org.snmp4j.agent.mo.util

Interface VariableProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

SampleAgent

public interface VariableProvider

The VariableProvider provides Variable instances. It is implementation dependent whether the variables are identified by a dotted OID string or a textual name.

Version:

1.2

Author:

Frank Fock

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.snmp4j.smi.Variable	getVariable(String name) Gets the variable with the specified name, which might be either a textual name or an instance OID.

Method Detail

getVariable

org.snmp4j.smi.Variable getVariable(String name)

Gets the variable with the specified name, which might be either a textual name or an instance OID.

Parameters:

name - the name or OID of the variable to return.

Returns:

a Variable instance or null if such a variable with the specified name or OID does not exists.