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package org.springframework.jmx.export.naming;

import javax.management.MalformedObjectNameException;
import javax.management.ObjectName;

Interface that allows infrastructure components to provide their own ObjectNames to the MBeanExporter. 
Note: This interface is mainly intended for internal usage.
Author:
Rob Harrop
See Also:
MBeanExporter
Since:
1.2.2/**
 * Interface that allows infrastructure components to provide their own
 * {@code ObjectName}s to the {@code MBeanExporter}.
 *
 * <p><b>Note:</b> This interface is mainly intended for internal usage.
 *
 * @author Rob Harrop
 * @since 1.2.2
 * @see org.springframework.jmx.export.MBeanExporter
 */
public interface SelfNaming {

	
Return the ObjectName for the implementing object. 
Throws:
MalformedObjectNameException – if thrown by the ObjectName constructor
See Also:
ObjectName(String)
ObjectName.getInstance(String)
ObjectNameManager.getInstance(String)/**
	 * Return the {@code ObjectName} for the implementing object.
	 * @throws MalformedObjectNameException if thrown by the ObjectName constructor
	 * @see javax.management.ObjectName#ObjectName(String)
	 * @see javax.management.ObjectName#getInstance(String)
	 * @see org.springframework.jmx.support.ObjectNameManager#getInstance(String)
	 */
	ObjectName getObjectName() throws MalformedObjectNameException;

}