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package java.lang.management;

import javax.management.ObjectName;

A platform managed object is a JMX MXBean for monitoring and managing a component in the Java platform. Each platform managed object has a unique object name for the 
platform MBeanServer access. All platform MXBeans will implement this interface. 
 Note: The platform MXBean interfaces (i.e. all subinterfaces of PlatformManagedObject) are implemented by the Java platform only. New methods may be added in these interfaces in future Java SE releases. In addition, this PlatformManagedObject interface is only intended for the management interfaces for the platform to extend but not for applications. 
See Also:
ManagementFactory
Since:
1.7/**
 * A platform managed object is a {@linkplain javax.management.MXBean JMX MXBean}
 * for monitoring and managing a component in the Java platform.
 * Each platform managed object has a unique
 * <a href="ManagementFactory.html#MXBean">object name</a>
 * for the {@linkplain ManagementFactory#getPlatformMBeanServer
 * platform MBeanServer} access.
 * All platform MXBeans will implement this interface.
 *
 * <p>
 * Note:
 * The platform MXBean interfaces (i.e. all subinterfaces
 * of {@code PlatformManagedObject}) are implemented
 * by the Java platform only.  New methods may be added in these interfaces
 * in future Java SE releases.
 * In addition, this {@code PlatformManagedObject} interface is only
 * intended for the management interfaces for the platform to extend but
 * not for applications.
 *
 * @see ManagementFactory
 * @since 1.7
 */
public interface PlatformManagedObject {
    
Returns an ObjectName instance representing the object name of this platform managed object. 
Returns:
an ObjectName instance representing the object name of this platform managed object./**
     * Returns an {@link ObjectName ObjectName} instance representing
     * the object name of this platform managed object.
     *
     * @return an {@link ObjectName ObjectName} instance representing
     * the object name of this platform managed object.
     */
    public ObjectName getObjectName();
}