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance specifies a non-null
+     * default value for the described attribute, {@code false}
+     * otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean hasDefaultValue() {
+
+        return (defaultValue != null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if this {@code
+     * OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance specifies a non-null
+     * set of legal values for the described attribute, {@code false}
+     * otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean hasLegalValues() {
+
+        return (legalValues != null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if this {@code
+     * OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance specifies a non-null
+     * minimal value for the described attribute, {@code false}
+     * otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean hasMinValue() {
+
+        return (minValue != null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if this {@code
+     * OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance specifies a non-null
+     * maximal value for the described attribute, {@code false}
+     * otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean hasMaxValue() {
+
+        return (maxValue != null);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Tests whether {@code obj} is a valid value for the attribute
+     * described by this {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport}
+     * instance.
+     *
+     * @param obj the object to be tested.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if {@code obj} is a valid value for
+     * the parameter described by this {@code
+     * OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance, {@code false}
+     * otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean isValue(Object obj) {
+        return isValue(this, obj);
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")  // cast to Comparable
+    static boolean isValue(OpenMBeanParameterInfo info, Object obj) {
+        if (info.hasDefaultValue() && obj == null)
+            return true;
+        return
+            info.getOpenType().isValue(obj) &&
+            (!info.hasLegalValues() || info.getLegalValues().contains(obj)) &&
+            (!info.hasMinValue() ||
+            ((Comparable) info.getMinValue()).compareTo(obj) <= 0) &&
+            (!info.hasMaxValue() ||
+            ((Comparable) info.getMaxValue()).compareTo(obj) >= 0);
+    }
+
+    /* ***  Commodity methods from java.lang.Object  *** */
+
+
+    /**
+     * Compares the specified {@code obj} parameter with this {@code
+     * OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance for equality.
+     * <p>
+     * Returns {@code true} if and only if all of the following statements are true:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>{@code obj} is non null,</li>
+     * <li>{@code obj} also implements the {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfo} interface,</li>
+     * <li>their names are equal</li>
+     * <li>their open types are equal</li>
+     * <li>their access properties (isReadable, isWritable and isIs) are equal</li>
+     * <li>their default, min, max and legal values are equal.</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * This ensures that this {@code equals} method works properly for
+     * {@code obj} parameters which are different implementations of
+     * the {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfo} interface.
+     *
+     * <p>If {@code obj} also implements {@link DescriptorRead}, then its
+     * {@link DescriptorRead#getDescriptor() getDescriptor()} method must
+     * also return the same value as for this object.</p>
+     *
+     * @param obj the object to be compared for equality with this
+     * {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if the specified object is equal to this
+     * {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance.
+     */
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (!(obj instanceof OpenMBeanAttributeInfo))
+            return false;
+
+        OpenMBeanAttributeInfo other = (OpenMBeanAttributeInfo) obj;
+
+        return
+            this.isReadable() == other.isReadable() &&
+            this.isWritable() == other.isWritable() &&
+            this.isIs() == other.isIs() &&
+            equal(this, other);
+    }
+
+    static boolean equal(OpenMBeanParameterInfo x1, OpenMBeanParameterInfo x2) {
+        if (x1 instanceof DescriptorRead) {
+            if (!(x2 instanceof DescriptorRead))
+                return false;
+            Descriptor d1 = ((DescriptorRead) x1).getDescriptor();
+            Descriptor d2 = ((DescriptorRead) x2).getDescriptor();
+            if (!d1.equals(d2))
+                return false;
+        } else if (x2 instanceof DescriptorRead)
+            return false;
+
+        return
+            x1.getName().equals(x2.getName()) &&
+            x1.getOpenType().equals(x2.getOpenType()) &&
+            (x1.hasDefaultValue() ?
+                x1.getDefaultValue().equals(x2.getDefaultValue()) :
+                !x2.hasDefaultValue()) &&
+            (x1.hasMinValue() ?
+                x1.getMinValue().equals(x2.getMinValue()) :
+                !x2.hasMinValue()) &&
+            (x1.hasMaxValue() ?
+                x1.getMaxValue().equals(x2.getMaxValue()) :
+                !x2.hasMaxValue()) &&
+            (x1.hasLegalValues() ?
+                x1.getLegalValues().equals(x2.getLegalValues()) :
+                !x2.hasLegalValues());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Returns the hash code value for this {@code
+     * OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance.</p>
+     *
+     * <p>The hash code of an {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport}
+     * instance is the sum of the hash codes of all elements of
+     * information used in {@code equals} comparisons (ie: its name,
+     * its <i>open type</i>, its default, min, max and legal
+     * values, and its Descriptor).
+     *
+     * <p>This ensures that {@code t1.equals(t2)} implies that {@code
+     * t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode()} for any two {@code
+     * OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} 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 OpenMBeanAttributeInfo} interface may be equal to
+     * this {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance as defined
+     * by {@link #equals(java.lang.Object)}, but may have a different
+     * hash code if it is calculated differently.
+     *
+     * <p>As {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instances are
+     * immutable, the hash code for this instance is calculated once,
+     * on the first call to {@code hashCode}, and then the same value
+     * is returned for subsequent calls.
+     *
+     * @return the hash code value for this {@code
+     * OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance
+     */
+    public int hashCode() {
+
+        // Calculate the hash code value if it has not yet been done
+        // (ie 1st call to hashCode())
+        //
+        if (myHashCode == null)
+            myHashCode = hashCode(this);
+
+        // return always the same hash code for this instance (immutable)
+        //
+        return myHashCode.intValue();
+    }
+
+    static int hashCode(OpenMBeanParameterInfo info) {
+        int value = 0;
+        value += info.getName().hashCode();
+        value += info.getOpenType().hashCode();
+        if (info.hasDefaultValue())
+            value += info.getDefaultValue().hashCode();
+        if (info.hasMinValue())
+            value += info.getMinValue().hashCode();
+        if (info.hasMaxValue())
+            value += info.getMaxValue().hashCode();
+        if (info.hasLegalValues())
+            value += info.getLegalValues().hashCode();
+        if (info instanceof DescriptorRead)
+            value += ((DescriptorRead) info).getDescriptor().hashCode();
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a string representation of this
+     * {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance.
+     * <p>
+     * The string representation consists of the name of this class (i.e.
+     * {@code javax.management.openmbean.OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport}),
+     * the string representation of the name and open type of the
+     * described parameter, the string representation of its
+     * default, min, max and legal values and the string
+     * representation of its descriptor.
+     *
+     * <p>As {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instances are
+     * immutable, the string representation for this instance is
+     * calculated once, on the first call to {@code toString}, and
+     * then the same value is returned for subsequent calls.
+     *
+     * @return a string representation of this
+     * {@code OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport} instance.
+     */
+    public String toString() {
+
+        // Calculate the string value if it has not yet been done
+        // (ie 1st call to toString())
+        //
+        if (myToString == null)
+            myToString = toString(this);
+
+        // return always the same string representation for this
+        // instance (immutable)
+        //
+        return myToString;
+    }
+
+    static String toString(OpenMBeanParameterInfo info) {
+        Descriptor d = (info instanceof DescriptorRead) ?
+            ((DescriptorRead) info).getDescriptor() : null;
+        return
+            info.getClass().getName() +
+            "(name=" + info.getName() +
+            ",openType=" + info.getOpenType() +
+            ",default=" + info.getDefaultValue() +
+            ",minValue=" + info.getMinValue() +
+            ",maxValue=" + info.getMaxValue() +
+            ",legalValues=" + info.getLegalValues() +
+            ((d == null) ? "" : ",descriptor=" + d) +
+            ")";
+    }
+}