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gnu.javax.management

Class Translator

public final class Translator
extends Object
Translates Java data types to their equivalent open data type, and vice versa, according to the MXBean rules.

Method Summary

static Object
fromJava(Object jtype, Type type)
Translates the input Java data type to the equivalent open data type.
static Object[]
fromJava(Object[] jtypes, Method method)
Translates the input Java data types to the equivalent open data types.
static Object
toJava(Object otype, Method method)
Translates the returned open data type to the value required by the interface.
static OpenMBeanParameterInfo
translate(String type)
Translates the name of a type into an equivalent OpenMBeanParameterInfo that describes it.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

fromJava

public static final Object fromJava(Object jtype,
                                    Type type)
            throws Throwable
Translates the input Java data type to the equivalent open data type.
Parameters:
jtype - the Java type supplied as a parameter.
type - the type of the parameter.
Returns:
the equivalent open type required by the MXBean.
Throws:
Throwable - if an exception is thrown in performing the conversion.

fromJava

public static final Object[] fromJava(Object[] jtypes,
                                      Method method)
            throws Throwable
Translates the input Java data types to the equivalent open data types.
Parameters:
jtypes - the Java types supplied as parameters.
method - the method that was called.
Returns:
the equivalent open types required by the MXBean.
Throws:
Throwable - if an exception is thrown in performing the conversion.

toJava

public static final Object toJava(Object otype,
                                  Method method)
            throws Throwable
Translates the returned open data type to the value required by the interface.
Parameters:
otype - the open type returned by the method call.
method - the method that was called.
Returns:
the equivalent return type required by the interface.
Throws:
Throwable - if an exception is thrown in performing the conversion.

translate

public static final OpenMBeanParameterInfo translate(String type)
            throws OpenDataException
Translates the name of a type into an equivalent OpenMBeanParameterInfo that describes it.
Parameters:
type - the type to describe.
Returns:
an instance of OpenMBeanParameterInfo, describing the translated type and limits of the given type.
Throws:
OpenDataException - if a type is not open.
Translator.java -- Performs MXBean data type translation. Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of GNU Classpath. GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole combination. As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend this exception to your version of the library, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your version.

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