AttributeChangeNotificationFilter (Java Platform SE 8 )

java.lang.Object
- javax.management.AttributeChangeNotificationFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, NotificationFilter
```
public class AttributeChangeNotificationFilter
extends Object
implements NotificationFilter
```
This class implements of the NotificationFilter interface for the attribute change notification. The filtering is performed on the name of the observed attribute.
It manages a list of enabled attribute names. A method allows users to enable/disable as many attribute names as required.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AttributeChangeNotificationFilter()

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`AttributeChangeNotificationFilter()`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`disableAllAttributes()`	Disables all the attribute names.
`void`	`disableAttribute(String name)`	Disables all the attribute change notifications the attribute name of which equals the specified attribute name to be sent to the listener.
`void`	`enableAttribute(String name)`	Enables all the attribute change notifications the attribute name of which equals the specified name to be sent to the listener.
`Vector<String>`	`getEnabledAttributes()`	Gets all the enabled attribute names for this filter.
`boolean`	`isNotificationEnabled(Notification notification)`	Invoked before sending the specified notification to the listener.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AttributeChangeNotificationFilter
```
public AttributeChangeNotificationFilter()
```
- Method Detail
  - isNotificationEnabled
```
public boolean isNotificationEnabled(Notification notification)
```
    Invoked before sending the specified notification to the listener.
    This filter compares the attribute name of the specified attribute change notification with each enabled attribute name. If the attribute name equals one of the enabled attribute names, the notification must be sent to the listener and this method returns true.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isNotificationEnabled in interface NotificationFilter
    
    Parameters:
    
    notification - The attribute change notification to be sent.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the notification has to be sent to the listener, false otherwise.
  - enableAttribute
```
public void enableAttribute(String name)
                     throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Enables all the attribute change notifications the attribute name of which equals the specified name to be sent to the listener.
    If the specified name is already in the list of enabled attribute names, this method has no effect.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The attribute name.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - The attribute name parameter is null.
  - disableAttribute
```
public void disableAttribute(String name)
```
    Disables all the attribute change notifications the attribute name of which equals the specified attribute name to be sent to the listener.
    If the specified name is not in the list of enabled attribute names, this method has no effect.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The attribute name.
  - disableAllAttributes
```
public void disableAllAttributes()
```
    Disables all the attribute names.
  - getEnabledAttributes
```
public Vector<String> getEnabledAttributes()
```
    Gets all the enabled attribute names for this filter.
    
    Returns:
    
    The list containing all the enabled attribute names.

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Class AttributeChangeNotificationFilter

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

AttributeChangeNotificationFilter

Method Detail

isNotificationEnabled

enableAttribute

disableAttribute

disableAllAttributes

getEnabledAttributes