Class NodeDescription 

java.lang.Object
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   +----CollectorUpdate
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           +----NodeDescription
public class NodeDescription
extends CollectorUpdate
Class defining the collector's description of a node.

Version:
$Revision: 1.10 $, $Date: 2000/10/31 20:32:03 $
Author:
Mike Spengler, Joseph Thomas

Variable Index

o altDescr
Freefor text describing the node when address masking is in effect
o description
Freeform text describing the node
o password
Node's data collection password
o type
Type of node

Constructor Index

o NodeDescription(NodeAddress, String, String, String, int)
Class constructor.

Method Index

o getAltDescr()
Get the node's alternate description
o getDescription()
Gets the node's description
o getPassword()
Gets the node's password
o getType()
Gets the node's type
o process(CollectorNetwork)
Applies this update object to the network model.
o toString()
Returns a string describing this object.

Variables

o type 
 private int type
Type of node

See Also:
ATMNode
o description 
 private String description
Freeform text describing the node

o altDescr 
 private String altDescr
Freefor text describing the node when address masking is in effect

o password 
 private String password
Node's data collection password

Constructors

o NodeDescription 
 public NodeDescription(NodeAddress addr,
                        String description,
                        String altDescr,
                        String password,
                        int type)
Class constructor.

Parameters:
addr - the address of the node from which the data for this update was obtained
description - the node's system description
altDescr - the node's altername description
password - the node's collection password
type - the node's type

Methods

o process 
 public void process(CollectorNetwork net)
Applies this update object to the network model.

Parameters:
net - the network which this object updates
Overrides:
process in class CollectorUpdate
o getType 
 public int getType()
Gets the node's type

Returns:
the node's type
o getDescription 
 public String getDescription()
Gets the node's description

Returns:
the node's description
o getAltDescr 
 public String getAltDescr()
Get the node's alternate description

Returns:
the node's alternate description
o getPassword 
 public String getPassword()
Gets the node's password

Returns:
the node's password
o toString 
 public String toString()
Returns a string describing this object.

Returns:
string describing this object
Overrides:
toString in class Object