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package com.sun.management;

import javax.management.openmbean.CompositeData;
import javax.management.openmbean.CompositeDataView;
import javax.management.openmbean.CompositeType;
import com.sun.management.internal.GarbageCollectionNotifInfoCompositeData;

The information about a garbage collection

A garbage collection notification is emitted by GarbageCollectorMXBean when the Java virtual machine completes a garbage collection action The notification emitted will contain the garbage collection notification information about the status of the memory:

  • The name of the garbage collector used to perform the collection.
  • The action performed by the garbage collector.
  • The cause of the garbage collection action.
  • A GcInfo object containing some statistics about the GC cycle (start time, end time) and the memory usage before and after the GC cycle.

A CompositeData representing the GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo object is stored in the userdata of a notification. The from method is provided to convert from a CompositeData to a GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo object. For example:

     Notification notif;
     // receive the notification emitted by a GarbageCollectorMXBean and set to notif
     ...
     String notifType = notif.getType();
     if (notifType.equals(GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo.GARBAGE_COLLECTION_NOTIFICATION)) {
         // retrieve the garbage collection notification information
         CompositeData cd = (CompositeData) notif.getUserData();
         GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo info = GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo.from(cd);
         ....
     }

The type of the notification emitted by a GarbageCollectorMXBean is:

/** * The information about a garbage collection * * <p> * A garbage collection notification is emitted by {@link GarbageCollectorMXBean} * when the Java virtual machine completes a garbage collection action * The notification emitted will contain the garbage collection notification * information about the status of the memory: * <ul> * <li>The name of the garbage collector used to perform the collection.</li> * <li>The action performed by the garbage collector.</li> * <li>The cause of the garbage collection action.</li> * <li>A {@link GcInfo} object containing some statistics about the GC cycle (start time, end time) and the memory usage before and after the GC cycle.</li> * </ul> * * <p> * A {@link CompositeData CompositeData} representing * the {@code GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo} object * is stored in the * {@linkplain javax.management.Notification#setUserData userdata} * of a {@linkplain javax.management.Notification notification}. * The {@link #from from} method is provided to convert from * a {@code CompositeData} to a {@code GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo} * object. For example: * * <blockquote><pre> * Notification notif; * * // receive the notification emitted by a GarbageCollectorMXBean and set to notif * ... * * String notifType = notif.getType(); * if (notifType.equals(GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo.GARBAGE_COLLECTION_NOTIFICATION)) { * // retrieve the garbage collection notification information * CompositeData cd = (CompositeData) notif.getUserData(); * GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo info = GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo.from(cd); * .... * } * </pre></blockquote> * * <p> * The type of the notification emitted by a {@code GarbageCollectorMXBean} is: * <ul> * <li>A {@linkplain #GARBAGE_COLLECTION_NOTIFICATION garbage collection notification}. * <br>Used by every notification emitted by the garbage collector, the details about * the notification are provided in the {@linkplain #getGcAction action} String * </li> * </ul> **/
public class GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo implements CompositeDataView { private final String gcName; private final String gcAction; private final String gcCause; private final GcInfo gcInfo; private final CompositeData cdata;
Notification type denoting that the Java virtual machine has completed a garbage collection cycle. This notification is emitted by a GarbageCollectorMXBean. The value of this notification type is com.sun.management.gc.notification.
/** * Notification type denoting that * the Java virtual machine has completed a garbage collection cycle. * This notification is emitted by a {@link GarbageCollectorMXBean}. * The value of this notification type is * {@code com.sun.management.gc.notification}. */
public static final String GARBAGE_COLLECTION_NOTIFICATION = "com.sun.management.gc.notification";
Constructs a GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo object.
Params:
  • gcName – The name of the garbage collector used to perform the collection
  • gcAction – The name of the action performed by the garbage collector
  • gcCause – The cause of the garbage collection action
  • gcInfo – a GcInfo object providing statistics about the GC cycle
/** * Constructs a {@code GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo} object. * * @param gcName The name of the garbage collector used to perform the collection * @param gcAction The name of the action performed by the garbage collector * @param gcCause The cause of the garbage collection action * @param gcInfo a GcInfo object providing statistics about the GC cycle */
public GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo(String gcName, String gcAction, String gcCause, GcInfo gcInfo) { if (gcName == null) { throw new NullPointerException("Null gcName"); } if (gcAction == null) { throw new NullPointerException("Null gcAction"); } if (gcCause == null) { throw new NullPointerException("Null gcCause"); } this.gcName = gcName; this.gcAction = gcAction; this.gcCause = gcCause; this.gcInfo = gcInfo; this.cdata = new GarbageCollectionNotifInfoCompositeData(this); } GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo(CompositeData cd) { GarbageCollectionNotifInfoCompositeData.validateCompositeData(cd); this.gcName = GarbageCollectionNotifInfoCompositeData.getGcName(cd); this.gcAction = GarbageCollectionNotifInfoCompositeData.getGcAction(cd); this.gcCause = GarbageCollectionNotifInfoCompositeData.getGcCause(cd); this.gcInfo = GarbageCollectionNotifInfoCompositeData.getGcInfo(cd); this.cdata = cd; }
Returns the name of the garbage collector used to perform the collection
Returns:the name of the garbage collector used to perform the collection
/** * Returns the name of the garbage collector used to perform the collection * * @return the name of the garbage collector used to perform the collection */
public String getGcName() { return gcName; }
Returns the action performed by the garbage collector
Returns:the action performed by the garbage collector
/** * Returns the action performed by the garbage collector * * @return the action performed by the garbage collector */
public String getGcAction() { return gcAction; }
Returns the cause of the garbage collection
Returns:the cause of the garbage collection
/** * Returns the cause of the garbage collection * * @return the cause of the garbage collection */
public String getGcCause() { return gcCause; }
Returns the GC information related to the last garbage collection
Returns:the GC information related to the last garbage collection
/** * Returns the GC information related to the last garbage collection * * @return the GC information related to the * last garbage collection */
public GcInfo getGcInfo() { return gcInfo; }
Returns a GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo object represented by the given CompositeData. The given CompositeData must contain the following attributes:
description
Attribute Name Type
gcName java.lang.String
gcAction java.lang.String
gcCause java.lang.String
gcInfo javax.management.openmbean.CompositeData
Params:
  • cd – CompositeData representing a GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo
Throws:
Returns:a GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo object represented by cd if cd is not null; null otherwise.
/** * Returns a {@code GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo} object represented by the * given {@code CompositeData}. * The given {@code CompositeData} must contain * the following attributes: * <blockquote> * <table class="striped"><caption style="display:none">description</caption> * <thead> * <tr> * <th scope="col" style="text-align:left">Attribute Name</th> * <th scope="col" style="text-align:left">Type</th> * </tr> * </thead> * <tbody> * <tr> * <th scope="row">gcName</th> * <td>{@code java.lang.String}</td> * </tr> * <tr> * <th scope="row">gcAction</th> * <td>{@code java.lang.String}</td> * </tr> * <tr> * <th scope="row">gcCause</th> * <td>{@code java.lang.String}</td> * </tr> * <tr> * <th scope="row">gcInfo</th> * <td>{@code javax.management.openmbean.CompositeData}</td> * </tr> * </tbody> * </table> * </blockquote> * * @param cd {@code CompositeData} representing a * {@code GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo} * * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code cd} does not * represent a {@code GarbaageCollectionNotificationInfo} object. * * @return a {@code GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo} object represented * by {@code cd} if {@code cd} is not {@code null}; * {@code null} otherwise. */
public static GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo from(CompositeData cd) { if (cd == null) { return null; } if (cd instanceof GarbageCollectionNotifInfoCompositeData) { return ((GarbageCollectionNotifInfoCompositeData) cd).getGarbageCollectionNotifInfo(); } else { return new GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo(cd); } } public CompositeData toCompositeData(CompositeType ct) { return cdata; } }