Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

javax.management
Interface MBeanServer

All Superinterfaces:
MBeanServerConnection
All Known Subinterfaces:
MBeanServerForwarder

public interface MBeanServer
extends MBeanServerConnection

This is the interface for MBean manipulation on the agent side. It contains the methods necessary for the creation, registration, and deletion of MBeans as well as the access methods for registered MBeans. This is the core component of the JMX infrastructure.

User code does not usually implement this interface. Instead, an object that implements this interface is obtained with one of the methods in the MBeanServerFactory class.

Every MBean which is added to the MBean server becomes manageable: its attributes and operations become remotely accessible through the connectors/adaptors connected to that MBean server. A Java object cannot be registered in the MBean server unless it is a JMX compliant MBean.

When an MBean is registered or unregistered in the MBean server a MBeanServerNotification Notification is emitted. To register an object as listener to MBeanServerNotifications you should call the MBean server method addNotificationListener with ObjectName the ObjectName of the MBeanServerDelegate. This ObjectName is:
JMImplementation:type=MBeanServerDelegate.

An object obtained from the createMBeanServer or newMBeanServer methods of the MBeanServerFactory class applies security checks to its methods, as follows.

First, if there is no security manager (System.getSecurityManager() is null), then an implementation of this interface is free not to make any checks.

Assuming that there is a security manager, or that the implementation chooses to make checks anyway, the checks are made as detailed below. In what follows, className is the string returned by MBeanInfo.getClassName() for the target MBean.

If a security check fails, the method throws SecurityException.

For methods that can throw InstanceNotFoundException, this exception is thrown for a non-existent MBean, regardless of permissions. This is because a non-existent MBean has no className.

Since:
1.5

Method Summary
 void addNotificationListener(ObjectName name, NotificationListener listener, NotificationFilter filter, Object handback)
          Adds a listener to a registered MBean.
 void addNotificationListener(ObjectName name, ObjectName listener, NotificationFilter filter, Object handback)
          Adds a listener to a registered MBean.
 ObjectInstance createMBean(String className, ObjectName name)
          Instantiates and registers an MBean in the MBean server.
 ObjectInstance createMBean(String className, ObjectName name, Object[] params, String[] signature)
          Instantiates and registers an MBean in the MBean server.
 ObjectInstance createMBean(String className, ObjectName name, ObjectName loaderName)
          Instantiates and registers an MBean in the MBean server.
 ObjectInstance createMBean(String className, ObjectName name, ObjectName loaderName, Object[] params, String[] signature)
          Instantiates and registers an MBean in the MBean server.
 ObjectInputStream deserialize(ObjectName name, byte[] data)
          Deprecated. Use getClassLoaderFor to obtain the appropriate class loader for deserialization.
 ObjectInputStream deserialize(String className, byte[] data)
          Deprecated. Use getClassLoaderRepository() to obtain the class loader repository and use it to deserialize.
 ObjectInputStream deserialize(String className, ObjectName loaderName, byte[] data)
          Deprecated. Use getClassLoader to obtain the class loader for deserialization.
 Object getAttribute(ObjectName name, String attribute)
          Gets the value of a specific attribute of a named MBean.
 AttributeList getAttributes(ObjectName name, String[] attributes)
          Enables the values of several attributes of a named MBean.
 ClassLoader getClassLoader(ObjectName loaderName)
          Return the named ClassLoader.
 ClassLoader getClassLoaderFor(ObjectName mbeanName)
          Return the ClassLoader that was used for loading the class of the named MBean.
 ClassLoaderRepository getClassLoaderRepository()
          Return the ClassLoaderRepository for this MBeanServer.
 String getDefaultDomain()
          Returns the default domain used for naming the MBean.
 String[] getDomains()
          Returns the list of domains in which any MBean is currently registered.
 Integer getMBeanCount()
          Returns the number of MBeans registered in the MBean server.
 MBeanInfo getMBeanInfo(ObjectName name)
          This method discovers the attributes and operations that an MBean exposes for management.
 ObjectInstance getObjectInstance(ObjectName name)
          Gets the ObjectInstance for a given MBean registered with the MBean server.
 Object instantiate(String className)
          Instantiates an object using the list of all class loaders registered in the MBean server's Class Loader Repository.
 Object instantiate(String className, Object[] params, String[] signature)
          Instantiates an object using the list of all class loaders registered in the MBean server Class Loader Repository.
 Object instantiate(String className, ObjectName loaderName)
          Instantiates an object using the class Loader specified by its ObjectName.
 Object instantiate(String className, ObjectName loaderName, Object[] params, String[] signature)
          Instantiates an object.
 Object invoke(ObjectName name, String operationName, Object[] params, String[] signature)
          Invokes an operation on an MBean.
 boolean isInstanceOf(ObjectName name, String className)
          Returns true if the MBean specified is an instance of the specified class, false otherwise.
 boolean isRegistered(ObjectName name)
          Checks whether an MBean, identified by its object name, is already registered with the MBean server.
 Set<ObjectInstance> queryMBeans(ObjectName name, QueryExp query)
          Gets MBeans controlled by the MBean server.
 Set<ObjectName> queryNames(ObjectName name, QueryExp query)
          Gets the names of MBeans controlled by the MBean server.
 ObjectInstance registerMBean(Object object, ObjectName name)
          Registers a pre-existing object as an MBean with the MBean server.
 void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name, NotificationListener listener)
          Removes a listener from a registered MBean.
 void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name, NotificationListener listener, NotificationFilter filter, Object handback)
          Removes a listener from a registered MBean.
 void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name, ObjectName listener)
          Removes a listener from a registered MBean.
 void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name, ObjectName listener, NotificationFilter filter, Object handback)
          Removes a listener from a registered MBean.
 void setAttribute(ObjectName name, Attribute attribute)
          Sets the value of a specific attribute of a named MBean.
 AttributeList setAttributes(ObjectName name, AttributeList attributes)
          Sets the values of several attributes of a named MBean.
 void unregisterMBean(ObjectName name)
          Unregisters an MBean from the MBean server.
 

Method Detail

createMBean

ObjectInstance createMBean(String className,
                           ObjectName name)
                           throws ReflectionException,
                                  InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
                                  MBeanRegistrationException,
                                  MBeanException,
                                  NotCompliantMBeanException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection

Instantiates and registers an MBean in the MBean server. The MBean server will use its Default Loader Repository to load the class of the MBean. An object name is associated to the MBean. If the object name given is null, the MBean must provide its own name by implementing the MBeanRegistration interface and returning the name from the preRegister method.

This method is equivalent to createMBean(className, name, (Object[]) null, (String[]) null).

Specified by:
createMBean in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
className - The class name of the MBean to be instantiated.
name - The object name of the MBean. May be null.
Returns:
An ObjectInstance, containing the ObjectName and the Java class name of the newly instantiated MBean. If the contained ObjectName is n, the contained Java class name is getMBeanInfo(n).getClassName().
Throws:
ReflectionException - Wraps a java.lang.ClassNotFoundException or a java.lang.Exception that occurred when trying to invoke the MBean's constructor.
InstanceAlreadyExistsException - The MBean is already under the control of the MBean server.
MBeanRegistrationException - The preRegister (MBeanRegistration interface) method of the MBean has thrown an exception. The MBean will not be registered.
MBeanException - The constructor of the MBean has thrown an exception
NotCompliantMBeanException - This class is not a JMX compliant MBean

createMBean

ObjectInstance createMBean(String className,
                           ObjectName name,
                           ObjectName loaderName)
                           throws ReflectionException,
                                  InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
                                  MBeanRegistrationException,
                                  MBeanException,
                                  NotCompliantMBeanException,
                                  InstanceNotFoundException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection

Instantiates and registers an MBean in the MBean server. The class loader to be used is identified by its object name. An object name is associated to the MBean. If the object name of the loader is null, the ClassLoader that loaded the MBean server will be used. If the MBean's object name given is null, the MBean must provide its own name by implementing the MBeanRegistration interface and returning the name from the preRegister method.

This method is equivalent to createMBean(className, name, loaderName, (Object[]) null, (String[]) null).

Specified by:
createMBean in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
className - The class name of the MBean to be instantiated.
name - The object name of the MBean. May be null.
loaderName - The object name of the class loader to be used.
Returns:
An ObjectInstance, containing the ObjectName and the Java class name of the newly instantiated MBean. If the contained ObjectName is n, the contained Java class name is getMBeanInfo(n).getClassName().
Throws:
ReflectionException - Wraps a java.lang.ClassNotFoundException or a java.lang.Exception that occurred when trying to invoke the MBean's constructor.
InstanceAlreadyExistsException - The MBean is already under the control of the MBean server.
MBeanRegistrationException - The preRegister (MBeanRegistration interface) method of the MBean has thrown an exception. The MBean will not be registered.
MBeanException - The constructor of the MBean has thrown an exception
NotCompliantMBeanException - This class is not a JMX compliant MBean
InstanceNotFoundException - The specified class loader is not registered in the MBean server.

createMBean

ObjectInstance createMBean(String className,
                           ObjectName name,
                           Object[] params,
                           String[] signature)
                           throws ReflectionException,
                                  InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
                                  MBeanRegistrationException,
                                  MBeanException,
                                  NotCompliantMBeanException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Instantiates and registers an MBean in the MBean server. The MBean server will use its Default Loader Repository to load the class of the MBean. An object name is associated to the MBean. If the object name given is null, the MBean must provide its own name by implementing the MBeanRegistration interface and returning the name from the preRegister method.

Specified by:
createMBean in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
className - The class name of the MBean to be instantiated.
name - The object name of the MBean. May be null.
params - An array containing the parameters of the constructor to be invoked.
signature - An array containing the signature of the constructor to be invoked.
Returns:
An ObjectInstance, containing the ObjectName and the Java class name of the newly instantiated MBean. If the contained ObjectName is n, the contained Java class name is getMBeanInfo(n).getClassName().
Throws:
ReflectionException - Wraps a java.lang.ClassNotFoundException or a java.lang.Exception that occurred when trying to invoke the MBean's constructor.
InstanceAlreadyExistsException - The MBean is already under the control of the MBean server.
MBeanRegistrationException - The preRegister (MBeanRegistration interface) method of the MBean has thrown an exception. The MBean will not be registered.
MBeanException - The constructor of the MBean has thrown an exception
NotCompliantMBeanException - This class is not a JMX compliant MBean

createMBean

ObjectInstance createMBean(String className,
                           ObjectName name,
                           ObjectName loaderName,
                           Object[] params,
                           String[] signature)
                           throws ReflectionException,
                                  InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
                                  MBeanRegistrationException,
                                  MBeanException,
                                  NotCompliantMBeanException,
                                  InstanceNotFoundException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Instantiates and registers an MBean in the MBean server. The class loader to be used is identified by its object name. An object name is associated to the MBean. If the object name of the loader is not specified, the ClassLoader that loaded the MBean server will be used. If the MBean object name given is null, the MBean must provide its own name by implementing the MBeanRegistration interface and returning the name from the preRegister method.

Specified by:
createMBean in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
className - The class name of the MBean to be instantiated.
name - The object name of the MBean. May be null.
loaderName - The object name of the class loader to be used.
params - An array containing the parameters of the constructor to be invoked.
signature - An array containing the signature of the constructor to be invoked.
Returns:
An ObjectInstance, containing the ObjectName and the Java class name of the newly instantiated MBean. If the contained ObjectName is n, the contained Java class name is getMBeanInfo(n).getClassName().
Throws:
ReflectionException - Wraps a java.lang.ClassNotFoundException or a java.lang.Exception that occurred when trying to invoke the MBean's constructor.
InstanceAlreadyExistsException - The MBean is already under the control of the MBean server.
MBeanRegistrationException - The preRegister (MBeanRegistration interface) method of the MBean has thrown an exception. The MBean will not be registered.
MBeanException - The constructor of the MBean has thrown an exception
NotCompliantMBeanException - This class is not a JMX compliant MBean
InstanceNotFoundException - The specified class loader is not registered in the MBean server.

registerMBean

ObjectInstance registerMBean(Object object,
                             ObjectName name)
                             throws InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
                                    MBeanRegistrationException,
                                    NotCompliantMBeanException
Registers a pre-existing object as an MBean with the MBean server. If the object name given is null, the MBean must provide its own name by implementing the MBeanRegistration interface and returning the name from the preRegister method.

Parameters:
object - The MBean to be registered as an MBean.
name - The object name of the MBean. May be null.
Returns:
An ObjectInstance, containing the ObjectName and the Java class name of the newly registered MBean. If the contained ObjectName is n, the contained Java class name is getMBeanInfo(n).getClassName().
Throws:
InstanceAlreadyExistsException - The MBean is already under the control of the MBean server.
MBeanRegistrationException - The preRegister (MBeanRegistration interface) method of the MBean has thrown an exception. The MBean will not be registered.
NotCompliantMBeanException - This object is not a JMX compliant MBean
RuntimeOperationsException - Wraps a java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The object passed in parameter is null or no object name is specified.

unregisterMBean

void unregisterMBean(ObjectName name)
                     throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                            MBeanRegistrationException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Unregisters an MBean from the MBean server. The MBean is identified by its object name. Once the method has been invoked, the MBean may no longer be accessed by its object name.

Specified by:
unregisterMBean in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The object name of the MBean to be unregistered.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean specified is not registered in the MBean server.
MBeanRegistrationException - The preDeregister ((MBeanRegistration interface) method of the MBean has thrown an exception.

getObjectInstance

ObjectInstance getObjectInstance(ObjectName name)
                                 throws InstanceNotFoundException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Gets the ObjectInstance for a given MBean registered with the MBean server.

Specified by:
getObjectInstance in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The object name of the MBean.
Returns:
The ObjectInstance associated with the MBean specified by name. The contained ObjectName is name and the contained class name is getMBeanInfo(name).getClassName().
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean specified is not registered in the MBean server.

queryMBeans

Set<ObjectInstance> queryMBeans(ObjectName name,
                                QueryExp query)
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Gets MBeans controlled by the MBean server. This method allows any of the following to be obtained: All MBeans, a set of MBeans specified by pattern matching on the ObjectName and/or a Query expression, a specific MBean. When the object name is null or no domain and key properties are specified, all objects are to be selected (and filtered if a query is specified). It returns the set of ObjectInstance objects (containing the ObjectName and the Java Class name) for the selected MBeans.

Specified by:
queryMBeans in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The object name pattern identifying the MBeans to be retrieved. If null or no domain and key properties are specified, all the MBeans registered will be retrieved.
query - The query expression to be applied for selecting MBeans. If null no query expression will be applied for selecting MBeans.
Returns:
A set containing the ObjectInstance objects for the selected MBeans. If no MBean satisfies the query an empty list is returned.

queryNames

Set<ObjectName> queryNames(ObjectName name,
                           QueryExp query)
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Gets the names of MBeans controlled by the MBean server. This method enables any of the following to be obtained: The names of all MBeans, the names of a set of MBeans specified by pattern matching on the ObjectName and/or a Query expression, a specific MBean name (equivalent to testing whether an MBean is registered). When the object name is null or no domain and key properties are specified, all objects are selected (and filtered if a query is specified). It returns the set of ObjectNames for the MBeans selected.

Specified by:
queryNames in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The object name pattern identifying the MBean names to be retrieved. If null or no domain and key properties are specified, the name of all registered MBeans will be retrieved.
query - The query expression to be applied for selecting MBeans. If null no query expression will be applied for selecting MBeans.
Returns:
A set containing the ObjectNames for the MBeans selected. If no MBean satisfies the query, an empty list is returned.

isRegistered

boolean isRegistered(ObjectName name)
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Checks whether an MBean, identified by its object name, is already registered with the MBean server.

Specified by:
isRegistered in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The object name of the MBean to be checked.
Returns:
True if the MBean is already registered in the MBean server, false otherwise.

getMBeanCount

Integer getMBeanCount()
Returns the number of MBeans registered in the MBean server.

Specified by:
getMBeanCount in interface MBeanServerConnection
Returns:
the number of registered MBeans, wrapped in an Integer. If the caller's permissions are restricted, this number may be greater than the number of MBeans the caller can access.

getAttribute

Object getAttribute(ObjectName name,
                    String attribute)
                    throws MBeanException,
                           AttributeNotFoundException,
                           InstanceNotFoundException,
                           ReflectionException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Gets the value of a specific attribute of a named MBean. The MBean is identified by its object name.

Specified by:
getAttribute in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The object name of the MBean from which the attribute is to be retrieved.
attribute - A String specifying the name of the attribute to be retrieved.
Returns:
The value of the retrieved attribute.
Throws:
MBeanException - Wraps an exception thrown by the MBean's getter.
AttributeNotFoundException - The attribute specified is not accessible in the MBean.
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean specified is not registered in the MBean server.
ReflectionException - Wraps a java.lang.Exception thrown when trying to invoke the setter.
See Also:
MBeanServerConnection.setAttribute(javax.management.ObjectName, javax.management.Attribute)

getAttributes

AttributeList getAttributes(ObjectName name,
                            String[] attributes)
                            throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                                   ReflectionException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Enables the values of several attributes of a named MBean. The MBean is identified by its object name.

Specified by:
getAttributes in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The object name of the MBean from which the attributes are retrieved.
attributes - A list of the attributes to be retrieved.
Returns:
The list of the retrieved attributes.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean specified is not registered in the MBean server.
ReflectionException - An exception occurred when trying to invoke the getAttributes method of a Dynamic MBean.
See Also:
MBeanServerConnection.setAttributes(javax.management.ObjectName, javax.management.AttributeList)

setAttribute

void setAttribute(ObjectName name,
                  Attribute attribute)
                  throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                         AttributeNotFoundException,
                         InvalidAttributeValueException,
                         MBeanException,
                         ReflectionException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Sets the value of a specific attribute of a named MBean. The MBean is identified by its object name.

Specified by:
setAttribute in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The name of the MBean within which the attribute is to be set.
attribute - The identification of the attribute to be set and the value it is to be set to.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean specified is not registered in the MBean server.
AttributeNotFoundException - The attribute specified is not accessible in the MBean.
InvalidAttributeValueException - The value specified for the attribute is not valid.
MBeanException - Wraps an exception thrown by the MBean's setter.
ReflectionException - Wraps a java.lang.Exception thrown when trying to invoke the setter.
See Also:
MBeanServerConnection.getAttribute(javax.management.ObjectName, java.lang.String)

setAttributes

AttributeList setAttributes(ObjectName name,
                            AttributeList attributes)
                            throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                                   ReflectionException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Sets the values of several attributes of a named MBean. The MBean is identified by its object name.

Specified by:
setAttributes in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The object name of the MBean within which the attributes are to be set.
attributes - A list of attributes: The identification of the attributes to be set and the values they are to be set to.
Returns:
The list of attributes that were set, with their new values.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean specified is not registered in the MBean server.
ReflectionException - An exception occurred when trying to invoke the getAttributes method of a Dynamic MBean.
See Also:
MBeanServerConnection.getAttributes(javax.management.ObjectName, java.lang.String[])

invoke

Object invoke(ObjectName name,
              String operationName,
              Object[] params,
              String[] signature)
              throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                     MBeanException,
                     ReflectionException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Invokes an operation on an MBean.

Specified by:
invoke in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The object name of the MBean on which the method is to be invoked.
operationName - The name of the operation to be invoked.
params - An array containing the parameters to be set when the operation is invoked
signature - An array containing the signature of the operation. The class objects will be loaded using the same class loader as the one used for loading the MBean on which the operation was invoked.
Returns:
The object returned by the operation, which represents the result of invoking the operation on the MBean specified.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean specified is not registered in the MBean server.
MBeanException - Wraps an exception thrown by the MBean's invoked method.
ReflectionException - Wraps a java.lang.Exception thrown while trying to invoke the method.

getDefaultDomain

String getDefaultDomain()
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Returns the default domain used for naming the MBean. The default domain name is used as the domain part in the ObjectName of MBeans if no domain is specified by the user.

Specified by:
getDefaultDomain in interface MBeanServerConnection
Returns:
the default domain.

getDomains

String[] getDomains()
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection

Returns the list of domains in which any MBean is currently registered. A string is in the returned array if and only if there is at least one MBean registered with an ObjectName whose getDomain() is equal to that string. The order of strings within the returned array is not defined.

Specified by:
getDomains in interface MBeanServerConnection
Returns:
the list of domains.

addNotificationListener

void addNotificationListener(ObjectName name,
                             NotificationListener listener,
                             NotificationFilter filter,
                             Object handback)
                             throws InstanceNotFoundException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection

Adds a listener to a registered MBean.

A notification emitted by an MBean will be forwarded by the MBeanServer to the listener. If the source of the notification is a reference to an MBean object, the MBean server will replace it by that MBean's ObjectName. Otherwise the source is unchanged.

Specified by:
addNotificationListener in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The name of the MBean on which the listener should be added.
listener - The listener object which will handle the notifications emitted by the registered MBean.
filter - The filter object. If filter is null, no filtering will be performed before handling notifications.
handback - The context to be sent to the listener when a notification is emitted.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean name provided does not match any of the registered MBeans.
See Also:
MBeanServerConnection.removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener), MBeanServerConnection.removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object)

addNotificationListener

void addNotificationListener(ObjectName name,
                             ObjectName listener,
                             NotificationFilter filter,
                             Object handback)
                             throws InstanceNotFoundException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection

Adds a listener to a registered MBean.

A notification emitted by an MBean will be forwarded by the MBeanServer to the listener. If the source of the notification is a reference to an MBean object, the MBean server will replace it by that MBean's ObjectName. Otherwise the source is unchanged.

The listener object that receives notifications is the one that is registered with the given name at the time this method is called. Even if it is subsequently unregistered, it will continue to receive notifications.

Specified by:
addNotificationListener in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The name of the MBean on which the listener should be added.
listener - The object name of the listener which will handle the notifications emitted by the registered MBean.
filter - The filter object. If filter is null, no filtering will be performed before handling notifications.
handback - The context to be sent to the listener when a notification is emitted.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean name of the notification listener or of the notification broadcaster does not match any of the registered MBeans.
See Also:
MBeanServerConnection.removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName), MBeanServerConnection.removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object)

removeNotificationListener

void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name,
                                ObjectName listener)
                                throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                                       ListenerNotFoundException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
Removes a listener from a registered MBean.

If the listener is registered more than once, perhaps with different filters or callbacks, this method will remove all those registrations.

Specified by:
removeNotificationListener in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The name of the MBean on which the listener should be removed.
listener - The object name of the listener to be removed.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean name provided does not match any of the registered MBeans.
ListenerNotFoundException - The listener is not registered in the MBean.
See Also:
MBeanServerConnection.addNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object)

removeNotificationListener

void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name,
                                ObjectName listener,
                                NotificationFilter filter,
                                Object handback)
                                throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                                       ListenerNotFoundException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection

Removes a listener from a registered MBean.

The MBean must have a listener that exactly matches the given listener, filter, and handback parameters. If there is more than one such listener, only one is removed.

The filter and handback parameters may be null if and only if they are null in a listener to be removed.

Specified by:
removeNotificationListener in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The name of the MBean on which the listener should be removed.
listener - The object name of the listener to be removed.
filter - The filter that was specified when the listener was added.
handback - The handback that was specified when the listener was added.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean name provided does not match any of the registered MBeans.
ListenerNotFoundException - The listener is not registered in the MBean, or it is not registered with the given filter and handback.
See Also:
MBeanServerConnection.addNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object)

removeNotificationListener

void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name,
                                NotificationListener listener)
                                throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                                       ListenerNotFoundException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection

Removes a listener from a registered MBean.

If the listener is registered more than once, perhaps with different filters or callbacks, this method will remove all those registrations.

Specified by:
removeNotificationListener in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The name of the MBean on which the listener should be removed.
listener - The listener to be removed.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean name provided does not match any of the registered MBeans.
ListenerNotFoundException - The listener is not registered in the MBean.
See Also:
MBeanServerConnection.addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object)

removeNotificationListener

void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name,
                                NotificationListener listener,
                                NotificationFilter filter,
                                Object handback)
                                throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                                       ListenerNotFoundException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection

Removes a listener from a registered MBean.

The MBean must have a listener that exactly matches the given listener, filter, and handback parameters. If there is more than one such listener, only one is removed.

The filter and handback parameters may be null if and only if they are null in a listener to be removed.

Specified by:
removeNotificationListener in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The name of the MBean on which the listener should be removed.
listener - The listener to be removed.
filter - The filter that was specified when the listener was added.
handback - The handback that was specified when the listener was added.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean name provided does not match any of the registered MBeans.
ListenerNotFoundException - The listener is not registered in the MBean, or it is not registered with the given filter and handback.
See Also:
MBeanServerConnection.addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object)

getMBeanInfo

MBeanInfo getMBeanInfo(ObjectName name)
                       throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                              IntrospectionException,
                              ReflectionException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection
This method discovers the attributes and operations that an MBean exposes for management.

Specified by:
getMBeanInfo in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The name of the MBean to analyze
Returns:
An instance of MBeanInfo allowing the retrieval of all attributes and operations of this MBean.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean specified was not found.
IntrospectionException - An exception occurred during introspection.
ReflectionException - An exception occurred when trying to invoke the getMBeanInfo of a Dynamic MBean.

isInstanceOf

boolean isInstanceOf(ObjectName name,
                     String className)
                     throws InstanceNotFoundException
Description copied from interface: MBeanServerConnection

Returns true if the MBean specified is an instance of the specified class, false otherwise.

If name does not name an MBean, this method throws InstanceNotFoundException.

Otherwise, let
X be the MBean named by name,
L be the ClassLoader of X,
N be the class name in X's MBeanInfo.

If N equals className, the result is true.

Otherwise, if L successfully loads className and X is an instance of this class, the result is true.

Otherwise, if L successfully loads both N and className, and the second class is assignable from the first, the result is true.

Otherwise, the result is false.

Specified by:
isInstanceOf in interface MBeanServerConnection
Parameters:
name - The ObjectName of the MBean.
className - The name of the class.
Returns:
true if the MBean specified is an instance of the specified class according to the rules above, false otherwise.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean specified is not registered in the MBean server.
See Also:
Class.isInstance(java.lang.Object)

instantiate

Object instantiate(String className)
                   throws ReflectionException,
                          MBeanException

Instantiates an object using the list of all class loaders registered in the MBean server's Class Loader Repository. The object's class should have a public constructor. This method returns a reference to the newly created object. The newly created object is not registered in the MBean server.

This method is equivalent to instantiate(className, (Object[]) null, (String[]) null).

Parameters:
className - The class name of the object to be instantiated.
Returns:
The newly instantiated object.
Throws:
ReflectionException - Wraps a java.lang.ClassNotFoundException or the java.lang.Exception that occurred when trying to invoke the object's constructor.
MBeanException - The constructor of the object has thrown an exception
RuntimeOperationsException - Wraps a java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The className passed in parameter is null.

instantiate

Object instantiate(String className,
                   ObjectName loaderName)
                   throws ReflectionException,
                          MBeanException,
                          InstanceNotFoundException

Instantiates an object using the class Loader specified by its ObjectName. If the loader name is null, the ClassLoader that loaded the MBean Server will be used. The object's class should have a public constructor. This method returns a reference to the newly created object. The newly created object is not registered in the MBean server.

This method is equivalent to instantiate(className, loaderName, (Object[]) null, (String[]) null).

Parameters:
className - The class name of the MBean to be instantiated.
loaderName - The object name of the class loader to be used.
Returns:
The newly instantiated object.
Throws:
ReflectionException - Wraps a java.lang.ClassNotFoundException or the java.lang.Exception that occurred when trying to invoke the object's constructor.
MBeanException - The constructor of the object has thrown an exception.
InstanceNotFoundException - The specified class loader is not registered in the MBeanServer.
RuntimeOperationsException - Wraps a java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The className passed in parameter is null.

instantiate

Object instantiate(String className,
                   Object[] params,
                   String[] signature)
                   throws ReflectionException,
                          MBeanException

Instantiates an object using the list of all class loaders registered in the MBean server Class Loader Repository. The object's class should have a public constructor. The call returns a reference to the newly created object. The newly created object is not registered in the MBean server.

Parameters:
className - The class name of the object to be instantiated.
params - An array containing the parameters of the constructor to be invoked.
signature - An array containing the signature of the constructor to be invoked.
Returns:
The newly instantiated object.
Throws:
ReflectionException - Wraps a java.lang.ClassNotFoundException or the java.lang.Exception that occurred when trying to invoke the object's constructor.
MBeanException - The constructor of the object has thrown an exception
RuntimeOperationsException - Wraps a java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The className passed in parameter is null.

instantiate

Object instantiate(String className,
                   ObjectName loaderName,
                   Object[] params,
                   String[] signature)
                   throws ReflectionException,
                          MBeanException,
                          InstanceNotFoundException

Instantiates an object. The class loader to be used is identified by its object name. If the object name of the loader is null, the ClassLoader that loaded the MBean server will be used. The object's class should have a public constructor. The call returns a reference to the newly created object. The newly created object is not registered in the MBean server.

Parameters:
className - The class name of the object to be instantiated.
params - An array containing the parameters of the constructor to be invoked.
signature - An array containing the signature of the constructor to be invoked.
loaderName - The object name of the class loader to be used.
Returns:
The newly instantiated object.
Throws:
ReflectionException - Wraps a java.lang.ClassNotFoundException or the java.lang.Exception that occurred when trying to invoke the object's constructor.
MBeanException - The constructor of the object has thrown an exception
InstanceNotFoundException - The specified class loader is not registered in the MBean server.
RuntimeOperationsException - Wraps a java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The className passed in parameter is null.

deserialize

@Deprecated
ObjectInputStream deserialize(ObjectName name,
                                         byte[] data)
                              throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                                     OperationsException
Deprecated. Use getClassLoaderFor to obtain the appropriate class loader for deserialization.

De-serializes a byte array in the context of the class loader of an MBean.

Parameters:
name - The name of the MBean whose class loader should be used for the de-serialization.
data - The byte array to be de-sererialized.
Returns:
The de-serialized object stream.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The MBean specified is not found.
OperationsException - Any of the usual Input/Output related exceptions.

deserialize

@Deprecated
ObjectInputStream deserialize(String className,
                                         byte[] data)
                              throws OperationsException,
                                     ReflectionException
Deprecated. Use getClassLoaderRepository() to obtain the class loader repository and use it to deserialize.

De-serializes a byte array in the context of a given MBean class loader. The class loader is found by loading the class className through the Class Loader Repository. The resultant class's class loader is the one to use.

Parameters:
className - The name of the class whose class loader should be used for the de-serialization.
data - The byte array to be de-sererialized.
Returns:
The de-serialized object stream.
Throws:
OperationsException - Any of the usual Input/Output related exceptions.
ReflectionException - The specified class could not be loaded by the class loader repository

deserialize

@Deprecated
ObjectInputStream deserialize(String className,
                                         ObjectName loaderName,
                                         byte[] data)
                              throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                                     OperationsException,
                                     ReflectionException
Deprecated. Use getClassLoader to obtain the class loader for deserialization.

De-serializes a byte array in the context of a given MBean class loader. The class loader is the one that loaded the class with name "className". The name of the class loader to be used for loading the specified class is specified. If null, the MBean Server's class loader will be used.

Parameters:
className - The name of the class whose class loader should be used for the de-serialization.
data - The byte array to be de-sererialized.
loaderName - The name of the class loader to be used for loading the specified class. If null, the MBean Server's class loader will be used.
Returns:
The de-serialized object stream.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - The specified class loader MBean is not found.
OperationsException - Any of the usual Input/Output related exceptions.
ReflectionException - The specified class could not be loaded by the specified class loader.

getClassLoaderFor

ClassLoader getClassLoaderFor(ObjectName mbeanName)
                              throws InstanceNotFoundException

Return the ClassLoader that was used for loading the class of the named MBean.

Parameters:
mbeanName - The ObjectName of the MBean.
Returns:
The ClassLoader used for that MBean. If l is the MBean's actual ClassLoader, and r is the returned value, then either: What this means is that the ClassLoader may be wrapped in another ClassLoader for security or other reasons.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - if the named MBean is not found.

getClassLoader

ClassLoader getClassLoader(ObjectName loaderName)
                           throws InstanceNotFoundException

Return the named ClassLoader.

Parameters:
loaderName - The ObjectName of the ClassLoader. May be null, in which case the MBean server's own ClassLoader is returned.
Returns:
The named ClassLoader. If l is the actual ClassLoader with that name, and r is the returned value, then either: What this means is that the ClassLoader may be wrapped in another ClassLoader for security or other reasons.
Throws:
InstanceNotFoundException - if the named ClassLoader is not found.

getClassLoaderRepository

ClassLoaderRepository getClassLoaderRepository()

Return the ClassLoaderRepository for this MBeanServer.

Returns:
The ClassLoaderRepository for this MBeanServer.

Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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