JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

javax.management
Interface NotificationFilter

All Superinterfaces:
Serializable
All Known Implementing Classes:
AttributeChangeNotificationFilter, MBeanServerNotificationFilter, NotificationFilterSupport

public interface NotificationFilter
extends Serializable

To be implemented by a any class acting as a notification filter. It allows a registered notification listener to filter the notifications of interest.

Since:
1.5

Method Summary
 boolean isNotificationEnabled(Notification notification)
          Invoked before sending the specified notification to the listener.
 

Method Detail

isNotificationEnabled

boolean isNotificationEnabled(Notification notification)
Invoked before sending the specified notification to the listener.

Parameters:
notification - The notification to be sent.
Returns:
true if the notification has to be sent to the listener, false otherwise.

JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

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