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package org.snmp4j.agent;
import org.snmp4j.smi.OID;
import org.snmp4j.smi.Variable;
import org.snmp4j.smi.VariableBinding;
/**
* The ManagedObjectValueAccess interface provides direct
* access to instance values of a {@link ManagedObject}.
*
* @author Frank Fock
* @version 1.4
* @since 1.4
*/
public interface ManagedObjectValueAccess extends ManagedObject {
/**
* Returns the variable (a copy thereof) with the specified instance OID
* managed by this {@link ManagedObject}.
* @param instanceOID
* the instance OID of the value. Thus, for scalar values with .0 suffix
* and for tabular objects with table index suffix.
* @return
* a copy of the requested Variable or null if
* such a variable does not exist.
*/
Variable getValue(OID instanceOID);
/**
* Sets the value of a particular MIB object instance managed by
* this {@link ManagedObject}. This is a low level operation, thus
* no change events will be fired.
* @param newValueAndInstancceOID
* a VariableBinding identifying the object instance to modify
* by its OID and the new value by its variable part.
* @return
* true if the object instance exists and has been modified
* sucessfully, false otherwise.
*/
boolean setValue(VariableBinding newValueAndInstancceOID);
}