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package javax.management;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.ObjectStreamField;
import java.util.EventObject;

import java.security.AccessController;

import com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.GetPropertyAction;

The Notification class represents a notification emitted by an MBean. It contains a reference to the source MBean: if the notification has been forwarded through the MBean server, and the original source of the notification was a reference to the emitting MBean object, then the MBean server replaces it by the MBean's ObjectName. If the listener has registered directly with the MBean, this is either the object name or a direct reference to the MBean.

It is strongly recommended that notification senders use the object name rather than a reference to the MBean object as the source.

The serialVersionUID of this class is -7516092053498031989L.

Since:1.5
/** * <p>The Notification class represents a notification emitted by an * MBean. It contains a reference to the source MBean: if the * notification has been forwarded through the MBean server, and the * original source of the notification was a reference to the emitting * MBean object, then the MBean server replaces it by the MBean's * ObjectName. If the listener has registered directly with the * MBean, this is either the object name or a direct reference to the * MBean.</p> * * <p>It is strongly recommended that notification senders use the * object name rather than a reference to the MBean object as the * source.</p> * * <p>The <b>serialVersionUID</b> of this class is <code>-7516092053498031989L</code>. * * @since 1.5 */
@SuppressWarnings("serial") // serialVersionUID is not constant public class Notification extends EventObject { // Serialization compatibility stuff: // Two serial forms are supported in this class. The selected form depends // on system property "jmx.serial.form": // - "1.0" for JMX 1.0 // - any other value for JMX 1.1 and higher // // Serial version for old serial form private static final long oldSerialVersionUID = 1716977971058914352L; // // Serial version for new serial form private static final long newSerialVersionUID = -7516092053498031989L; // // Serializable fields in old serial form private static final ObjectStreamField[] oldSerialPersistentFields = { new ObjectStreamField("message", String.class), new ObjectStreamField("sequenceNumber", Long.TYPE), new ObjectStreamField("source", Object.class), new ObjectStreamField("sourceObjectName", ObjectName.class), new ObjectStreamField("timeStamp", Long.TYPE), new ObjectStreamField("type", String.class), new ObjectStreamField("userData", Object.class) }; // // Serializable fields in new serial form private static final ObjectStreamField[] newSerialPersistentFields = { new ObjectStreamField("message", String.class), new ObjectStreamField("sequenceNumber", Long.TYPE), new ObjectStreamField("source", Object.class), new ObjectStreamField("timeStamp", Long.TYPE), new ObjectStreamField("type", String.class), new ObjectStreamField("userData", Object.class) }; // // Actual serial version and serial form private static final long serialVersionUID;
@serialFieldtype String The notification type. A string expressed in a dot notation similar to Java properties. An example of a notification type is network.alarm.router
@serialFieldsequenceNumber long The notification sequence number. A serial number which identify particular instance of notification in the context of the notification source.
@serialFieldtimeStamp long The notification timestamp. Indicating when the notification was generated
@serialFielduserData Object The notification user data. Used for whatever other data the notification source wishes to communicate to its consumers
@serialFieldmessage String The notification message.
@serialFieldsource Object The object on which the notification initially occurred.
/** * @serialField type String The notification type. * A string expressed in a dot notation similar to Java properties. * An example of a notification type is network.alarm.router * @serialField sequenceNumber long The notification sequence number. * A serial number which identify particular instance * of notification in the context of the notification source. * @serialField timeStamp long The notification timestamp. * Indicating when the notification was generated * @serialField userData Object The notification user data. * Used for whatever other data the notification * source wishes to communicate to its consumers * @serialField message String The notification message. * @serialField source Object The object on which the notification initially occurred. */
private static final ObjectStreamField[] serialPersistentFields; private static boolean compat = false; static { try { GetPropertyAction act = new GetPropertyAction("jmx.serial.form"); String form = AccessController.doPrivileged(act); compat = (form != null && form.equals("1.0")); } catch (Exception e) { // OK: exception means no compat with 1.0, too bad } if (compat) { serialPersistentFields = oldSerialPersistentFields; serialVersionUID = oldSerialVersionUID; } else { serialPersistentFields = newSerialPersistentFields; serialVersionUID = newSerialVersionUID; } } // // END Serialization compatibility stuff
@serialThe notification type. A string expressed in a dot notation similar to Java properties. An example of a notification type is network.alarm.router
/** * @serial The notification type. * A string expressed in a dot notation similar to Java properties. * An example of a notification type is network.alarm.router */
private String type;
@serialThe notification sequence number. A serial number which identify particular instance of notification in the context of the notification source.
/** * @serial The notification sequence number. * A serial number which identify particular instance * of notification in the context of the notification source. */
private long sequenceNumber;
@serialThe notification timestamp. Indicating when the notification was generated
/** * @serial The notification timestamp. * Indicating when the notification was generated */
private long timeStamp;
@serialThe notification user data. Used for whatever other data the notification source wishes to communicate to its consumers
/** * @serial The notification user data. * Used for whatever other data the notification * source wishes to communicate to its consumers */
private Object userData = null;
@serialThe notification message.
/** * @serial The notification message. */
private String message = "";

This field hides the EventObject.source field in the parent class to make it non-transient and therefore part of the serialized form.

@serialThe object on which the notification initially occurred.
/** * <p>This field hides the {@link EventObject#source} field in the * parent class to make it non-transient and therefore part of the * serialized form.</p> * * @serial The object on which the notification initially occurred. */
protected Object source = null;
Creates a Notification object. The notification timeStamp is set to the current date.
Params:
  • type – The notification type.
  • source – The notification source.
  • sequenceNumber – The notification sequence number within the source object.
/** * Creates a Notification object. * The notification timeStamp is set to the current date. * * @param type The notification type. * @param source The notification source. * @param sequenceNumber The notification sequence number within the source object. * */
public Notification(String type, Object source, long sequenceNumber) { super (source) ; this.source = source; this.type = type; this.sequenceNumber = sequenceNumber ; this.timeStamp = (new java.util.Date()).getTime() ; }
Creates a Notification object. The notification timeStamp is set to the current date.
Params:
  • type – The notification type.
  • source – The notification source.
  • sequenceNumber – The notification sequence number within the source object.
  • message – The detailed message.
/** * Creates a Notification object. * The notification timeStamp is set to the current date. * * @param type The notification type. * @param source The notification source. * @param sequenceNumber The notification sequence number within the source object. * @param message The detailed message. * */
public Notification(String type, Object source, long sequenceNumber, String message) { super (source) ; this.source = source; this.type = type; this.sequenceNumber = sequenceNumber ; this.timeStamp = (new java.util.Date()).getTime() ; this.message = message ; }
Creates a Notification object.
Params:
  • type – The notification type.
  • source – The notification source.
  • sequenceNumber – The notification sequence number within the source object.
  • timeStamp – The notification emission date.
/** * Creates a Notification object. * * @param type The notification type. * @param source The notification source. * @param sequenceNumber The notification sequence number within the source object. * @param timeStamp The notification emission date. * */
public Notification(String type, Object source, long sequenceNumber, long timeStamp) { super (source) ; this.source = source; this.type = type ; this.sequenceNumber = sequenceNumber ; this.timeStamp = timeStamp ; }
Creates a Notification object.
Params:
  • type – The notification type.
  • source – The notification source.
  • sequenceNumber – The notification sequence number within the source object.
  • timeStamp – The notification emission date.
  • message – The detailed message.
/** * Creates a Notification object. * * @param type The notification type. * @param source The notification source. * @param sequenceNumber The notification sequence number within the source object. * @param timeStamp The notification emission date. * @param message The detailed message. * */
public Notification(String type, Object source, long sequenceNumber, long timeStamp, String message) { super (source) ; this.source = source; this.type = type ; this.sequenceNumber = sequenceNumber ; this.timeStamp = timeStamp ; this.message = message ; }
Sets the source.
Params:
  • source – the new source for this object.
See Also:
/** * Sets the source. * * @param source the new source for this object. * * @see EventObject#getSource */
public void setSource(Object source) { super.source = source; this.source = source; }
Get the notification sequence number.
See Also:
Returns:The notification sequence number within the source object. It's a serial number identifying a particular instance of notification in the context of the notification source. The notification model does not assume that notifications will be received in the same order that they are sent. The sequence number helps listeners to sort received notifications.
/** * Get the notification sequence number. * * @return The notification sequence number within the source object. It's a serial number * identifying a particular instance of notification in the context of the notification source. * The notification model does not assume that notifications will be received in the same order * that they are sent. The sequence number helps listeners to sort received notifications. * * @see #setSequenceNumber */
public long getSequenceNumber() { return sequenceNumber ; }
Set the notification sequence number.
Params:
  • sequenceNumber – The notification sequence number within the source object. It is a serial number identifying a particular instance of notification in the context of the notification source.
See Also:
/** * Set the notification sequence number. * * @param sequenceNumber The notification sequence number within the source object. It is * a serial number identifying a particular instance of notification in the * context of the notification source. * * @see #getSequenceNumber */
public void setSequenceNumber(long sequenceNumber) { this.sequenceNumber = sequenceNumber; }
Get the notification type.
Returns:The notification type. It's a string expressed in a dot notation similar to Java properties. An example of a notification type is network.alarm.router .
/** * Get the notification type. * * @return The notification type. It's a string expressed in a dot notation similar * to Java properties. An example of a notification type is network.alarm.router . */
public String getType() { return type ; }
Get the notification timestamp.
See Also:
Returns:The notification timestamp.
/** * Get the notification timestamp. * * @return The notification timestamp. * * @see #setTimeStamp */
public long getTimeStamp() { return timeStamp ; }
Set the notification timestamp.
Params:
  • timeStamp – The notification timestamp. It indicates when the notification was generated.
See Also:
/** * Set the notification timestamp. * * @param timeStamp The notification timestamp. It indicates when the notification was generated. * * @see #getTimeStamp */
public void setTimeStamp(long timeStamp) { this.timeStamp = timeStamp; }
Get the notification message.
Returns:The message string of this notification object. It contains in a string, which could be the explanation of the notification for displaying to a user
/** * Get the notification message. * * @return The message string of this notification object. It contains in a string, * which could be the explanation of the notification for displaying to a user * */
public String getMessage() { return message ; }
Get the user data.
See Also:
Returns:The user data object. It is used for whatever data the notification source wishes to communicate to its consumers.
/** * Get the user data. * * @return The user data object. It is used for whatever data * the notification source wishes to communicate to its consumers. * * @see #setUserData */
public Object getUserData() { return userData ; }
Set the user data.
Params:
  • userData – The user data object. It is used for whatever data the notification source wishes to communicate to its consumers.
See Also:
/** * Set the user data. * * @param userData The user data object. It is used for whatever data * the notification source wishes to communicate to its consumers. * * @see #getUserData */
public void setUserData(Object userData) { this.userData = userData ; }
Returns a String representation of this notification.
Returns:A String representation of this notification.
/** * Returns a String representation of this notification. * * @return A String representation of this notification. */
public String toString() { return super.toString()+"[type="+type+"][message="+message+"]"; }
Deserializes a Notification from an ObjectInputStream.
/** * Deserializes a {@link Notification} from an {@link ObjectInputStream}. */
private void readObject(ObjectInputStream in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException { // New serial form ignores extra field "sourceObjectName" in.defaultReadObject(); super.source = source; }
Serializes a Notification to an ObjectOutputStream.
/** * Serializes a {@link Notification} to an {@link ObjectOutputStream}. */
private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException { if (compat) { // Serializes this instance in the old serial form // ObjectOutputStream.PutField fields = out.putFields(); fields.put("type", type); fields.put("sequenceNumber", sequenceNumber); fields.put("timeStamp", timeStamp); fields.put("userData", userData); fields.put("message", message); fields.put("source", source); out.writeFields(); } else { // Serializes this instance in the new serial form // out.defaultWriteObject(); } } }