javax.management
Class Attribute

java.lang.Object   
  javax.management.Attribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class Attribute
extends Object   
implements Serializable   

Represents an MBean attribute by associating its name with its value. The MBean server and other objects use this class to get and set attributes values.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Attribute (String name, Object value)
Constructs an Attribute object which associates the given attribute name with the given value.

Method Summary

boolean	equals (Object object) Compares the current Attribute Object with another Attribute Object.
String	getName () Returns a String containing the name of the attribute.
Object	getValue () Returns an Object that is the value of this attribute.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone , finalize , getClass , hashCode , notify , notifyAll , toString , wait , wait , wait

Constructor Detail

Attribute

public Attribute(String    name,
                 Object    value)

Constructs an Attribute object which associates the given attribute name with the given value.

Parameters:

name - A String containing the name of the attribute to be created. Cannot be null.

value - The Object which is assigned to the attribute. This object must be of the same type as the attribute.

Method Detail

getName

public String    getName()

Returns a String containing the name of the attribute.

Returns:

the name of the attribute.

getValue

public Object    getValue()

Returns an Object that is the value of this attribute.

Returns:

the value of the attribute.

equals

public boolean equals(Object    object)

Compares the current Attribute Object with another Attribute Object.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

object - The Attribute that the current Attribute is to be compared with.

Returns:

True if the two Attribute objects are equal, otherwise false.

See Also:

Object.hashCode() , Hashtable