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*
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*/
package com.sun.jmx.trace;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* Defines the methods that a trace destination must implement.
*
* @since 1.5
*/
@Deprecated
public interface TraceDestination {
/**
* Verify whether the specified info level and the info type are
* selected by a listener.
*
* <P>It is strongly recommended to call this method before sending
* information to this Trace class.
*
* @param level the level of trace information.
* @param type the type of the trace information.
*/
public boolean isSelected(int level, int type);
/**
* Send a new information to this Trace destination
*
* @param level the level of trace information to be sent.
* @param type the type of trace information to be sent.
* @param className the name of the class from which the trace
* information is from.
* @param methodName the name of the method from which the trace
* information is from.
* @param info the trace information to be sent.
* @return false if the level and the type are not selected.
*/
public boolean send(int level,
int type,
String className,
String methodName,
String info);
/**
* Send an exception to this Trace class.
*
* @param level the level of trace information to be sent.
* @param type the type of trace information to be sent.
* @param className the name of the class from which the trace
* information is from.
* @param methodName the name of the method from which the trace
* information is from.
* @param exception exception sent as the trace information.
*/
public boolean send(int level,
int type,
String className,
String methodName,
Throwable exception);
/**
* Reset the trace destination.
* The behavior of this method is implementation dependent.
* It could be used, for instance, to (re)initialize the traces
* according to some default System properties, or to flush
* (empty) the log file, etc...
**/
public void reset() throws IOException;
}