net.jini.lookup.entry

Class ServiceInfo

java.lang.Object

net.jini.entry.AbstractEntry

net.jini.lookup.entry.ServiceInfo

All Implemented Interfaces:

Externalizable, Serializable, Entry, ServiceControlled

public class ServiceInfo
extends AbstractEntry
implements ServiceControlled, Externalizable

Generic information about a service. This includes the name of the manufacturer, the product, and the vendor.

Author:

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

See Also:

ServiceInfoBean, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
String	manufacturer The name of the manufacturer or author of this service.
String	model The model name or number of this service, if any.
String	name The name of the product or package of which this service is an instance.
String	serialNumber The serial number of this instance of the service, if any.
String	vendor The name of the vendor of this service.
String	version The version of this service.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ServiceInfo() Construct an empty instance of this class.
ServiceInfo(String name, String manufacturer, String vendor, String version, String model, String serialNumber) Construct an instance of this class, with all fields initialized appropriately.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	readExternal(ObjectInput in)
void	writeExternal(ObjectOutput out)

Methods inherited from class net.jini.entry.AbstractEntry

equals, equals, hashCode, hashCode, toString, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

name

public String name

The name of the product or package of which this service is an instance. This field should not include the name of the manufacturer or vendor.

manufacturer

public String manufacturer

The name of the manufacturer or author of this service. For example, "Sun Microsystems".

vendor

public String vendor

The name of the vendor of this service. This may have the same value as the manufacturer field, or it may be different.

version

public String version

The version of this service. This is a free-form field, but should follow accepted version-naming conventions to make visual identification easier.

model

public String model

The model name or number of this service, if any.

serialNumber

public String serialNumber

The serial number of this instance of the service, if any.

Constructor Detail

ServiceInfo

public ServiceInfo()

Construct an empty instance of this class.

ServiceInfo

public ServiceInfo(String name,
                   String manufacturer,
                   String vendor,
                   String version,
                   String model,
                   String serialNumber)

Construct an instance of this class, with all fields initialized appropriately.

Parameters:

name - a String representing the name value

manufacturer - a String representing the manufacturer value

vendor - a String representing the vendor value

version - a String representing the version value

model - a String representing the model value

serialNumber - a String representing the serial number value

Method Detail

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(ObjectOutput out)
                   throws IOException

Specified by:

writeExternal in interface Externalizable

Throws:

IOException

readExternal

public void readExternal(ObjectInput in)
                  throws IOException,
                         ClassNotFoundException

Specified by:

readExternal in interface Externalizable

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException