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package javax.management;

/**

 * Represents strings that are arguments to relational constraints.

 * A <CODE>StringValueExp</CODE> may be used anywhere a <CODE>ValueExp</CODE> is required.

 *

 * @since 1.5

 */

public class StringValueExp implements ValueExp   {

    /* Serial version */

    private static final long serialVersionUID = -3256390509806284044L;

    /**

     * @serial The string literal

     */

    private String val;

    /**

     * Basic constructor.

     */

    public StringValueExp() {

    }

    /**

     * Creates a new <CODE>StringValueExp</CODE> representing the

     * given string.

     *

     * @param val the string that will be the value of this expression

     */

    public StringValueExp(String val) {

        this.val = val;

    }

    /**

     * Returns the string represented by the

     * <CODE>StringValueExp</CODE> instance.

     *

     * @return the string.

     */

    public String getValue()  {

        return val;

    }

    /**

     * Returns the string representing the object.

     */

    public String toString()  {

        return "'" + val.replace("'", "''") + "'";

    }

    /**

     * 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.

     */

    /* There is no need for this method, because if a query is being

       evaluated a StringValueExp can only appear inside a QueryExp,

       and that QueryExp will itself have done setMBeanServer.  */

    @Deprecated

    public void setMBeanServer(MBeanServer s)  { }

    /**

     * Applies the ValueExp on a MBean.

     *

     * @param name The name of the MBean on which the ValueExp will be applied.

     *

     * @return  The <CODE>ValueExp</CODE>.

     *

     * @exception BadStringOperationException

     * @exception BadBinaryOpValueExpException

     * @exception BadAttributeValueExpException

     * @exception InvalidApplicationException

     */

    public ValueExp apply(ObjectName name) throws BadStringOperationException, BadBinaryOpValueExpException,

        BadAttributeValueExpException, InvalidApplicationException  {

        return this;

    }

 }