Module java.management
Package javax.management.relation

# Interface RelationType

All Superinterfaces:
  `Serializable`

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `RelationTypeSupport`

public interface RelationType extends Serializable
The RelationType interface has to be implemented by any class expected to represent a relation type.

Since:
  1.5

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`String`
`getRelationTypeName()`
Returns the relation type name.
`RoleInfo`
`getRoleInfo(String roleInfoName)`
Returns the role info (RoleInfo object) for the given role info name (null if not found).
`List<RoleInfo>`
`getRoleInfos()`
Returns the list of role definitions (ArrayList of RoleInfo objects).

## Method Details

### getRelationTypeName

String getRelationTypeName()
Returns the relation type name.

Returns:
  the relation type name.

### getRoleInfos

List<RoleInfo> getRoleInfos()
Returns the list of role definitions (ArrayList of RoleInfo objects).

Returns:
  an `ArrayList` of `RoleInfo`.

### getRoleInfo

RoleInfo getRoleInfo(String roleInfoName) throws IllegalArgumentException, RoleInfoNotFoundException
Returns the role info (RoleInfo object) for the given role info name (null if not found).

Parameters:
  `roleInfoName` - role info name
Returns:
  RoleInfo object providing role definition does not exist
Throws:
  `IllegalArgumentException` - if null parameter
  `RoleInfoNotFoundException` - if no role info with that name in relation type.