Source for javax.management.NotificationListener

   1: /* NotificationListener.java -- Interface for receivers of notifications.
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  37: 
  38: package javax.management;
  39: 
  40: import java.util.EventListener;
  41: 
  42: /**
  43:  * Represents a object that can receive notifications from
  44:  * a bean.
  45:  *
  46:  * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
  47:  * @since 1.5
  48:  */
  49: public interface NotificationListener
  50:   extends EventListener
  51: {
  52:   
  53:   /**
  54:    * Invoked by the notifying bean when a notification is to
  55:    * be delivered to the recipient.  As the transmission of
  56:    * notifications takes place sequentially, implementors of
  57:    * this method should avoid performing lengthy operations,
  58:    * as the notifying bean will stall until the method is
  59:    * complete.
  60:    *
  61:    * @param notification the notification from the bean.
  62:    * @param passback the object that was passed to the notifying
  63:    *                 bean as part of the registration process.
  64:    * @see NotificationBroadcaster#addListener(NotificationListener,
  65:    *      NotificationFilter, Object)
  66:    */
  67:   void handleNotification(Notification notification, Object passback);
  68: 
  69: }