com.outbackinc.services.protocol.snmp.mib
Class MibUtils

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.outbackinc.services.protocol.snmp.mib.MibUtils

public class MibUtils

extends java.lang.Object

A series of general-purpose utility methods supporting the use of MIB Services and MIB Dictionaries with jSNMP.

Method Summary

static void	mibServiceChanged() Alert the MibUtils module that the default mib service has changed.
static boolean	namesMatch(java.lang.String name1, java.lang.String name2) Determine if two names resolve to the same OID.
static java.lang.String	resolveObjectName(java.lang.String objectName) Convert an object name into its corresponding OID, using the default MIB service.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

mibServiceChanged

public static void mibServiceChanged()

Alert the MibUtils module that the default mib service has changed.

resolveObjectName

public static java.lang.String resolveObjectName(java.lang.String objectName)

Convert an object name into its corresponding OID, using the default MIB service.

Usage: The following code snippet provides an example of its use:

      String oid = MibUtils.resolveObjectName("sysUpTime");
      if (oid != null) {
          SysInfo.getLog().info("The oid for sysUpTime is: " + oid);
      }
 

Parameters:

objectName - object name to resolve to an OID

Returns:

OID or null if not found

namesMatch

public static boolean namesMatch(java.lang.String name1,
                                 java.lang.String name2)

Determine if two names resolve to the same OID.

Parameters:

name1 - first name

name2 - second name

Returns:

true if name1 and name2 resolve to the same OID, false if not