org.snmp4j.agent.mo.snmp.smi
Interface ValueConstraint

All Known Subinterfaces:

Constraints

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConstraintsImpl, EnumerationConstraint

public interface ValueConstraint

A ValueConstraint instance validates the value ranges of a SNMP value to match a certain constraint.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Frank Fock

Method Summary

int	validate(org.snmp4j.smi.Variable variable) Indicates whether a SNMP value matches this value constraint.

Method Detail

validate

int validate(org.snmp4j.smi.Variable variable)

Indicates whether a SNMP value matches this value constraint.

Parameters:

variable - a SNMP value that has to match the type of SNMP value this ValueConstraint supports. Otherwise a wrongType error should be returned instead of throwing a ClassCastException.

Returns:

a SNMP error status (e.g. wrongValue) if the value does not match the constraint, or zero if it matches.