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## javax.management.relation
Class Role

    java.lang.Object
      javax.management.relation.Role

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

    public class Role

extends Object
implements Serializable

Represents a role: includes a role name and referenced MBeans (via their ObjectNames). The role value is always represented as an ArrayList collection (of ObjectNames) to homogenize the access.

Since:
  1.5
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`Role(String theRoleName, List theRoleValue)` Make a new Role object.

Method Summary
`Object` | `clone()` Clone the role object.
`String` | `getRoleName()` Retrieves role name.
`List` | `getRoleValue()` Retrieves role value.
`static String` | `roleValueToString(List theRoleValue)` Returns a string for the given role value.
`void` | `setRoleName(String theRoleName)` Sets role name.
`void` | `setRoleValue(List theRoleValue)` Sets role value.
`String` | `toString()` Returns a string describing the role.

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

Constructor Detail

### Role

    public Role(String theRoleName,
                List theRoleValue)
         throws IllegalArgumentException

  Make a new Role object. No check is made that the ObjectNames in the role value exist in an MBean server. That check will be made when the role is set in a relation.

  Parameters:
    `theRoleName` - role name
    `theRoleValue` - role value (List of ObjectName objects)
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if null parameter

Method Detail

### getRoleName

    public String getRoleName()

  Retrieves role name.

  Returns:
    the role name.
  See Also:
    `setRoleName(java.lang.String)`

### getRoleValue

    public List getRoleValue()

  Retrieves role value.

  Returns:
    ArrayList of ObjectName objects for referenced MBeans.
  See Also:
    `setRoleValue(java.util.List)`

### setRoleName

    public void setRoleName(String theRoleName)
                     throws IllegalArgumentException

  Sets role name.

  Parameters:
    `theRoleName` - role name
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if null parameter
  See Also:
    `getRoleName()`

### setRoleValue

    public void setRoleValue(List theRoleValue)
                      throws IllegalArgumentException

  Sets role value.

  Parameters:
    `theRoleValue` - List of ObjectName objects for referenced MBeans.
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if null parameter
  See Also:
    `getRoleValue()`

### toString

    public String toString()

  Returns a string describing the role.

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`
  Returns:
    the description of the role.

### clone

    public Object clone()

  Clone the role object.

  Overrides:
    `clone` in class `Object`
  Returns:
    a Role that is an independent copy of the current Role object.
  See Also:
    `Cloneable`

### roleValueToString

    public static String roleValueToString(List theRoleValue)
                                    throws IllegalArgumentException

  Returns a string for the given role value.

  Parameters:
    `theRoleValue` - List of ObjectName objects
  Returns:
    A String consisting of the ObjectNames separated by newlines (\n).
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if null parameter

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