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package javax.management.remote;

import javax.management.MBeanServer;

An object of this class implements the MBeanServer interface and
wraps another object that also implements that interface.
Typically, an implementation of this interface performs some action
in some or all methods of the MBeanServer interface
before and/or after forwarding the method to the wrapped object.
Examples include security checking and logging.
Since:
1.5/**
 * <p>An object of this class implements the MBeanServer interface and
 * wraps another object that also implements that interface.
 * Typically, an implementation of this interface performs some action
 * in some or all methods of the <code>MBeanServer</code> interface
 * before and/or after forwarding the method to the wrapped object.
 * Examples include security checking and logging.</p>
 *
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface MBeanServerForwarder extends MBeanServer {

    
Returns the MBeanServer object to which requests will be forwarded.
See Also:
setMBeanServer
Returns:
the MBeanServer object to which requests will be forwarded,
or null if there is none./**
     * Returns the MBeanServer object to which requests will be forwarded.
     *
     * @return the MBeanServer object to which requests will be forwarded,
     * or null if there is none.
     *
     * @see #setMBeanServer
     */
    public MBeanServer getMBeanServer();

    
Sets the MBeanServer object to which requests will be forwarded
after treatment by this object.
Params:
mbs – the MBeanServer object to which requests will be forwarded.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException – if this object is already
forwarding to an MBeanServer object or if mbs is
null or if mbs is identical to this object.
See Also:
getMBeanServer/**
     * Sets the MBeanServer object to which requests will be forwarded
     * after treatment by this object.
     *
     * @param mbs the MBeanServer object to which requests will be forwarded.
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if this object is already
     * forwarding to an MBeanServer object or if <code>mbs</code> is
     * null or if <code>mbs</code> is identical to this object.
     *
     * @see #getMBeanServer
     */
    public void setMBeanServer(MBeanServer mbs);
}