Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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.

Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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