ServiceDescriptor (de.enflexit.jade 4.6.4 API)

java.lang.Object
- jade.core.ServiceDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Serializable
```
public class ServiceDescriptor
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
The ServiceDescriptor class serves as a meta-level description of a kernel-level service. Instances of this class contain a Service object, along with its name and properties, and are used in service management operations, as well as in agent-level introspection of platform-level entities.

Author:

Giovanni Rimassa - FRAMeTech s.r.l.

See Also:

Service, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`ServiceDescriptor()`	Builds an uninitialized service descriptor.
`ServiceDescriptor(String sn, Service svc)`	Builds a new service descriptor, describing the given service with the given name and properties.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getName()`	Retrieve the name (if any) of the described service.
`Service`	`getService()`	Retrieve the described service.
`boolean`	`isMandatory()`
`void`	`setMandatory(boolean isMandatory)`
`void`	`setName(String sn)`	Change the name (if any) of the described service.
`void`	`setService(Service svc)`	Change the described service (if any).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ServiceDescriptor
```
public ServiceDescriptor(String sn,
                         Service svc)
```
    Builds a new service descriptor, describing the given service with the given name and properties.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sn - The name of the described service.
    
    svc - The described Service object.
  - ServiceDescriptor
```
public ServiceDescriptor()
```
    Builds an uninitialized service descriptor.
    
    See Also:
    
    setName(String sn), setService(Service svc)
- Method Detail
  - setName
```
public void setName(String sn)
```
    Change the name (if any) of the described service.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sn - The name to assign to the described service.
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Retrieve the name (if any) of the described service.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the described service, or null if no name was set.
  - setService
```
public void setService(Service svc)
```
    Change the described service (if any).
    
    Parameters:
    
    svc - The Service object that is to be described by this service descriptor.
  - getService
```
public Service getService()
```
    Retrieve the described service.
    
    Returns:
    
    The Service object described by this service descriptor, or null if no service was set.
  - setMandatory
```
public void setMandatory(boolean isMandatory)
```
  - isMandatory
```
public boolean isMandatory()
```