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javax.management
Annotation Type MBean

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=TYPE)
@Inherited
public @interface MBean

Indicates that the annotated class is a Standard MBean. A Standard MBean class can be defined as in this example:

 @MBean
 public class Configuration {
     @ManagedAttribute
     public int getCacheSize() {...}
     @ManagedAttribute
     public void setCacheSize(int size);

     @ManagedAttribute
     public long getLastChangedTime();

     @ManagedOperation
     public void save();
 }
 

The class must be public. Public methods within the class can be annotated with @ManagedOperation to indicate that they are MBean operations. Public getter and setter methods within the class can be annotated with @ManagedAttribute to indicate that they define MBean attributes.

If the MBean is to be an MXBean rather than a Standard MBean, then the @MXBean annotation must be used instead of @MBean.