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+/* QueryExp.java -- Represents a query expression.
+   Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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+any later version.
+
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+02110-1301 USA.
+
+Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is
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+
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+module.  An independent module is a module which is not derived from
+or based on this library.  If you modify this library, you may extend
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+exception statement from your version. */
+
+package javax.management;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+/**
+ * Applies the type of relational constraints seen in the
+ * <code>where</code> clauses of databases to an
+ * {@link ObjectName}.  Instances of this class are usually
+ * returned by the static methods of the {@link Query} classes.
+ * If a custom implementation is required, it is better to
+ * extend the {@link QueryEval} class, rather than simply
+ * implementing this interface, in order to ensure that
+ * the {@link #setMBeanServer(MBeanServer)} method functions
+ * correctly.
+ *
+ * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+public interface QueryExp
+  extends Serializable
+{
+
+  /**
+   * Applies the query to the specified management bean.
+   *
+   * @param name the name of the management bean.
+   * @return true if the query was applied successfully.
+   * @throws BadStringOperationException if an invalid string
+   *                                     operation is used by
+   *                                     the query.
+   * @throws BadBinaryOpValueExpException if an invalid expression
+   *                                      is used by the query.
+   * @throws BadAttributeValueExpException if an invalid attribute
+   *                                       is used by the query.
+   * @throws InvalidApplicationException if the query is applied
+   *                                     to the wrong type of bean.
+   */
+  boolean apply(ObjectName name)
+    throws BadStringOperationException, BadBinaryOpValueExpException,
+	   BadAttributeValueExpException, InvalidApplicationException;
+
+  /**
+   * Changes the {@link MBeanServer} on which this query is performed.
+   *
+   * @param server the new server to use.
+   */
+  void setMBeanServer(MBeanServer server);
+
+}
+