Attribute (Java Platform SE 6)

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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.

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.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for this attribute.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a String object representing this Attribute's value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, 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

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.

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.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for this attribute.

Overrides:: hashCode in class Object
Returns:: a hash code value for this attribute.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String object representing this Attribute's value. The format of this string is not specified, but users can expect that two Attributes return the same string if and only if they are equal.

Overrides:: toString in class Object