javax.management.relation
Interface RelationType

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

RelationTypeSupport

public interface RelationType
extends Serializable

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

Since:

1.5

Method Summary

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

Method Detail

getRelationTypeName

String getRelationTypeName()

Returns the relation type name.

Returns:

the relation type name.

getRoleInfos

List<RoleInfo> getRoleInfos()

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

Returns:

an ArrayList of RoleInfo.

getRoleInfo

RoleInfo getRoleInfo(String roleInfoName)
                     throws IllegalArgumentException,
                            RoleInfoNotFoundException

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

Parameters:

roleInfoName - role info name

Returns:

RoleInfo object providing role definition does not exist

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if null parameter

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