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package javax.management.remote;
/**
* <p>Implemented by objects that can have a {@code JMXServiceURL} address.
* All {@link JMXConnectorServer} objects implement this interface.
* Depending on the connector implementation, a {@link JMXConnector}
* object may implement this interface too. {@code JMXConnector}
* objects for the RMI Connector are instances of
* {@link javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnector RMIConnector} which
* implements this interface.</p>
*
* <p>An object implementing this interface might not have an address
* at a given moment. This is indicated by a null return value from
* {@link #getAddress()}.</p>
*
* @since 1.6
*/
public interface JMXAddressable {
/**
* <p>The address of this object.</p>
*
* @return the address of this object, or null if it
* does not have one.
*/
public JMXServiceURL getAddress();
}