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package jdk.dynalink;


An object that describes a dynamic operation. Dynalink defines a set of standard operations with the StandardOperation class, as well as a way to express the target namespace(s) of an operation on an object using NamespaceOperation and finally a way to attach a fixed target name to an operation using NamedOperation. When presenting examples in this documentation, we will refer to standard operations using their name (e.g. GET), to namespace operations by separating their base operation with a colon from their namespace (e.g. GET:PROPERTY), or in case of multiple namespaces we will further separate those with the vertical line character (e.g. GET:PROPERTY|ELEMENT), and finally we will refer to named operations by separating the base operation and the name with the colon character (e.g. GET:PROPERTY|ELEMENT:color). 
/**
 * An object that describes a dynamic operation. Dynalink defines a set of
 * standard operations with the {@link StandardOperation} class, as well as a
 * way to express the target {@link Namespace namespace(s)} of an operation
 * on an object using {@link NamespaceOperation} and finally a way to attach
 * a fixed target name to an operation using {@link NamedOperation}.
 * When presenting examples in this documentation, we will refer to standard
 * operations using their name (e.g. {@code GET}), to namespace operations
 * by separating their base operation with a colon from their namespace
 * (e.g. {@code GET:PROPERTY}), or in case of multiple namespaces we will
 * further separate those with the vertical line character (e.g.
 * {@code GET:PROPERTY|ELEMENT}), and finally we will refer to named operations
 * by separating the base operation and the name with the colon character (e.g.
 * {@code GET:PROPERTY|ELEMENT:color}).
 */
public interface Operation {
    
Returns a NamespaceOperation using this operation as its base. 
Params:
  • namespace – the namespace that is the target of the namespace operation.
Throws:
Returns:a NamespaceOperation with this operation as its base and the specified namespace as its target.
/**
     * Returns a {@link NamespaceOperation} using this operation as its base.
     * @param namespace the namespace that is the target of the namespace operation.
     * @return a {@link NamespaceOperation} with this operation as its base and the specified
     * namespace as its target.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this operation is already a namespace operation or a named operation.
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code namespace} is null.
     */
    default NamespaceOperation withNamespace(final Namespace namespace) {
        return withNamespaces(namespace);
    }

    
Returns a NamespaceOperation using this operation as its base. 
Params:
  • namespaces – the namespaces that are the target of the namespace operation.
Throws:
Returns:a NamespaceOperation with this operation as its base and the specified namespaces as its targets.
/**
     * Returns a {@link NamespaceOperation} using this operation as its base.
     * @param namespaces the namespaces that are the target of the namespace operation.
     * @return a {@link NamespaceOperation} with this operation as its base and the specified
     * namespaces as its targets.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this operation is already a namespace operation or a named operation.
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code namespace} or any of its elements is null.
     */
    default NamespaceOperation withNamespaces(final Namespace... namespaces) {
        return new NamespaceOperation(this, namespaces);
    }

    
Returns a NamedOperation using this operation as its base. 
Params:
  • name – the name that is the target of the named operation.
Throws:
Returns:a NamedOperation with this operation as its base and the specified name.
/**
     * Returns a {@link NamedOperation} using this operation as its base.
     * @param name the name that is the target of the named operation.
     * @return a {@link NamedOperation} with this operation as its base and the specified name.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this operation is already a named operation.
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code name} is null.
     */
    default NamedOperation named(final Object name) {
        return new NamedOperation(this, name);
    }
}