QueryExp

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ObjectName
```
public interface QueryExp
extends Serializable
```
Represents relational constraints similar to database query "where clauses". Instances of QueryExp are returned by the static methods of the Query class.

It is possible, but not recommended, to create custom queries by implementing this interface. In that case, it is better to extend the QueryEval class than to implement the interface directly, so that the setMBeanServer(javax.management.MBeanServer) method works correctly.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

MBeanServer.queryNames

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`apply(ObjectName name)`	Applies the QueryExp on an MBean.
`void`	`setMBeanServer(MBeanServer s)`	Sets the MBean server on which the query is to be performed.

- Method Detail
  - apply
```
boolean apply(ObjectName name)
       throws BadStringOperationException,
              BadBinaryOpValueExpException,
              BadAttributeValueExpException,
              InvalidApplicationException
```
    Applies the QueryExp on an MBean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the MBean on which the QueryExp will be applied.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the query was successfully applied to the MBean, false otherwise
    
    Throws:
    
    BadStringOperationException - when an invalid string operation is passed to a method for constructing a query
    
    BadBinaryOpValueExpException - when an invalid expression is passed to a method for constructing a query
    
    BadAttributeValueExpException - when an invalid MBean attribute is passed to a query constructing method
    
    InvalidApplicationException - when an invalid apply is attempted
  - setMBeanServer
```
void setMBeanServer(MBeanServer s)
```
    Sets the MBean server on which the query is to be performed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - The MBean server on which the query is to be performed.