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25
26
27 package javax.management.openmbean;
28
29
30 // java import
31 //
32 import java.util.Set;
33 import java.util.Collection;
34
35 // jmx import
36 //
37
38
39 /**
40 * The <tt>TabularData</tt> interface specifies the behavior of a specific type of complex <i>open data</i> objects
41 * which represent <i>tabular data</i> structures.
42 *
43 * @since 1.5
44 */
45 public interface TabularData /*extends Map*/ {
46
47
48 /* *** TabularData specific information methods *** */
49
50
51 /**
52 * Returns the <i>tabular type</i> describing this
53 * <tt>TabularData</tt> instance.
54 *
55 * @return the tabular type.
56 */
57 public TabularType getTabularType();
58
59
60 /**
61 * Calculates the index that would be used in this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance to refer to the specified
62 * composite data <var>value</var> parameter if it were added to this instance.
63 * This method checks for the type validity of the specified <var>value</var>,
64 * but does not check if the calculated index is already used to refer to a value in this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance.
65 *
66 * @param value the composite data value whose index in this
67 * <tt>TabularData</tt> instance is to be calculated;
68 * must be of the same composite type as this instance's row type;
69 * must not be null.
70 *
71 * @return the index that the specified <var>value</var> would have in this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance.
72 *
73 * @throws NullPointerException if <var>value</var> is <tt>null</tt>
74 *
75 * @throws InvalidOpenTypeException if <var>value</var> does not conform to this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance's
76 * row type definition.
77 */
78 public Object[] calculateIndex(CompositeData value) ;
79
80
81
82
83 /* *** Content information query methods *** */
84
85 /**
86 * Returns the number of <tt>CompositeData</tt> values (ie the
87 * number of rows) contained in this <tt>TabularData</tt>
88 * instance.
89 *
90 * @return the number of values contained.
91 */
92 public int size() ;
93
94 /**
95 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if the number of <tt>CompositeData</tt>
96 * values (ie the number of rows) contained in this
97 * <tt>TabularData</tt> instance is zero.
98 *
99 * @return true if this <tt>TabularData</tt> is empty.
100 */
101 public boolean isEmpty() ;
102
103 /**
104 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance contains a <tt>CompositeData</tt> value
105 * (ie a row) whose index is the specified <var>key</var>. If <var>key</var> is <tt>null</tt> or does not conform to
106 * this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance's <tt>TabularType</tt> definition, this method simply returns <tt>false</tt>.
107 *
108 * @param key the index value whose presence in this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance is to be tested.
109 *
110 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this <tt>TabularData</tt> indexes a row value with the specified key.
111 */
112 public boolean containsKey(Object[] key) ;
113
114 /**
115 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance contains the specified
116 * <tt>CompositeData</tt> value. If <var>value</var> is <tt>null</tt> or does not conform to
117 * this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance's row type definition, this method simply returns <tt>false</tt>.
118 *
119 * @param value the row value whose presence in this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance is to be tested.
120 *
121 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance contains the specified row value.
122 */
123 public boolean containsValue(CompositeData value) ;
124
125 /**
126 * Returns the <tt>CompositeData</tt> value whose index is
127 * <var>key</var>, or <tt>null</tt> if there is no value mapping
128 * to <var>key</var>, in this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance.
129 *
130 * @param key the key of the row to return.
131 *
132 * @return the value corresponding to <var>key</var>.
133 *
134 * @throws NullPointerException if the <var>key</var> is
135 * <tt>null</tt>
136 * @throws InvalidKeyException if the <var>key</var> does not
137 * conform to this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance's *
138 * <tt>TabularType</tt> definition
139 */
140 public CompositeData get(Object[] key) ;
141
142
143
144
145 /* *** Content modification operations (one element at a time) *** */
146
147
148 /**
149 * Adds <var>value</var> to this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance.
150 * The composite type of <var>value</var> must be the same as this
151 * instance's row type (ie the composite type returned by
152 * <tt>this.getTabularType().{@link TabularType#getRowType
153 * getRowType()}</tt>), and there must not already be an existing
154 * value in this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance whose index is the
155 * same as the one calculated for the <var>value</var> to be
156 * added. The index for <var>value</var> is calculated according
157 * to this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance's <tt>TabularType</tt>
158 * definition (see <tt>TabularType.{@link
159 * TabularType#getIndexNames getIndexNames()}</tt>).
160 *
161 * @param value the composite data value to be added as a new row to this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance;
162 * must be of the same composite type as this instance's row type;
163 * must not be null.
164 *
165 * @throws NullPointerException if <var>value</var> is <tt>null</tt>
166 * @throws InvalidOpenTypeException if <var>value</var> does not conform to this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance's
167 * row type definition.
168 * @throws KeyAlreadyExistsException if the index for <var>value</var>, calculated according to
169 * this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance's <tt>TabularType</tt> definition
170 * already maps to an existing value in the underlying HashMap.
171 */
172 public void put(CompositeData value) ;
173
174 /**
175 * Removes the <tt>CompositeData</tt> value whose index is <var>key</var> from this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance,
176 * and returns the removed value, or returns <tt>null</tt> if there is no value whose index is <var>key</var>.
177 *
178 * @param key the index of the value to get in this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance;
179 * must be valid with this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance's row type definition;
180 * must not be null.
181 *
182 * @return previous value associated with specified key, or <tt>null</tt>
183 * if there was no mapping for key.
184 *
185 * @throws NullPointerException if the <var>key</var> is <tt>null</tt>
186 * @throws InvalidKeyException if the <var>key</var> does not conform to this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance's
187 * <tt>TabularType</tt> definition
188 */
189 public CompositeData remove(Object[] key) ;
190
191
192
193
194 /* *** Content modification bulk operations *** */
195
196
197 /**
198 * Add all the elements in <var>values</var> to this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance.
199 * If any element in <var>values</var> does not satisfy the constraints defined in {@link #put(CompositeData) <tt>put</tt>},
200 * or if any two elements in <var>values</var> have the same index calculated according to this <tt>TabularData</tt>
201 * instance's <tt>TabularType</tt> definition, then an exception describing the failure is thrown
202 * and no element of <var>values</var> is added, thus leaving this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance unchanged.
203 *
204 * @param values the array of composite data values to be added as new rows to this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance;
205 * if <var>values</var> is <tt>null</tt> or empty, this method returns without doing anything.
206 *
207 * @throws NullPointerException if an element of <var>values</var> is <tt>null</tt>
208 * @throws InvalidOpenTypeException if an element of <var>values</var> does not conform to
209 * this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance's row type definition
210 * @throws KeyAlreadyExistsException if the index for an element of <var>values</var>, calculated according to
211 * this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance's <tt>TabularType</tt> definition
212 * already maps to an existing value in this instance,
213 * or two elements of <var>values</var> have the same index.
214 */
215 public void putAll(CompositeData[] values) ;
216
217 /**
218 * Removes all <tt>CompositeData</tt> values (ie rows) from this <tt>TabularData</tt> instance.
219 */
220 public void clear();
221
222
223
224
225 /* *** Collection views of the keys and values *** */
226
227
228 /**
229 * Returns a set view of the keys (ie the index values) of the
230 * {@code CompositeData} values (ie the rows) contained in this
231 * {@code TabularData} instance. The returned {@code Set} is a
232 * {@code Set<List<?>>} but is declared as a {@code Set<?>} for
233 * compatibility reasons. The returned set can be used to iterate
234 * over the keys.
235 *
236 * @return a set view ({@code Set<List<?>>}) of the index values
237 * used in this {@code TabularData} instance.
238 */
239 public Set<?> keySet();
240
241 /**
242 * Returns a collection view of the {@code CompositeData} values
243 * (ie the rows) contained in this {@code TabularData} instance.
244 * The returned {@code Collection} is a {@code Collection<CompositeData>}
245 * but is declared as a {@code Collection<?>} for compatibility reasons.
246 * The returned collection can be used to iterate over the values.
247 *
248 * @return a collection view ({@code Collection<CompositeData>})
249 * of the rows contained in this {@code TabularData} instance.
250 */
251 public Collection<?> values();
252
253
254
255
256 /* *** Commodity methods from java.lang.Object *** */
257
258
259 /**
260 * Compares the specified <var>obj</var> parameter with this <code>TabularData</code> instance for equality.
261 * <p>
262 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if all of the following statements are true:
263 * <ul>
264 * <li><var>obj</var> is non null,</li>
265 * <li><var>obj</var> also implements the <code>TabularData</code> interface,</li>
266 * <li>their row types are equal</li>
267 * <li>their contents (ie index to value mappings) are equal</li>
268 * </ul>
269 * This ensures that this <tt>equals</tt> method works properly for <var>obj</var> parameters which are
270 * different implementations of the <code>TabularData</code> interface.
271 * <br>
272 * @param obj the object to be compared for equality with this <code>TabularData</code> instance;
273 *
274 * @return <code>true</code> if the specified object is equal to this <code>TabularData</code> instance.
275 */
276 public boolean equals(Object obj);
277
278 /**
279 * Returns the hash code value for this <code>TabularData</code> instance.
280 * <p>
281 * The hash code of a <code>TabularData</code> instance is the sum of the hash codes
282 * of all elements of information used in <code>equals</code> comparisons
283 * (ie: its <i>tabular type</i> and its content, where the content is defined as all the index to value mappings).
284 * <p>
285 * This ensures that <code> t1.equals(t2) </code> implies that <code> t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode() </code>
286 * for any two <code>TabularDataSupport</code> instances <code>t1</code> and <code>t2</code>,
287 * as required by the general contract of the method
288 * {@link Object#hashCode() Object.hashCode()}.
289 *
290 * @return the hash code value for this <code>TabularDataSupport</code> instance
291 */
292 public int hashCode();
293
294 /**
295 * Returns a string representation of this <code>TabularData</code> instance.
296 * <p>
297 * The string representation consists of the name of the implementing class,
298 * and the tabular type of this instance.
299 *
300 * @return a string representation of this <code>TabularData</code> instance
301 */
302 public String toString();
303
304 }
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