Module java.management
Package javax.management

## Class MBeanOperationInfo

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.management.MBeanFeatureInfo
  - - javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, Cloneable, DescriptorRead

Direct Known Subclasses:
  ModelMBeanOperationInfo, OpenMBeanOperationInfoSupport

    public class MBeanOperationInfo
    extends MBeanFeatureInfo
    implements Cloneable

Describes a management operation exposed by an MBean. Instances of this class are immutable. Subclasses may be mutable but this is not recommended.

Since:
  1.5
See Also:
  Serialized Form

### Field Summary

Fields
`static int` `ACTION` Indicates that the operation is write-like: it has an effect but does not return any information from the MBean.
`static int` `ACTION_INFO` Indicates that the operation is both read-like and write-like: it has an effect, and it also returns information from the MBean.
`static int` `INFO` Indicates that the operation is read-like: it returns information but does not change any state.
`static int` `UNKNOWN` Indicates that the impact of the operation is unknown or cannot be expressed using one of the other values.

### Fields inherited from class javax.management.MBeanFeatureInfo

`description, name`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`MBeanOperationInfo(String description, Method method)` Constructs an `MBeanOperationInfo` object.
`MBeanOperationInfo(String name, String description, MBeanParameterInfo[] signature, String type, int impact)` Constructs an `MBeanOperationInfo` object.
`MBeanOperationInfo(String name, String description, MBeanParameterInfo[] signature, String type, int impact, Descriptor descriptor)` Constructs an `MBeanOperationInfo` object.

### Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
`Object` `clone()` Returns a shallow clone of this instance.
`boolean` `equals(Object o)` Compare this MBeanOperationInfo to another.
`int` `getImpact()` Returns the impact of the method, one of `INFO, ACTION, ACTION_INFO, UNKNOWN`.
`String` `getReturnType()` Returns the type of the method's return value.
`MBeanParameterInfo[]` `getSignature()` Returns the list of parameters for this operation.
`int` `hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`String` `toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.

### Methods inherited from class javax.management.MBeanFeatureInfo

`getDescription, getDescriptor, getName`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

### Field Detail

#### ACTION

    public static final int ACTION

Indicates that the operation is write-like: it has an effect but does not return any information from the MBean.

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

#### ACTION_INFO

    public static final int ACTION_INFO

Indicates that the operation is both read-like and write-like: it has an effect, and it also returns information from the MBean.

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

#### INFO

    public static final int INFO

Indicates that the operation is read-like: it returns information but does not change any state.

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

#### UNKNOWN

    public static final int UNKNOWN

Indicates that the impact of the operation is unknown or cannot be expressed using one of the other values.

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### Constructor Detail

#### MBeanOperationInfo

    public MBeanOperationInfo(String description,
                              Method method)

Constructs an `MBeanOperationInfo` object. The `Descriptor` of the constructed object will include fields contributed by any annotations on the `Method` object that contain the `DescriptorKey` meta-annotation.

Parameters:
  `method` - The `java.lang.reflect.Method` object describing the MBean operation.
  `description` - A human readable description of the operation.

#### MBeanOperationInfo

    public MBeanOperationInfo(String name,
                              String description,
                              MBeanParameterInfo[] signature,
                              String type,
                              int impact)

Constructs an `MBeanOperationInfo` object.

Parameters:
  `name` - The name of the method.
  `description` - A human readable description of the operation.
  `signature` - `MBeanParameterInfo` objects describing the parameters(arguments) of the method. This may be null with the same effect as a zero-length array.
  `type` - The type of the method's return value.
  `impact` - The impact of the method, one of `INFO`, `ACTION`, `ACTION_INFO`, `UNKNOWN`.

#### MBeanOperationInfo

    public MBeanOperationInfo(String name,
                              String description,
                              MBeanParameterInfo[] signature,
                              String type,
                              int impact,
                              Descriptor descriptor)

Constructs an `MBeanOperationInfo` object.

Parameters:
  `name` - The name of the method.
  `description` - A human readable description of the operation.
  `signature` - `MBeanParameterInfo` objects describing the parameters(arguments) of the method. This may be null with the same effect as a zero-length array.
  `type` - The type of the method's return value.
  `impact` - The impact of the method, one of `INFO`, `ACTION`, `ACTION_INFO`, `UNKNOWN`.
  `descriptor` - The descriptor for the operation. This may be null which is equivalent to an empty descriptor.
Since:
  1.6

### Method Detail

#### clone

    public Object clone()

Returns a shallow clone of this instance. The clone is obtained by simply calling `super.clone()`, thus calling the default native shallow cloning mechanism implemented by `Object.clone()`. No deeper cloning of any internal field is made.

Since this class is immutable, cloning is chiefly of interest to subclasses.

Overrides:
  `clone` in class `Object`
Returns:
  a clone of this instance.
See Also:
  `Cloneable`

#### getReturnType

    public String getReturnType()

Returns the type of the method's return value.

Returns:
  the return type.

#### getSignature

    public MBeanParameterInfo[] getSignature()

Returns the list of parameters for this operation. Each parameter is described by an `MBeanParameterInfo` object.

The returned array is a shallow copy of the internal array, which means that it is a copy of the internal array of references to the `MBeanParameterInfo` objects but that each referenced `MBeanParameterInfo` object is not copied.

Returns:
  An array of `MBeanParameterInfo` objects.

#### getImpact

    public int getImpact()

Returns the impact of the method, one of `INFO, ACTION, ACTION_INFO, UNKNOWN`.

Returns:
  the impact code.

#### toString

    public String toString()

Description copied from class: `Object`
Returns a string representation of the object. In general, the `toString` method returns a string that "textually represents" this object. The result should be a concise but informative representation that is easy for a person to read. It is recommended that all subclasses override this method.

The `toString` method for class `Object` returns a string consisting of the name of the class of which the object is an instance, the at-sign character ``@`', and the unsigned hexadecimal representation of the hash code of the object. In other words, this method returns a string equal to the value of:

>      getClass().getName() + '@' + Integer.toHexString(hashCode())

Overrides:
  `toString` in class `Object`
Returns:
  a string representation of the object.

#### equals

    public boolean equals(Object o)

Compare this MBeanOperationInfo to another.

Overrides:
  `equals` in class `MBeanFeatureInfo`
Parameters:
  `o` - the object to compare to.
Returns:
  true if and only if `o` is an MBeanOperationInfo such that its `MBeanFeatureInfo.getName()`, `getReturnType()`, `MBeanFeatureInfo.getDescription()`, `getImpact()`, `MBeanFeatureInfo.getDescriptor()` and `getSignature()` values are equal (not necessarily identical) to those of this MBeanConstructorInfo. Two signature arrays are equal if their elements are pairwise equal.
See Also:
  `Object.hashCode()`, `HashMap`

#### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

Description copied from class: `Object`
Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is supported for the benefit of hash tables such as those provided by `HashMap`.

The general contract of `hashCode` is:

- Whenever it is invoked on the same object more than once during an execution of a Java application, the `hashCode` method must consistently return the same integer, provided no information used in `equals` comparisons on the object is modified. This integer need not remain consistent from one execution of an application to another execution of the same application.
- If two objects are equal according to the `equals(Object)` method, then calling the `hashCode` method on each of the two objects must produce the same integer result.
- It is not required that if two objects are unequal according to the `Object.equals(java.lang.Object)` method, then calling the `hashCode` method on each of the two objects must produce distinct integer results. However, the programmer should be aware that producing distinct integer results for unequal objects may improve the performance of hash tables.

As much as is reasonably practical, the hashCode method defined by class `Object` does return distinct integers for distinct objects. (The hashCode may or may not be implemented as some function of an object's memory address at some point in time.)

Overrides:
  `hashCode` in class `MBeanFeatureInfo`
Returns:
  a hash code value for this object.
See Also:
  `Object.equals(java.lang.Object)`, `System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)`