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package javax.management;


// java import
import java.io.Serializable;


Represents an MBean attribute by associating its name with its value.
The MBean server and other objects use this class to get and set attributes values.
Since:
1.5/**
 * Represents an MBean attribute by associating its name with its value.
 * The MBean server and other objects use this class to get and set attributes values.
 *
 * @since 1.5
 */
public class Attribute implements Serializable   {

    /* Serial version */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2484220110589082382L;

    
@serial
Attribute name./**
     * @serial Attribute name.
     */
    private String name;

    
@serial
Attribute value/**
     * @serial Attribute value
     */
    private Object value= null;


    
Constructs an Attribute object which associates the given attribute name with the given value.
Params:
name – A String containing the name of the attribute to be created. Cannot be null.
value – The Object which is assigned to the attribute. This object must be of the same type as the attribute./**
     * Constructs an Attribute object which associates the given attribute name with the given value.
     *
     * @param name A String containing the name of the attribute to be created. Cannot be null.
     * @param value The Object which is assigned to the attribute. This object must be of the same type as the attribute.
     *
     */
    public Attribute(String name, Object value) {

        if (name == null) {
            throw new RuntimeOperationsException(new IllegalArgumentException("Attribute name cannot be null "));
        }

        this.name = name;
        this.value = value;
    }


    
Returns a String containing the  name of the attribute.
Returns:
the name of the attribute./**
     * Returns a String containing the  name of the attribute.
     *
     * @return the name of the attribute.
     */
    public String getName()  {
        return name;
    }

    
Returns an Object that is the value of this attribute.
Returns:
the value of the attribute./**
     * Returns an Object that is the value of this attribute.
     *
     * @return the value of the attribute.
     */
    public Object getValue()  {
        return value;
    }

    
Compares the current Attribute Object with another Attribute Object.
Params:
object –  The Attribute that the current Attribute is to be compared with.
Returns:
 True if the two Attribute objects are equal, otherwise false./**
     * Compares the current Attribute Object with another Attribute Object.
     *
     * @param object  The Attribute that the current Attribute is to be compared with.
     *
     * @return  True if the two Attribute objects are equal, otherwise false.
     */


    public boolean equals(Object object)  {
        if (!(object instanceof Attribute)) {
            return false;
        }
        Attribute val = (Attribute) object;

        if (value == null) {
            if (val.getValue() == null) {
                return name.equals(val.getName());
            } else {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return ((name.equals(val.getName())) &&
                (value.equals(val.getValue())));
    }

    
Returns a hash code value for this attribute.
Returns:
a hash code value for this attribute./**
     * Returns a hash code value for this attribute.
     *
     * @return a hash code value for this attribute.
     */
    public int hashCode() {
        return name.hashCode() ^ (value == null ? 0 : value.hashCode());
    }

    
Returns a String object representing this Attribute's value. The format of this
string is not specified, but users can expect that two Attributes return the
same string if and only if they are equal.
/**
     * Returns a String object representing this Attribute's value. The format of this
     * string is not specified, but users can expect that two Attributes return the
     * same string if and only if they are equal.
     */
    public String toString() {
        return getName() + " = " + getValue();
    }
 }