javax.wbem.client
Class WBEMClientFactory

java.lang.Object
  javax.wbem.client.WBEMClientFactory

public class WBEMClientFactory

extends java.lang.Object

This class defines the functionality of a WBEMClient factory, which is used to retrieve a WBEMClient for a specified protocol. An example of how to use the factory is included below.

   ...
   CIMClient cc = null;
   
   try {
      cc = WBEMClientFactory.getClient("CIM-XML");
   } catch (Exception e) {
       System.out.println("Received error when trying ot retreieve client handle");
       System.exit(-1);
   }
   
   cc.initialize(cns, s, null);
   
 

Constructor Summary

WBEMClientFactory()

Method Summary

static WBEMClient	getClient(java.lang.String protocol) Get a WBEMClient for a protocol.
static java.lang.String[]	getSupportedProtocols() Get the names of the supported protocols.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

WBEMClientFactory

public WBEMClientFactory()

Method Detail

getClient

public static WBEMClient getClient(java.lang.String protocol)
                            throws java.lang.Exception

Get a WBEMClient for a protocol.

Parameters:

protocol - The protocol name (e.g. "CIM-XML")

Returns:

the WBEMClient implementation for the protocol specified.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException -

       If the protocol is null or empty
       If the protocol is not supported 
       If the protocol implementation could not be loaded
 

java.lang.Exception

getSupportedProtocols

public static java.lang.String[] getSupportedProtocols()
                                                throws java.lang.Exception

Get the names of the supported protocols.

Returns:

a string array of the supported protocols

Throws:

java.lang.Exception