/*
 * @(#)ValueExp.java	4.21 04/05/18
 * 
 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package javax.management;


/**
 * Represents values that can be passed as arguments to
 * relational expressions. Strings, numbers, attributes are valid values
 * and should be represented by implementations of <CODE>ValueExp</CODE>.
 *
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface ValueExp  extends java.io.Serializable { 

    /**
     * Applies the ValueExp on a MBean.
     *
     * @param name The name of the MBean on which the ValueExp will be applied.
     *
     * @return  The <CODE>ValueExp</CODE>.
     *
     * @exception BadStringOperationException
     * @exception BadBinaryOpValueExpException
     * @exception BadAttributeValueExpException 
     * @exception InvalidApplicationException
     */   
    public ValueExp apply(ObjectName name) throws BadStringOperationException, BadBinaryOpValueExpException,
	BadAttributeValueExpException, InvalidApplicationException ;

    /**
     * Sets the MBean server on which the query is to be performed.
     *
     * @param s The MBean server on which the query is to be performed.
     *
     * @deprecated This method is not needed because a
     * <code>ValueExp</code> can access the MBean server in which it
     * is being evaluated by using {@link QueryEval#getMBeanServer()}.
     */
    @Deprecated
    public  void setMBeanServer(MBeanServer s) ;
 }