diff -r 4ebc2e2fb97c -r 71c04702a3d5 src/java.management/share/classes/javax/management/monitor/StringMonitorMBean.java
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+++ b/src/java.management/share/classes/javax/management/monitor/StringMonitorMBean.java	Tue Sep 12 19:03:39 2017 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2007, Oracle and/or its affiliates. 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
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+ *
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+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package javax.management.monitor;
+
+// jmx imports
+//
+import javax.management.ObjectName;
+
+/**
+ * Exposes the remote management interface of the string monitor MBean.
+ *
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+public interface StringMonitorMBean extends MonitorMBean {
+
+    // GETTERS AND SETTERS
+    //--------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the derived gauge.
+     *
+     * @return The derived gauge.
+     * @deprecated As of JMX 1.2, replaced by {@link #getDerivedGauge(ObjectName)}
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public String getDerivedGauge();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the derived gauge timestamp.
+     *
+     * @return The derived gauge timestamp.
+     * @deprecated As of JMX 1.2, replaced by {@link #getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp(ObjectName)}
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public long getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the derived gauge for the specified MBean.
+     *
+     * @param object the MBean for which the derived gauge is to be returned
+     * @return The derived gauge for the specified MBean if this MBean is in the
+     *         set of observed MBeans, or <code>null</code> otherwise.
+     *
+     */
+    public String getDerivedGauge(ObjectName object);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the derived gauge timestamp for the specified MBean.
+     *
+     * @param object the MBean for which the derived gauge timestamp is to be returned
+     * @return The derived gauge timestamp for the specified MBean if this MBean
+     *         is in the set of observed MBeans, or <code>null</code> otherwise.
+     *
+     */
+    public long getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp(ObjectName object);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the string to compare with the observed attribute.
+     *
+     * @return The string value.
+     *
+     * @see #setStringToCompare
+     */
+    public String getStringToCompare();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the string to compare with the observed attribute.
+     *
+     * @param value The string value.
+     * @exception java.lang.IllegalArgumentException The specified
+     * string to compare is null.
+     *
+     * @see #getStringToCompare
+     */
+    public void setStringToCompare(String value) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the matching notification's on/off switch value.
+     *
+     * @return <CODE>true</CODE> if the string monitor notifies when
+     * matching, <CODE>false</CODE> otherwise.
+     *
+     * @see #setNotifyMatch
+     */
+    public boolean getNotifyMatch();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the matching notification's on/off switch value.
+     *
+     * @param value The matching notification's on/off switch value.
+     *
+     * @see #getNotifyMatch
+     */
+    public void setNotifyMatch(boolean value);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the differing notification's on/off switch value.
+     *
+     * @return <CODE>true</CODE> if the string monitor notifies when
+     * differing, <CODE>false</CODE> otherwise.
+     *
+     * @see #setNotifyDiffer
+     */
+    public boolean getNotifyDiffer();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the differing notification's on/off switch value.
+     *
+     * @param value The differing notification's on/off switch value.
+     *
+     * @see #getNotifyDiffer
+     */
+    public void setNotifyDiffer(boolean value);
+}