javax.management.relation
Interface RelationType

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

RelationTypeSupport

public interface RelationType

extends java.io.Serializable

The RelationType interface has to be implemented by any class expected to represent a relation type.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getRelationTypeName() Returns the relation type name.
RoleInfo	getRoleInfo(java.lang.String theRoleInfoName) Returns the role info (RoleInfo object) for the given role info name (null if not found).
java.util.List	getRoleInfos() Returns the list of role definitions (ArrayList of RoleInfo objects).

Method Detail

getRelationTypeName

public java.lang.String getRelationTypeName()

Returns the relation type name.

Returns:

the relation type name.

getRoleInfos

public java.util.List getRoleInfos()

Returns the list of role definitions (ArrayList of RoleInfo objects).

Returns:

an ArrayList of RoleInfo.

getRoleInfo

public RoleInfo getRoleInfo(java.lang.String theRoleInfoName)
                     throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException,
                            RoleInfoNotFoundException

Returns the role info (RoleInfo object) for the given role info name (null if not found).

Parameters:

theRoleInfoName - role info name

Returns:

RoleInfo object providing role definition does not exist

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if null parameter

RoleInfoNotFoundException - if no role info with that name in relation type.