Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

javax.management
Interface DescriptorAccess

All Superinterfaces:
DescriptorRead
All Known Implementing Classes:
ModelMBeanAttributeInfo, ModelMBeanConstructorInfo, ModelMBeanNotificationInfo, ModelMBeanOperationInfo

public interface DescriptorAccess
extends DescriptorRead

This interface is used to gain access to descriptors of the Descriptor class which are associated with a JMX component, i.e. MBean, MBeanInfo, MBeanAttributeInfo, MBeanNotificationInfo, MBeanOperationInfo, MBeanParameterInfo.

ModelMBeans make extensive use of this interface in ModelMBeanInfo classes.

Since:
1.5

Method Summary
 void setDescriptor(Descriptor inDescriptor)
          Sets Descriptor (full replace).
 
Methods inherited from interface javax.management.DescriptorRead
getDescriptor
 

Method Detail

setDescriptor

void setDescriptor(Descriptor inDescriptor)
Sets Descriptor (full replace).

Parameters:
inDescriptor - replaces the Descriptor associated with the component implementing this interface. If the inDescriptor is invalid for the type of Info object it is being set for, an exception is thrown. If the inDescriptor is null, then the Descriptor will revert to its default value which should contain, at a minimum, the descriptor name and descriptorType.
See Also:
DescriptorRead.getDescriptor()

Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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