org.norther.tammi.core.base
Interface Identifiable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Account, Chapter, MultiSelectionList, MultiSelectionTree, Referable, ReferableModelMBean, Relation, SearchBox, SingleSelectionList, SingleSelectionTree, VariableRoot, VariableTree, VariableX, VariableY, VariableZ, WidgetModelMBean

public interface Identifiable

An interface to identifiable MBeans supporting canonical object name based serialization.

Author:

Ilkka Priha

Method Summary

String	getCanonicalName() Gets the canonical object name of the MBean as a string.
void	setCanonicalName(String name) Sets the canonical object name of the MBean as a string.

Method Detail

getCanonicalName

String getCanonicalName()

Gets the canonical object name of the MBean as a string.

Returns:

the canonical object name as a string or null.

setCanonicalName

void setCanonicalName(String name)
                      throws MalformedObjectNameException

Sets the canonical object name of the MBean as a string. The canonical object name can be used by persistence mechanisms to store the identity of the MBean.

Parameters:

name - the canonical object name as a string.

Throws:

MalformedObjectNameException - for an invalid name.

IllegalStateException - if already registered.