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package javax.management;

import com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.GetPropertyAction;
import com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.Util;
import com.sun.jmx.namespace.serial.JMXNamespaceContext;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InvalidObjectException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.ObjectStreamField;
import java.security.AccessController;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * <p>Represents the object name of an MBean, or a pattern that can
 * match the names of several MBeans.  Instances of this class are
 * immutable.</p>
 *
 * <p>An instance of this class can be used to represent:</p>
 * <ul>
 * <li>An object name</li>
 * <li>An object name pattern, within the context of a query</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>An object name consists of two parts, the domain and the key
 * properties.</p>
 *
 * <p>The <em>domain</em> is a string of characters not including
 * the character colon (<code>:</code>).</p>
 * <p>Starting with the version 2.0 of the JMX specification, the
 * <em>domain</em> can also start with a {@linkplain
 * javax.management.namespace#NamespacePrefix namespace prefix} identifying
 * the {@linkplain javax.management.namespace namespace} in which the
 * MBean is registered. A namespace prefix is a path string where
 * elements are separated by a double slash (<code>//</code>).
 * It identifies the {@linkplain  javax.management.namespace namespace} in
 * which the MBean so named is registered.</p>
 *
 * <p>For instance the ObjectName <em>bar//baz:k=v</em> identifiies an MBean
 * named <em>baz:k=v</em> in the namespace <em>bar</em>. Similarly the
 * ObjectName <em>foo//bar//baz:k=v</em> identifiies an MBean named
 * <em>baz:k=v</em> in the namespace <em>foo//bar</em>. See the {@linkplain
 * javax.management.namespace namespace} documentation for more details.</p>
 *
 * <p>If the domain includes at least one occurrence of the wildcard
 * characters asterisk (<code>*</code>) or question mark
 * (<code>?</code>), then the object name is a pattern.  The asterisk
 * matches any sequence of zero or more characters, while the question
 * mark matches any single character. <br>
 * A namespace separator <code>//</code> does not match wildcard
 * characters unless it is at the very end of the domain string.
 * So <em>foo*bar*:*</em> does not match <em>foo//bar:k=v</em> but it
 * does match <em>fooxbar//:k=v</em>.
 * </p>
 *
 * <p>When included in a namespace path the special path element
 * <code>**</code> matches any number of sub namespaces
 * recursively, but only if used as a complete namespace path element,
 * as in <code>*&#42;//b//c//D:k=v</code> or <code>a//*&#42;//c//D:k=v</code>
 * - see <a href="#metawildcard">below</a>.
 *
 * <p>If the domain is empty, it will be replaced in certain contexts
 * by the <em>default domain</em> of the MBean server in which the
 * ObjectName is used.</p>
 *
 * <p>The <em>key properties</em> are an unordered set of keys and
 * associated values.</p>
 *
 * <p>Each <em>key</em> is a nonempty string of characters which may
 * not contain any of the characters comma (<code>,</code>), equals
 * (<code>=</code>), colon, asterisk, or question mark.  The same key
 * may not occur twice in a given ObjectName.</p>
 *
 * <p>Each <em>value</em> associated with a key is a string of
 * characters that is either unquoted or quoted.</p>
 *
 * <p>An <em>unquoted value</em> is a possibly empty string of
 * characters which may not contain any of the characters comma,
 * equals, colon, or quote.</p>
 *
 * <p>If the <em>unquoted value</em> contains at least one occurrence
 * of the wildcard characters asterisk or question mark, then the object
 * name is a <em>property value pattern</em>. The asterisk matches any
 * sequence of zero or more characters, while the question mark matches
 * any single character.</p>
 *
 * <p>A <em>quoted value</em> consists of a quote (<code>"</code>),
 * followed by a possibly empty string of characters, followed by
 * another quote.  Within the string of characters, the backslash
 * (<code>\</code>) has a special meaning.  It must be followed by
 * one of the following characters:</p>
 *
 * <ul>
 * <li>Another backslash.  The second backslash has no special
 * meaning and the two characters represent a single backslash.</li>
 *
 * <li>The character 'n'.  The two characters represent a newline
 * ('\n' in Java).</li>
 *
 * <li>A quote.  The two characters represent a quote, and that quote
 * is not considered to terminate the quoted value. An ending closing
 * quote must be present for the quoted value to be valid.</li>
 *
 * <li>A question mark (?) or asterisk (*).  The two characters represent
 * a question mark or asterisk respectively.</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>A quote may not appear inside a quoted value except immediately
 * after an odd number of consecutive backslashes.</p>
 *
 * <p>The quotes surrounding a quoted value, and any backslashes
 * within that value, are considered to be part of the value.</p>
 *
 * <p>If the <em>quoted value</em> contains at least one occurrence of
 * the characters asterisk or question mark and they are not preceded
 * by a backslash, then they are considered as wildcard characters and
 * the object name is a <em>property value pattern</em>. The asterisk
 * matches any sequence of zero or more characters, while the question
 * mark matches any single character.</p>
 *
 * <p>An ObjectName may be a <em>property list pattern</em>. In this
 * case it may have zero or more keys and associated values. It matches
 * a nonpattern ObjectName whose domain matches and that contains the
 * same keys and associated values, as well as possibly other keys and
 * values.</p>
 *
 * <p>An ObjectName is a <em>property value pattern</em> when at least
 * one of its <em>quoted</em> or <em>unquoted</em> key property values
 * contains the wildcard characters asterisk or question mark as described
 * above. In this case it has one or more keys and associated values, with
 * at least one of the values containing wildcard characters. It matches a
 * nonpattern ObjectName whose domain matches and that contains the same
 * keys whose values match; if the property value pattern is also a
 * property list pattern then the nonpattern ObjectName can contain
 * other keys and values.</p>
 *
 * <p>An ObjectName is a <em>property pattern</em> if it is either a
 * <em>property list pattern</em> or a <em>property value pattern</em>
 * or both.</p>
 *
 * <p>An ObjectName is a pattern if its domain contains a wildcard or
 * if the ObjectName is a property pattern.</p>
 *
 * <p>If an ObjectName is not a pattern, it must contain at least one
 * key with its associated value.</p>
 *
 * <p>Examples of ObjectName patterns are:</p>
 *
 * <ul>
 * <li>{@code *:type=Foo,name=Bar} to match names in any domain whose
 *     exact set of keys is {@code type=Foo,name=Bar}.</li>
 * <li>{@code d:type=Foo,name=Bar,*} to match names in the domain
 *     {@code d} that have the keys {@code type=Foo,name=Bar} plus
 *     zero or more other keys.</li>
 * <li>{@code *:type=Foo,name=Bar,*} to match names in any domain
 *     that has the keys {@code type=Foo,name=Bar} plus zero or
 *     more other keys.</li>
 * <li>{@code d:type=F?o,name=Bar} will match e.g.
 *     {@code d:type=Foo,name=Bar} and {@code d:type=Fro,name=Bar}.</li>
 * <li>{@code d:type=F*o,name=Bar} will match e.g.
 *     {@code d:type=Fo,name=Bar} and {@code d:type=Frodo,name=Bar}.</li>
 * <li>{@code d:type=Foo,name="B*"} will match e.g.
 *     {@code d:type=Foo,name="Bling"}. Wildcards are recognized even
 *     inside quotes, and like other special characters can be escaped
 *     with {@code \}.</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p id="metawildcard"><b>Pattern and namespaces:</b></p>
 * <p>In an object name pattern, a path element
 *    of exactly <code>**</code> corresponds to a meta
 *    wildcard that will match any number of sub namespaces.<br>Hence:</p>
 * <table border="0" cellpadding="5">
 * <thead><th>pattern</th><th>matches</th><th>doesn't match</th></thead>
 * <tbody>
 * <tr><td><ul><li><code>*&#42;//D:k=v</code></li></ul></td>
 *     <td><code>a//D:k=v</code><br>
 *         <code>a//b//D:k=v</code><br>
 *         <code>a//b//c//D:k=v</code></td>
 *     <td><code>D:k=v</code></td></tr>
 * <tr><td><ul><li><code>a//*&#42;//D:k=v</code></li></ul></td>
 *     <td><code>a//b//D:k=v</code><br>
 *         <code>a//b//c//D:k=v</code></td>
 *     <td><code>b//b//c//D:k=v</code><br>
 *         <code>a//D:k=v</code><br>
 *         <code>D:k=v</code></td></tr>
 * <tr><td><ul><li><code>a//*&#42;//e//D:k=v</code></li></ul></td>
 *     <td><code>a//b//e//D:k=v</code><br>
 *         <code>a//b//c//e//D:k=v</code></td>
 *     <td><code>a//b//c//c//D:k=v</code><br>
 *         <code>b//b//c//e//D:k=v</code><br>
 *         <code>a//e//D:k=v</code><br>
 *         <code>e//D:k=v</code></td></tr>
 * <tr><td><ul><li><code>a//b*&#42;//e//D:k=v</code></li></ul></td>
 *      <td><code>a//b//e//D:k=v</code></td>
 *      <td><code>a//b//c//e//D:k=v</code><br>
 *          because in that case <code>b*&#42;</code><br>
 *         is not a meta-wildcard - and <code>b**</code><br>
 *         is thus equivalent to <code>b*</code>.</td></tr>
 * </tbody>
 * </table>
 *</ul>
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * <b>Note:</b> Although ObjectName patterns where the characters
 * <code>*</code> and <code>?</code> appear in the namespace path are legal,
 * they are not valid in the {@code name} parameter of the MBean Server's
 * {@link MBeanServer#queryNames queryNames} and {@link MBeanServer#queryMBeans
 * queryMBeans} methods. See the
 * <a href="namespace/package-summary.html#RejectedNamespacePatterns"><!--
 * -->namespaces documentation</a> for more details.
 * </p>
 *
 * <p>An ObjectName can be written as a String with the following
 * elements in order:</p>
 *
 * <ul>
 * <li>The domain.
 * <li>A colon (<code>:</code>).
 * <li>A key property list as defined below.
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>A key property list written as a String is a comma-separated
 * list of elements.  Each element is either an asterisk or a key
 * property.  A key property consists of a key, an equals
 * (<code>=</code>), and the associated value.</p>
 *
 * <p>At most one element of a key property list may be an asterisk.
 * If the key property list contains an asterisk element, the
 * ObjectName is a property list pattern.</p>
 *
 * <p>Spaces have no special significance in a String representing an
 * ObjectName.  For example, the String:
 * <pre>
 * domain: key1 = value1 , key2 = value2
 * </pre>
 * represents an ObjectName with two keys.  The name of each key
 * contains six characters, of which the first and last are spaces.
 * The value associated with the key <code>"&nbsp;key1&nbsp;"</code>
 * also begins and ends with a space.</p>
 *
 * <p>In addition to the restrictions on characters spelt out above,
 * no part of an ObjectName may contain a newline character
 * (<code>'\n'</code>), whether the domain, a key, or a value, whether
 * quoted or unquoted.  The newline character can be represented in a
 * quoted value with the sequence <code>\n</code>.
 *
 * <p>The rules on special characters and quoting apply regardless of
 * which constructor is used to make an ObjectName.</p>
 *
 * <p>To avoid collisions between MBeans supplied by different
 * vendors, a useful convention is to begin the domain name with the
 * reverse DNS name of the organization that specifies the MBeans,
 * followed by a period and a string whose interpretation is
 * determined by that organization.  For example, MBeans specified by
 * Sun Microsystems Inc., DNS name <code>sun.com</code>, would have
 * domains such as <code>com.sun.MyDomain</code>.  This is essentially
 * the same convention as for Java-language package names.</p>
 *
 * <p>The <b>serialVersionUID</b> of this class is <code>1081892073854801359L</code>.
 *
 * @since 1.5
 */
@SuppressWarnings("serial") // don't complain serialVersionUID not constant
public class ObjectName implements Comparable<ObjectName>, QueryExp {

    /**
     * The sequence of characters used to separate name spaces in a name space
     * path.
     *
     * @see javax.management.namespace
     * @since 1.7
     **/
    public static final String NAMESPACE_SEPARATOR = "//";
    private static final int NAMESPACE_SEPARATOR_LENGTH =
            NAMESPACE_SEPARATOR.length();

    /**
     * A structure recording property structure and
     * proposing minimal services
     */
    private static class Property {

        int _key_index;
        int _key_length;
        int _value_length;

        /**
         * Constructor.
         */
        Property(int key_index, int key_length, int value_length) {
            _key_index = key_index;
            _key_length = key_length;
            _value_length = value_length;
        }

        /**
         * Assigns the key index of property
         */
        void setKeyIndex(int key_index) {
            _key_index = key_index;
        }

        /**
         * Returns a key string for receiver key
         */
        String getKeyString(String name, int offset) {
            final int start = _key_index+offset;
            return name.substring(start, start + _key_length);
        }

        /**
         * Returns a value string for receiver key
         */
        String getValueString(String name, int offset) {
            final int in_begin = _key_index + offset + _key_length + 1;
            final int out_end = in_begin + _value_length;
            return name.substring(in_begin, out_end);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Marker class for value pattern property.
     */
    private static class PatternProperty extends Property {
        /**
         * Constructor.
         */
        PatternProperty(int key_index, int key_length, int value_length) {
            super(key_index, key_length, value_length);
        }
    }

    // Inner classes <========================================



    // Private fields ---------------------------------------->


    // Serialization compatibility stuff -------------------->

    // Two serial forms are supported in this class. The selected form depends
    // on system property "jmx.serial.form":
    //  - "1.0" for JMX 1.0
    //  - any other value for JMX 1.1 and higher
    //
    // Serial version for old serial form
    private static final long oldSerialVersionUID = -5467795090068647408L;
    //
    // Serial version for new serial form
    private static final long newSerialVersionUID = 1081892073854801359L;
    //
    // Serializable fields in old serial form
    private static final ObjectStreamField[] oldSerialPersistentFields =
    {
        new ObjectStreamField("domain", String.class),
        new ObjectStreamField("propertyList", Hashtable.class),
        new ObjectStreamField("propertyListString", String.class),
        new ObjectStreamField("canonicalName", String.class),
        new ObjectStreamField("pattern", Boolean.TYPE),
        new ObjectStreamField("propertyPattern", Boolean.TYPE)
    };
    //
    // Serializable fields in new serial form
    private static final ObjectStreamField[] newSerialPersistentFields = { };
    //
    // Actual serial version and serial form
    private static final long serialVersionUID;
    private static final ObjectStreamField[] serialPersistentFields;
    private static boolean compat = false;
    static {
        try {
            GetPropertyAction act = new GetPropertyAction("jmx.serial.form");
            String form = AccessController.doPrivileged(act);
            compat = (form != null && form.equals("1.0"));
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // OK: exception means no compat with 1.0, too bad
        }
        if (compat) {
            serialPersistentFields = oldSerialPersistentFields;
            serialVersionUID = oldSerialVersionUID;
        } else {
            serialPersistentFields = newSerialPersistentFields;
            serialVersionUID = newSerialVersionUID;
        }
    }

    //
    // Serialization compatibility stuff <==============================

    // Class private fields ----------------------------------->

    /**
     * a shared empty array for empty property lists
     */
    static final private Property[] _Empty_property_array = new Property[0];


    // Class private fields <==============================

    // Instance private fields ----------------------------------->

    /**
     * a String containing the canonical name
     */
    private transient String _canonicalName;


    /**
     * An array of properties in the same seq order as time creation
     */
    private transient Property[] _kp_array;

    /**
     * An array of properties in the same seq order as canonical order
     */
    private transient Property[] _ca_array;


    /**
     * The length of the domain part of built objectname
     */
    private transient int _domain_length = 0;


    /**
     * The propertyList of built object name. Initialized lazily.
     * Table that contains all the pairs (key,value) for this ObjectName.
     */
    private transient Map<String,String> _propertyList;

    /**
     * boolean that declares if this ObjectName domain part is a pattern
     */
    private transient boolean _domain_pattern = false;

    /**
     * boolean that declares if this ObjectName contains a pattern on the
     * key property list
     */
    private transient boolean _property_list_pattern = false;

    /**
     * boolean that declares if this ObjectName contains a pattern on the
     * value of at least one key property
     */
    private transient boolean _property_value_pattern = false;

    private ObjectName(String newDomain, ObjectName aname)
        throws MalformedObjectNameException{
        copyToOtherDomain(newDomain,aname);
    }

    private void copyToOtherDomain(String domain, ObjectName aname)
        throws MalformedObjectNameException {

        // The domain cannot be null
        if (domain == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("domain cannot be null");

        // The key property list cannot be null
        if (aname == null)
            throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                        "key property list cannot be empty");

        // checks domain validity. A side effect of this method is also to
        // set the _domain_pattern flag.
        if (!isDomain(domain))
            throw new MalformedObjectNameException("Invalid domain: " + domain);

        // init canonicalname
        _domain_length = domain.length();

        _canonicalName = (domain +
             aname._canonicalName.substring(aname._domain_length)).intern();
        _kp_array = aname._kp_array;
        _ca_array = aname._ca_array;
        _propertyList = aname._propertyList;
        _property_list_pattern = aname._property_list_pattern;
        _property_value_pattern = aname._property_value_pattern;
    }

    // Instance private fields <=======================================

    // Private fields <========================================


    //  Private methods ---------------------------------------->

    // Category : Instance construction ------------------------->

    /**
     * Initializes this {@link ObjectName} from the given string
     * representation.
     *
     * @param name A string representation of the {@link ObjectName}
     *
     * @exception MalformedObjectNameException The string passed as a
     * parameter does not have the right format.
     * @exception NullPointerException The <code>name</code> parameter
     * is null.
     */
    private void construct(String name)
        throws MalformedObjectNameException {

        // The name cannot be null
        if (name == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("name cannot be null");

        // Test if the name is empty
        if (name.length() == 0) {
            // this is equivalent to the whole word query object name.
            _canonicalName = "*:*";
            _kp_array = _Empty_property_array;
            _ca_array = _Empty_property_array;
            _domain_length = 1;
            _propertyList = null;
            _domain_pattern = true;
            _property_list_pattern = true;
            _property_value_pattern = false;
            return;
        }

        // initialize parsing of the string
        final char[] name_chars = name.toCharArray();
        final int len = name_chars.length;
        final char[] canonical_chars = new char[len]; // canonical form will
                                                      // be same length at most
        int cname_index = 0;
        int index = 0;
        char c, c1;

        // parses domain part
    domain_parsing:
        while (index < len) {
            switch (name_chars[index]) {
                case ':' :
                    _domain_length = index++;
                    break domain_parsing;
                case '=' :
                    // ":" omission check.
                    //
                    // Although "=" is a valid character in the domain part
                    // it is true that it is rarely used in the real world.
                    // So check straight away if the ":" has been omitted
                    // from the ObjectName. This allows us to provide a more
                    // accurate exception message.
                    int i = ++index;
                    while ((i < len) && (name_chars[i++] != ':'))
                        if (i == len)
                            throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                "Domain part must be specified");
                    break;
                case '\n' :
                    throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                              "Invalid character '\\n' in domain name");
                case '*' :
                case '?' :
                    _domain_pattern = true;
                    index++;
                    break;
                default :
                    index++;
                    break;
            }
        }

        // check for non-empty properties
        if (index == len)
            throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                         "Key properties cannot be empty");

        // we have got the domain part, begins building of _canonicalName
        System.arraycopy(name_chars, 0, canonical_chars, 0, _domain_length);
        canonical_chars[_domain_length] = ':';
        cname_index = _domain_length + 1;

        // parses property list
        Property prop;
        Map<String,Property> keys_map = new HashMap<String,Property>();
        String[] keys;
        String key_name;
        boolean quoted_value;
        int property_index = 0;
        int in_index;
        int key_index, key_length, value_index, value_length;

        keys = new String[10];
        _kp_array = new Property[10];
        _property_list_pattern = false;
        _property_value_pattern = false;

        while (index < len) {
            c = name_chars[index];

            // case of pattern properties
            if (c == '*') {
                if (_property_list_pattern)
                    throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                              "Cannot have several '*' characters in pattern " +
                              "property list");
                else {
                    _property_list_pattern = true;
                    if ((++index < len ) && (name_chars[index] != ','))
                        throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                  "Invalid character found after '*': end of " +
                                  "name or ',' expected");
                    else if (index == len) {
                        if (property_index == 0) {
                            // empty properties case
                            _kp_array = _Empty_property_array;
                            _ca_array = _Empty_property_array;
                            _propertyList = Collections.emptyMap();
                        }
                        break;
                    } else {
                        // correct pattern spec in props, continue
                        index++;
                        continue;
                    }
                }
            }

            // standard property case, key part
            in_index = index;
            key_index = in_index;
            if (name_chars[in_index] == '=')
                throw new MalformedObjectNameException("Invalid key (empty)");
            while ((in_index < len) && ((c1 = name_chars[in_index++]) != '='))
                switch (c1) {
                    // '=' considered to introduce value part
                    case  '*' :
                    case  '?' :
                    case  ',' :
                    case  ':' :
                    case  '\n' :
                        final String ichar = ((c1=='\n')?"\\n":""+c1);
                        throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                  "Invalid character '" + ichar +
                                  "' in key part of property");
                }
            if (name_chars[in_index - 1] != '=')
                throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                             "Unterminated key property part");
            value_index = in_index; // in_index pointing after '=' char
            key_length = value_index - key_index - 1; // found end of key

            // standard property case, value part
            boolean value_pattern = false;
            if (in_index < len && name_chars[in_index] == '\"') {
                quoted_value = true;
                // the case of quoted value part
            quoted_value_parsing:
                while ((++in_index < len) &&
                       ((c1 = name_chars[in_index]) != '\"')) {
                    // the case of an escaped character
                    if (c1 == '\\') {
                        if (++in_index == len)
                            throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                               "Unterminated quoted value");
                        switch (c1 = name_chars[in_index]) {
                            case '\\' :
                            case '\"' :
                            case '?' :
                            case '*' :
                            case 'n' :
                                break; // valid character
                            default :
                                throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                          "Invalid escape sequence '\\" +
                                          c1 + "' in quoted value");
                        }
                    } else if (c1 == '\n') {
                        throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                                     "Newline in quoted value");
                    } else {
                        switch (c1) {
                            case '?' :
                            case '*' :
                                value_pattern = true;
                                break;
                        }
                    }
                }
                if (in_index == len)
                    throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                                 "Unterminated quoted value");
                else value_length = ++in_index - value_index;
            } else {
                // the case of standard value part
                quoted_value = false;
                while ((in_index < len) && ((c1 = name_chars[in_index]) != ','))
                switch (c1) {
                    // ',' considered to be the value separator
                    case '*' :
                    case '?' :
                        value_pattern = true;
                        in_index++;
                        break;
                    case '=' :
                    case ':' :
                    case '"' :
                    case '\n' :
                        final String ichar = ((c1=='\n')?"\\n":""+c1);
                        throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                                 "Invalid character '" + ichar +
                                                 "' in value part of property");
                    default :
                        in_index++;
                        break;
                }
                value_length = in_index - value_index;
            }

            // Parsed property, checks the end of name
            if (in_index == len - 1) {
                if (quoted_value)
                    throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                             "Invalid ending character `" +
                                             name_chars[in_index] + "'");
                else throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                                  "Invalid ending comma");
            } else in_index++;

            // we got the key and value part, prepare a property for this
            if (!value_pattern) {
                prop = new Property(key_index-_domain_length,
                                    key_length, value_length);
            } else {
                _property_value_pattern = true;
                prop = new PatternProperty(key_index-_domain_length,
                                    key_length, value_length);
            }
            key_name = name.substring(key_index, key_index + key_length);

            if (property_index == keys.length) {
                String[] tmp_string_array = new String[property_index + 10];
                System.arraycopy(keys, 0, tmp_string_array, 0, property_index);
                keys = tmp_string_array;
            }
            keys[property_index] = key_name;

            addProperty(prop, property_index, keys_map, key_name);
            property_index++;
            index = in_index;
        }

        // computes and set canonical name
        setCanonicalName(name_chars, canonical_chars, keys,
                         keys_map, cname_index, property_index);
    }

    /**
     * Construct an ObjectName from a domain and a Hashtable.
     *
     * @param domain Domain of the ObjectName.
     * @param props  Map containing couples <i>key</i> -> <i>value</i>.
     *
     * @exception MalformedObjectNameException The <code>domain</code>
     * contains an illegal character, or one of the keys or values in
     * <code>table</code> contains an illegal character, or one of the
     * values in <code>table</code> does not follow the rules for quoting.
     * @exception NullPointerException One of the parameters is null.
     */
    private void construct(String domain, Map<String,String> props)
        throws MalformedObjectNameException {

        // The domain cannot be null
        if (domain == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("domain cannot be null");

        // The key property list cannot be null
        if (props == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("key property list cannot be null");

        // The key property list cannot be empty
        if (props.isEmpty())
            throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                         "key property list cannot be empty");

        // checks domain validity
        if (!isDomain(domain))
            throw new MalformedObjectNameException("Invalid domain: " + domain);

        // init canonicalname
        final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append(domain).append(':');
        _domain_length = domain.length();

        // allocates the property array
        int nb_props = props.size();
        _kp_array = new Property[nb_props];

        String[] keys = new String[nb_props];
        final Map<String,Property> keys_map = new HashMap<String,Property>();
        Property prop;
        int key_index;
        int i = 0;
        for (Map.Entry<String,String> entry : props.entrySet()) {
            if (sb.length() > 0)
                sb.append(",");
            String key = entry.getKey();
            String value;
            try {
                value = entry.getValue();
            } catch (ClassCastException e) {
                throw new MalformedObjectNameException(e.getMessage());
            }
            key_index = sb.length();
            checkKey(key);
            sb.append(key);
            keys[i] = key;
            sb.append("=");
            boolean value_pattern = checkValue(value);
            sb.append(value);
            if (!value_pattern) {
                prop = new Property(key_index-_domain_length,
                                    key.length(),
                                    value.length());
            } else {
                _property_value_pattern = true;
                prop = new PatternProperty(key_index-_domain_length,
                                           key.length(),
                                           value.length());
            }
            addProperty(prop, i, keys_map, key);
            i++;
        }

        // initialize canonical name and data structure
        int len = sb.length();
        char[] initial_chars = new char[len];
        sb.getChars(0, len, initial_chars, 0);
        char[] canonical_chars = new char[len];
        System.arraycopy(initial_chars, 0, canonical_chars, 0,
                         _domain_length + 1);
        setCanonicalName(initial_chars, canonical_chars, keys, keys_map,
                         _domain_length + 1, _kp_array.length);
    }
    // Category : Instance construction <==============================

    // Category : Internal utilities ------------------------------>

    /**
     * Add passed property to the list at the given index
     * for the passed key name
     */
    private void addProperty(Property prop, int index,
                             Map<String,Property> keys_map, String key_name)
        throws MalformedObjectNameException {

        if (keys_map.containsKey(key_name)) throw new
                MalformedObjectNameException("key `" +
                                         key_name +"' already defined");

        // if no more space for property arrays, have to increase it
        if (index == _kp_array.length) {
            Property[] tmp_prop_array = new Property[index + 10];
            System.arraycopy(_kp_array, 0, tmp_prop_array, 0, index);
            _kp_array = tmp_prop_array;
        }
        _kp_array[index] = prop;
        keys_map.put(key_name, prop);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the canonical name of receiver from input 'specified_chars'
     * array, by filling 'canonical_chars' array with found 'nb-props'
     * properties starting at position 'prop_index'.
     */
    private void setCanonicalName(char[] specified_chars,
                                  char[] canonical_chars,
                                  String[] keys, Map<String,Property> keys_map,
                                  int prop_index, int nb_props) {

        // Sort the list of found properties
        if (_kp_array != _Empty_property_array) {
            String[] tmp_keys = new String[nb_props];
            Property[] tmp_props = new Property[nb_props];

            System.arraycopy(keys, 0, tmp_keys, 0, nb_props);
            Arrays.sort(tmp_keys);
            keys = tmp_keys;
            System.arraycopy(_kp_array, 0, tmp_props, 0 , nb_props);
            _kp_array = tmp_props;
            _ca_array = new Property[nb_props];

            // now assigns _ca_array to the sorted list of keys
            // (there cannot be two identical keys in an objectname.
            for (int i = 0; i < nb_props; i++)
                _ca_array[i] = keys_map.get(keys[i]);

            // now we build the canonical name and set begin indexes of
            // properties to reflect canonical form
            int last_index = nb_props - 1;
            int prop_len;
            Property prop;
            for (int i = 0; i <= last_index; i++) {
                prop = _ca_array[i];
                // length of prop including '=' char
                prop_len = prop._key_length + prop._value_length + 1;
                System.arraycopy(specified_chars, prop._key_index+_domain_length,
                                 canonical_chars, prop_index, prop_len);
                prop.setKeyIndex(prop_index-_domain_length);
                prop_index += prop_len;
                if (i != last_index) {
                    canonical_chars[prop_index] = ',';
                    prop_index++;
                }
            }
        }

        // terminate canonicalname with '*' in case of pattern
        if (_property_list_pattern) {
            if (_kp_array != _Empty_property_array)
                canonical_chars[prop_index++] = ',';
            canonical_chars[prop_index++] = '*';
        }

        // we now build the canonicalname string
        _canonicalName = (new String(canonical_chars, 0, prop_index)).intern();
    }

    /**
     * Parse a key.
     * <pre>final int endKey=parseKey(s,startKey);</pre>
     * <p>key starts at startKey (included), and ends at endKey (excluded).
     * If (startKey == endKey), then the key is empty.
     *
     * @param s The char array of the original string.
     * @param startKey index at which to begin parsing.
     * @return The index following the last character of the key.
     **/
    private static int parseKey(final char[] s, final int startKey)
        throws MalformedObjectNameException {
        int next   = startKey;
        int endKey = startKey;
        final int len = s.length;
        while (next < len) {
            final char k = s[next++];
            switch (k) {
            case '*':
            case '?':
            case ',':
            case ':':
            case '\n':
                final String ichar = ((k=='\n')?"\\n":""+k);
                throw new
                    MalformedObjectNameException("Invalid character in key: `"
                                                 + ichar + "'");
            case '=':
                // we got the key.
                endKey = next-1;
                break;
            default:
                if (next < len) continue;
                else endKey=next;
            }
            break;
        }
        return endKey;
    }

    /**
     * Parse a value.
     * <pre>final int endVal=parseValue(s,startVal);</pre>
     * <p>value starts at startVal (included), and ends at endVal (excluded).
     * If (startVal == endVal), then the key is empty.
     *
     * @param s The char array of the original string.
     * @param startValue index at which to begin parsing.
     * @return The first element of the int array indicates the index
     *         following the last character of the value. The second
     *         element of the int array indicates that the value is
     *         a pattern when its value equals 1.
     **/
    private static int[] parseValue(final char[] s, final int startValue)
        throws MalformedObjectNameException {

        boolean value_pattern = false;

        int next   = startValue;
        int endValue = startValue;

        final int len = s.length;
        final char q=s[startValue];

        if (q == '"') {
            // quoted value
            if (++next == len) throw new
                MalformedObjectNameException("Invalid quote");
            while (next < len) {
                char last = s[next];
                if (last == '\\') {
                    if (++next == len) throw new
                        MalformedObjectNameException(
                           "Invalid unterminated quoted character sequence");
                    last = s[next];
                    switch (last) {
                        case '\\' :
                        case '?' :
                        case '*' :
                        case 'n' :
                            break;
                        case '\"' :
                            // We have an escaped quote. If this escaped
                            // quote is the last character, it does not
                            // qualify as a valid termination quote.
                            //
                            if (next+1 == len) throw new
                                MalformedObjectNameException(
                                                 "Missing termination quote");
                            break;
                        default:
                            throw new
                                MalformedObjectNameException(
                                "Invalid quoted character sequence '\\" +
                                last + "'");
                    }
                } else if (last == '\n') {
                    throw new MalformedObjectNameException(
                                                 "Newline in quoted value");
                } else if (last == '\"') {
                    next++;
                    break;
                } else {
                    switch (last) {
                        case '?' :
                        case '*' :
                            value_pattern = true;
                            break;
                    }
                }
                next++;

                // Check that last character is a termination quote.
                // We have already handled the case were the last
                // character is an escaped quote earlier.
                //
                if ((next >= len) && (last != '\"')) throw new
                    MalformedObjectNameException("Missing termination quote");
            }
            endValue = next;
            if (next < len) {
                if (s[next++] != ',') throw new
                    MalformedObjectNameException("Invalid quote");
            }
        } else {
            // Non quoted value.
            while (next < len) {
                final char v=s[next++];
                switch(v) {
                    case '*':
                    case '?':
                        value_pattern = true;
                        if (next < len) continue;
                        else endValue=next;
                        break;
                    case '=':
                    case ':':
                    case '\n' :
                        final String ichar = ((v=='\n')?"\\n":""+v);
                        throw new
                            MalformedObjectNameException("Invalid character `" +
                                                         ichar + "' in value");
                    case ',':
                        endValue = next-1;
                        break;
                    default:
                        if (next < len) continue;
                        else endValue=next;
                }
                break;
            }
        }
        return new int[] { endValue, value_pattern ? 1 : 0 };
    }

    /**
     * Check if the supplied value is a valid value.
     *
     * @return true if the value is a pattern, otherwise false.
     */
    private static boolean checkValue(String val)
        throws MalformedObjectNameException {

        if (val == null) throw new
            NullPointerException("Invalid value (null)");

        final int len = val.length();
        if (len == 0)
            return false;

        final char[] s = val.toCharArray();
        final int[] result = parseValue(s,0);
        final int endValue = result[0];
        final boolean value_pattern = result[1] == 1;
        if (endValue < len) throw new
            MalformedObjectNameException("Invalid character in value: `" +
                                         s[endValue] + "'");
        return value_pattern;
    }

    /**
     * Check if the supplied key is a valid key.
     */
    private static void checkKey(String key)
        throws MalformedObjectNameException {

        if (key == null) throw new
            NullPointerException("Invalid key (null)");

        final int len = key.length();
        if (len == 0) throw new
            MalformedObjectNameException("Invalid key (empty)");
        final char[] k=key.toCharArray();
        final int endKey = parseKey(k,0);
        if (endKey < len) throw new
            MalformedObjectNameException("Invalid character in value: `" +
                                         k[endKey] + "'");
    }


    // Category : Internal utilities <==============================

    // Category : Internal accessors ------------------------------>

    /**
     * Check if domain is a valid domain.  Set _domain_pattern if appropriate.
     */
    private boolean isDomain(String domain) {
        if (domain == null) return true;
        final int len = domain.length();
        int next = 0;
        while (next < len) {
            final char c = domain.charAt(next++);
            switch (c) {
                case ':' :
                case '\n' :
                    return false;
                case '*' :
                case '?' :
                    _domain_pattern = true;
                    break;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }

    // Category : Internal accessors <==============================

    // Category : Serialization ----------------------------------->

    /**
     * Deserializes an {@link ObjectName} from an {@link ObjectInputStream}.
     * @serialData <ul>
     *               <li>In the current serial form (value of property
     *                   <code>jmx.serial.form</code> differs from
     *                   <code>1.0</code>): the string
     *                   &quot;&lt;domain&gt;:&lt;properties&gt;&lt;wild&gt;&quot;,
     *                   where: <ul>
     *                            <li>&lt;domain&gt; represents the domain part
     *                                of the {@link ObjectName}</li>
     *                            <li>&lt;properties&gt; represents the list of
     *                                properties, as returned by
     *                                {@link #getKeyPropertyListString}
     *                            <li>&lt;wild&gt; is empty if not
     *                                <code>isPropertyPattern</code>, or
     *                                is the character "<code>*</code>" if
     *                                <code>isPropertyPattern</code>
     *                                and &lt;properties&gt; is empty, or
     *                                is "<code>,*</code>" if
     *                                <code>isPropertyPattern</code> and
     *                                &lt;properties&gt; is not empty.
     *                            </li>
     *                          </ul>
     *                   The intent is that this string could be supplied
     *                   to the {@link #ObjectName(String)} constructor to
     *                   produce an equivalent {@link ObjectName}.
     *               </li>
     *               <li>In the old serial form (value of property
     *                   <code>jmx.serial.form</code> is
     *                   <code>1.0</code>): &lt;domain&gt; &lt;propertyList&gt;
     *                   &lt;propertyListString&gt; &lt;canonicalName&gt;
     *                   &lt;pattern&gt; &lt;propertyPattern&gt;,
     *                   where: <ul>
     *                            <li>&lt;domain&gt; represents the domain part
     *                                of the {@link ObjectName}</li>
     *                            <li>&lt;propertyList&gt; is the
     *                                {@link Hashtable} that contains all the
     *                                pairs (key,value) for this
     *                                {@link ObjectName}</li>
     *                            <li>&lt;propertyListString&gt; is the
     *                                {@link String} representation of the
     *                                list of properties in any order (not
     *                                mandatorily a canonical representation)
     *                                </li>
     *                            <li>&lt;canonicalName&gt; is the
     *                                {@link String} containing this
     *                                {@link ObjectName}'s canonical name</li>
     *                            <li>&lt;pattern&gt; is a boolean which is
     *                                <code>true</code> if this
     *                                {@link ObjectName} contains a pattern</li>
     *                            <li>&lt;propertyPattern&gt; is a boolean which
     *                                is <code>true</code> if this
     *                                {@link ObjectName} contains a pattern in
     *                                the list of properties</li>
     *                          </ul>
     *               </li>
     *             </ul>
     */
    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream in)
        throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {

        String cn;
        if (compat) {
            // Read an object serialized in the old serial form
            //
            //in.defaultReadObject();
            final ObjectInputStream.GetField fields = in.readFields();
            String propListString =
                    (String)fields.get("propertyListString", "");

            // 6616825: take care of property patterns
            final boolean propPattern =
                    fields.get("propertyPattern" , false);
            if (propPattern) {
                propListString =
                        (propListString.length()==0?"*":(propListString+",*"));
            }

            cn = (String)fields.get("domain", "default")+
                ":"+ propListString;
        } else {
            // Read an object serialized in the new serial form
            //
            in.defaultReadObject();
            cn = (String)in.readObject();
        }

        final JMXNamespaceContext ctxt =
                JMXNamespaceContext.getDeserializationContext();
        try {
            construct(changeContext(ctxt,cn));
        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
            throw new InvalidObjectException(e.toString());
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            throw new InvalidObjectException(e.toString());
        } catch (MalformedObjectNameException e) {
            throw new InvalidObjectException(e.toString());
        }
    }

    private String changeContext(JMXNamespaceContext context, String nameString) {
        final String old = context.prefixToRemove;
        final String nw  = context.prefixToAdd;
        final int ol = old.length();
        if (nameString.startsWith(NAMESPACE_SEPARATOR)) return nameString;
        if (ol>0) {
            if (!nameString.startsWith(old) ||
                    !nameString.startsWith(NAMESPACE_SEPARATOR,ol))
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                        "Serialized ObjectName does not start with " + old +
                        ": " + nameString);
            nameString = nameString.substring(ol+NAMESPACE_SEPARATOR_LENGTH);
        }
        if (!nw.equals("")) {
            nameString = nw + NAMESPACE_SEPARATOR + nameString;
        }
        return nameString;
    }

    /**
     * Serializes an {@link ObjectName} to an {@link ObjectOutputStream}.
     * @serialData <ul>
     *               <li>In the current serial form (value of property
     *                   <code>jmx.serial.form</code> differs from
     *                   <code>1.0</code>): the string
     *                   &quot;&lt;domain&gt;:&lt;properties&gt;&lt;wild&gt;&quot;,
     *                   where: <ul>
     *                            <li>&lt;domain&gt; represents the domain part
     *                                of the {@link ObjectName}</li>
     *                            <li>&lt;properties&gt; represents the list of
     *                                properties, as returned by
     *                                {@link #getKeyPropertyListString}
     *                            <li>&lt;wild&gt; is empty if not
     *                                <code>isPropertyPattern</code>, or
     *                                is the character "<code>*</code>" if
     *                                this <code>isPropertyPattern</code>
     *                                and &lt;properties&gt; is empty, or
     *                                is "<code>,*</code>" if
     *                                <code>isPropertyPattern</code> and
     *                                &lt;properties&gt; is not empty.
     *                            </li>
     *                          </ul>
     *                   The intent is that this string could be supplied
     *                   to the {@link #ObjectName(String)} constructor to
     *                   produce an equivalent {@link ObjectName}.
     *               </li>
     *               <li>In the old serial form (value of property
     *                   <code>jmx.serial.form</code> is
     *                   <code>1.0</code>): &lt;domain&gt; &lt;propertyList&gt;
     *                   &lt;propertyListString&gt; &lt;canonicalName&gt;
     *                   &lt;pattern&gt; &lt;propertyPattern&gt;,
     *                   where: <ul>
     *                            <li>&lt;domain&gt; represents the domain part
     *                                of the {@link ObjectName}</li>
     *                            <li>&lt;propertyList&gt; is the
     *                                {@link Hashtable} that contains all the
     *                                pairs (key,value) for this
     *                                {@link ObjectName}</li>
     *                            <li>&lt;propertyListString&gt; is the
     *                                {@link String} representation of the
     *                                list of properties in any order (not
     *                                mandatorily a canonical representation)
     *                                </li>
     *                            <li>&lt;canonicalName&gt; is the
     *                                {@link String} containing this
     *                                {@link ObjectName}'s canonical name</li>
     *                            <li>&lt;pattern&gt; is a boolean which is
     *                                <code>true</code> if this
     *                                {@link ObjectName} contains a pattern</li>
     *                            <li>&lt;propertyPattern&gt; is a boolean which
     *                                is <code>true</code> if this
     *                                {@link ObjectName} contains a pattern in
     *                                the list of properties</li>
     *                          </ul>
     *               </li>
     *             </ul>
     */
    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream out)
            throws IOException {

      final JMXNamespaceContext ctxt =
                JMXNamespaceContext.getSerializationContext();

      if (compat)
      {
        // Serializes this instance in the old serial form
        // Read CR 6441274 before making any changes to this code
        ObjectOutputStream.PutField fields = out.putFields();
        final String domain =
                changeContext(ctxt,_canonicalName.substring(0, _domain_length));
        final String cn =
                changeContext(ctxt,_canonicalName);
        fields.put("domain", domain);
        fields.put("propertyList", getKeyPropertyList());
        fields.put("propertyListString", getKeyPropertyListString());
        fields.put("canonicalName", cn);
        fields.put("pattern", (_domain_pattern || _property_list_pattern));
        fields.put("propertyPattern", _property_list_pattern);
        out.writeFields();
      }
      else
      {
        // Serializes this instance in the new serial form
        //
        out.defaultWriteObject();

        out.writeObject(changeContext(ctxt,getSerializedNameString()));
      }
    }

    //  Category : Serialization <===================================

    // Private methods <========================================

    // Public methods ---------------------------------------->

    // Category : ObjectName Construction ------------------------------>

    /**
     * <p>Return an instance of ObjectName that can be used anywhere
     * an object obtained with {@link #ObjectName(String) new
     * ObjectName(name)} can be used.  The returned object may be of
     * a subclass of ObjectName.  Calling this method twice with the
     * same parameters may return the same object or two equal but
     * not identical objects.</p>
     *
     * @param name  A string representation of the object name.
     *
     * @return an ObjectName corresponding to the given String.
     *
     * @exception MalformedObjectNameException The string passed as a
     * parameter does not have the right format.
     * @exception NullPointerException The <code>name</code> parameter
     * is null.
     *
     * @see #valueOf(String)
     */
    public static ObjectName getInstance(String name)
            throws MalformedObjectNameException {
        return new ObjectName(name);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Return an instance of ObjectName that can be used anywhere
     * an object obtained with {@link #ObjectName(String, String,
     * String) new ObjectName(domain, key, value)} can be used.  The
     * returned object may be of a subclass of ObjectName.  Calling
     * this method twice with the same parameters may return the same
     * object or two equal but not identical objects.</p>
     *
     * @param domain  The domain part of the object name.
     * @param key  The attribute in the key property of the object name.
     * @param value The value in the key property of the object name.
     *
     * @return an ObjectName corresponding to the given domain,
     * key, and value.
     *
     * @exception MalformedObjectNameException The
     * <code>domain</code>, <code>key</code>, or <code>value</code>
     * contains an illegal character, or <code>value</code> does not
     * follow the rules for quoting.
     * @exception NullPointerException One of the parameters is null.
     *
     * @see #valueOf(String, String, String)
     */
    public static ObjectName getInstance(String domain, String key,
                                         String value)
            throws MalformedObjectNameException {
        return new ObjectName(domain, key, value);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Return an instance of ObjectName that can be used anywhere
     * an object obtained with {@link #ObjectName(String, Hashtable)
     * new ObjectName(domain, table)} can be used.  The returned
     * object may be of a subclass of ObjectName.  Calling this method
     * twice with the same parameters may return the same object or
     * two equal but not identical objects.</p>
     *
     * @param domain  The domain part of the object name.
     * @param table A hash table containing one or more key
     * properties.  The key of each entry in the table is the key of a
     * key property in the object name.  The associated value in the
     * table is the associated value in the object name.
     *
     * @return an ObjectName corresponding to the given domain and
     * key mappings.
     *
     * @exception MalformedObjectNameException The <code>domain</code>
     * contains an illegal character, or one of the keys or values in
     * <code>table</code> contains an illegal character, or one of the
     * values in <code>table</code> does not follow the rules for
     * quoting.
     * @exception NullPointerException One of the parameters is null.
     *
     * @see #valueOf(String, Hashtable)
     */
    public static ObjectName getInstance(String domain,
                                         Hashtable<String,String> table)
        throws MalformedObjectNameException {
        return new ObjectName(domain, table);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Return an instance of ObjectName that can be used anywhere
     * the given object can be used.  The returned object may be of a
     * subclass of ObjectName.  If <code>name</code> is of a subclass
     * of ObjectName, it is not guaranteed that the returned object
     * will be of the same class.</p>
     *
     * <p>The returned value may or may not be identical to
     * <code>name</code>.  Calling this method twice with the same
     * parameters may return the same object or two equal but not
     * identical objects.</p>
     *
     * <p>Since ObjectName is immutable, it is not usually useful to
     * make a copy of an ObjectName.  The principal use of this method
     * is to guard against a malicious caller who might pass an
     * instance of a subclass with surprising behavior to sensitive
     * code.  Such code can call this method to obtain an ObjectName
     * that is known not to have surprising behavior.</p>
     *
     * @param name an instance of the ObjectName class or of a subclass
     *
     * @return an instance of ObjectName or a subclass that is known to
     * have the same semantics.  If <code>name</code> respects the
     * semantics of ObjectName, then the returned object is equal
     * (though not necessarily identical) to <code>name</code>.
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException The <code>name</code> is null.
     *
     */
    public static ObjectName getInstance(ObjectName name) {
        if (name.getClass().equals(ObjectName.class))
            return name;
        return valueOf(name.getSerializedNameString());
    }

    /**
     * <p>Return an instance of ObjectName that can be used anywhere
     * an object obtained with {@link #ObjectName(String) new
     * ObjectName(name)} can be used.  The returned object may be of
     * a subclass of ObjectName.  Calling this method twice with the
     * same parameters may return the same object or two equal but
     * not identical objects.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method is equivalent to {@link #getInstance(String)} except that
     * it does not throw any checked exceptions.</p>
     *
     * @param name  A string representation of the object name.
     *
     * @return an ObjectName corresponding to the given String.
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException The string passed as a
     * parameter does not have the right format.  The {@linkplain
     * Throwable#getCause() cause} of this exception will be a
     * {@link MalformedObjectNameException}.
     * @exception NullPointerException The <code>name</code> parameter
     * is null.
     *
     * @since 1.7
     */
    public static ObjectName valueOf(String name) {
        try {
            return getInstance(name);
        } catch (MalformedObjectNameException e) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(e.getMessage(), e);
            // Just plain IllegalArgumentException(e) produces an exception
            // message "javax.management.MalformedObjectNameException: ..."
            // which is distracting.
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>Return an instance of ObjectName that can be used anywhere
     * an object obtained with {@link #ObjectName(String, String,
     * String) new ObjectName(domain, key, value)} can be used.  The
     * returned object may be of a subclass of ObjectName.  Calling
     * this method twice with the same parameters may return the same
     * object or two equal but not identical objects.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method is equivalent to {@link #getInstance(String, String,
     * String)} except that it does not throw any checked exceptions.</p>
     *
     * @param domain  The domain part of the object name.
     * @param key  The attribute in the key property of the object name.
     * @param value The value in the key property of the object name.
     *
     * @return an ObjectName corresponding to the given domain,
     * key, and value.
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException The
     * <code>domain</code>, <code>key</code>, or <code>value</code>
     * contains an illegal character, or <code>value</code> does not
     * follow the rules for quoting.  The {@linkplain
     * Throwable#getCause() cause} of this exception will be a
     * {@link MalformedObjectNameException}.
     * @exception NullPointerException One of the parameters is null.
     *
     * @since 1.7
     */
    public static ObjectName valueOf(String domain, String key, String value) {
        try {
            return getInstance(domain, key, value);
        } catch (MalformedObjectNameException e) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(e.getMessage(), e);
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>Return an instance of ObjectName that can be used anywhere
     * an object obtained with {@link #ObjectName(String, Hashtable)
     * new ObjectName(domain, table)} can be used.  The returned
     * object may be of a subclass of ObjectName.  Calling this method
     * twice with the same parameters may return the same object or
     * two equal but not identical objects.</p>
     *
     * <p>This method is equivalent to {@link #getInstance(String, Hashtable)}
     * except that it does not throw any checked exceptions.</p>
     *
     * @param domain  The domain part of the object name.
     * @param table A hash table containing one or more key
     * properties.  The key of each entry in the table is the key of a
     * key property in the object name.  The associated value in the
     * table is the associated value in the object name.
     *
     * @return an ObjectName corresponding to the given domain and
     * key mappings.
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException The <code>domain</code>
     * contains an illegal character, or one of the keys or values in
     * <code>table</code> contains an illegal character, or one of the
     * values in <code>table</code> does not follow the rules for
     * quoting.  The {@linkplain Throwable#getCause() cause} of this exception
     * will be a {@link MalformedObjectNameException}.
     * @exception NullPointerException One of the parameters is null.
     *
     * @since 1.7
     */
    public static ObjectName valueOf(String domain,
                                     Hashtable<String,String> table) {
        try {
            return new ObjectName(domain, table);
        } catch (MalformedObjectNameException e) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(e.getMessage(), e);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns an {@code ObjectName} that is the same as this one but
     * with the specified domain.
     * This method preserves the original key order in the new instance.
     * If the provided name has a key property pattern, it will also be
     * preserved in the returned instance.
     *
     * @param newDomain The new domain for the returned instance;
     *        must not be null.
     * @return A new {@code ObjectName} that is the same as {@code this}
     *         except the domain is {@code newDomain}.
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code newDomain} is null.
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException The {@code newDomain} passed as a
     * parameter does not have the right format.  The {@linkplain
     * Throwable#getCause() cause} of this exception will be a
     * {@link MalformedObjectNameException}.
     * @since 1.7
     **/
    public final ObjectName withDomain(String newDomain) {
        try {
            return new ObjectName(newDomain, this);
        } catch (MalformedObjectNameException x) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(x.getMessage(),x);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Construct an object name from the given string.
     *
     * @param name  A string representation of the object name.
     *
     * @exception MalformedObjectNameException The string passed as a
     * parameter does not have the right format.
     * @exception NullPointerException The <code>name</code> parameter
     * is null.
     *
     * @see #valueOf(String)
     */
    public ObjectName(String name)
        throws MalformedObjectNameException {
        construct(name);
    }

    /**
     * Construct an object name with exactly one key property.
     *
     * @param domain  The domain part of the object name.
     * @param key  The attribute in the key property of the object name.
     * @param value The value in the key property of the object name.
     *
     * @exception MalformedObjectNameException The
     * <code>domain</code>, <code>key</code>, or <code>value</code>
     * contains an illegal character, or <code>value</code> does not
     * follow the rules for quoting.
     * @exception NullPointerException One of the parameters is null.
     *
     * @see #valueOf(String, String, String)
     */
    public ObjectName(String domain, String key, String value)
        throws MalformedObjectNameException {
        // If key or value are null a NullPointerException
        // will be thrown by the put method in Hashtable.
        //
        Map<String,String> table = Collections.singletonMap(key, value);
        construct(domain, table);
    }

    /**
     * Construct an object name with several key properties from a Hashtable.
     *
     * @param domain  The domain part of the object name.
     * @param table A hash table containing one or more key
     * properties.  The key of each entry in the table is the key of a
     * key property in the object name.  The associated value in the
     * table is the associated value in the object name.
     *
     * @exception MalformedObjectNameException The <code>domain</code>
     * contains an illegal character, or one of the keys or values in
     * <code>table</code> contains an illegal character, or one of the
     * values in <code>table</code> does not follow the rules for
     * quoting.
     * @exception NullPointerException One of the parameters is null.
     *
     * @see #valueOf(String, Hashtable)
     */
    public ObjectName(String domain, Hashtable<String,String> table)
            throws MalformedObjectNameException {
        construct(domain, table);
        /* The exception for when a key or value in the table is not a
           String is now ClassCastException rather than
           MalformedObjectNameException.  This was not previously
           specified.  */
    }

    // Category : ObjectName Construction <==============================


    // Category : Getter methods ------------------------------>

    /**
     * Checks whether the object name is a pattern.
     * <p>
     * An object name is a pattern if its domain contains a
     * wildcard or if the object name is a property pattern.
     *
     * @return  True if the name is a pattern, otherwise false.
     */
    public boolean isPattern() {
        return (_domain_pattern ||
                _property_list_pattern ||
                _property_value_pattern);
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the object name is a pattern on the domain part.
     *
     * @return  True if the name is a domain pattern, otherwise false.
     *
     */
    public boolean isDomainPattern() {
        return _domain_pattern;
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the object name is a pattern on the key properties.
     * <p>
     * An object name is a pattern on the key properties if it is a
     * pattern on the key property list (e.g. "d:k=v,*") or on the
     * property values (e.g. "d:k=*") or on both (e.g. "d:k=*,*").
     *
     * @return  True if the name is a property pattern, otherwise false.
     */
    public boolean isPropertyPattern() {
        return _property_list_pattern || _property_value_pattern;
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the object name is a pattern on the key property list.
     * <p>
     * For example, "d:k=v,*" and "d:k=*,*" are key property list patterns
     * whereas "d:k=*" is not.
     *
     * @return  True if the name is a property list pattern, otherwise false.
     *
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public boolean isPropertyListPattern() {
        return _property_list_pattern;
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the object name is a pattern on the value part
     * of at least one of the key properties.
     * <p>
     * For example, "d:k=*" and "d:k=*,*" are property value patterns
     * whereas "d:k=v,*" is not.
     *
     * @return  True if the name is a property value pattern, otherwise false.
     *
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public boolean isPropertyValuePattern() {
        return _property_value_pattern;
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the value associated with a key in a key
     * property is a pattern.
     *
     * @param property The property whose value is to be checked.
     *
     * @return True if the value associated with the given key property
     * is a pattern, otherwise false.
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException If <code>property</code> is null.
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException If <code>property</code> is not
     * a valid key property for this ObjectName.
     *
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public boolean isPropertyValuePattern(String property) {
        if (property == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("key property can't be null");
        for (int i = 0; i < _ca_array.length; i++) {
            Property prop = _ca_array[i];
            String key = prop.getKeyString(_canonicalName,_domain_length);
            if (key.equals(property))
                return (prop instanceof PatternProperty);
        }
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("key property not found");
    }

    /**
     * <p>Returns the canonical form of the name; that is, a string
     * representation where the properties are sorted in lexical
     * order.</p>
     *
     * <p>More precisely, the canonical form of the name is a String
     * consisting of the <em>domain part</em>, a colon
     * (<code>:</code>), the <em>canonical key property list</em>, and
     * a <em>pattern indication</em>.</p>
     *
     * <p>The <em>canonical key property list</em> is the same string
     * as described for {@link #getCanonicalKeyPropertyListString()}.</p>
     *
     * <p>The <em>pattern indication</em> is:
     * <ul>
     * <li>empty for an ObjectName
     * that is not a property list pattern;
     * <li>an asterisk for an ObjectName
     * that is a property list pattern with no keys; or
     * <li>a comma and an
     * asterisk (<code>,*</code>) for an ObjectName that is a property
     * list pattern with at least one key.
     * </ul></p>
     *
     * @return The canonical form of the name.
     */
    public String getCanonicalName()  {
        return _canonicalName;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the domain part.
     *
     * @return The domain.
     */
    public String getDomain()  {
        return _canonicalName.substring(0, _domain_length);
    }

    /**
     * Obtains the value associated with a key in a key property.
     *
     * @param property The property whose value is to be obtained.
     *
     * @return The value of the property, or null if there is no such
     * property in this ObjectName.
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException If <code>property</code> is null.
     */
    public String getKeyProperty(String property) {
        return _getKeyPropertyList().get(property);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Returns the key properties as a Map.  The returned
     * value is a Map in which each key is a key in the
     * ObjectName's key property list and each value is the associated
     * value.</p>
     *
     * <p>The returned value must not be modified.</p>
     *
     * @return The table of key properties.
     */
    private Map<String,String> _getKeyPropertyList()  {
        synchronized (this) {
            if (_propertyList == null) {
                // build (lazy eval) the property list from the canonical
                // properties array
                _propertyList = new HashMap<String,String>();
                int len = _ca_array.length;
                Property prop;
                for (int i = len - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
                    prop = _ca_array[i];
                    _propertyList.put(prop.getKeyString(_canonicalName,
                                            _domain_length),
                                      prop.getValueString(_canonicalName,
                                            _domain_length));
                }
            }
        }
        return _propertyList;
    }

    /**
     * <p>Returns the key properties as a Hashtable.  The returned
     * value is a Hashtable in which each key is a key in the
     * ObjectName's key property list and each value is the associated
     * value.</p>
     *
     * <p>The returned value may be unmodifiable.  If it is
     * modifiable, changing it has no effect on this ObjectName.</p>
     *
     * @return The table of key properties.
     */
    // CR 6441274 depends on the modification property defined above
    public Hashtable<String,String> getKeyPropertyList()  {
        return new Hashtable<String,String>(_getKeyPropertyList());
    }

    /**
     * <p>Returns a string representation of the list of key
     * properties specified at creation time.  If this ObjectName was
     * constructed with the constructor {@link #ObjectName(String)},
     * the key properties in the returned String will be in the same
     * order as in the argument to the constructor.</p>
     *
     * @return The key property list string.  This string is
     * independent of whether the ObjectName is a pattern.
     */
    public String getKeyPropertyListString()  {
        // BEWARE : we rebuild the propertyliststring at each call !!
        if (_kp_array.length == 0) return "";

        // the size of the string is the canonical one minus domain
        // part and pattern part
        final int total_size = _canonicalName.length() - _domain_length - 1
            - (_property_list_pattern?2:0);

        final char[] dest_chars = new char[total_size];
        final char[] value = _canonicalName.toCharArray();
        writeKeyPropertyListString(value,dest_chars,0);
        return new String(dest_chars);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Returns the serialized string of the ObjectName.
     * properties specified at creation time.  If this ObjectName was
     * constructed with the constructor {@link #ObjectName(String)},
     * the key properties in the returned String will be in the same
     * order as in the argument to the constructor.</p>
     *
     * @return The key property list string.  This string is
     * independent of whether the ObjectName is a pattern.
     */
    private String getSerializedNameString()  {

        // the size of the string is the canonical one
        final int total_size = _canonicalName.length();
        final char[] dest_chars = new char[total_size];
        final char[] value = _canonicalName.toCharArray();
        final int offset = _domain_length+1;

        // copy "domain:" into dest_chars
        //
        System.arraycopy(value, 0, dest_chars, 0, offset);

        // Add property list string
        final int end = writeKeyPropertyListString(value,dest_chars,offset);

        // Add ",*" if necessary
        if (_property_list_pattern) {
            if (end == offset)  {
                // Property list string is empty.
                dest_chars[end] = '*';
            } else {
                // Property list string is not empty.
                dest_chars[end]   = ',';
                dest_chars[end+1] = '*';
            }
        }

        final String name = new String(dest_chars);
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * <p>Write a string representation of the list of key
     * properties specified at creation time in the given array, starting
     * at the specified offset.  If this ObjectName was
     * constructed with the constructor {@link #ObjectName(String)},
     * the key properties in the returned String will be in the same
     * order as in the argument to the constructor.</p>
     *
     * @return offset + #of chars written
     */
    private int writeKeyPropertyListString(char[] canonicalChars,
                                           char[] data, int offset)  {
        if (_kp_array.length == 0) return offset;

        final char[] dest_chars = data;
        final char[] value = canonicalChars;

        int index = offset;
        final int len = _kp_array.length;
        final int last = len - 1;
        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
            final Property prop = _kp_array[i];
            final int prop_len = prop._key_length + prop._value_length + 1;
            System.arraycopy(value, prop._key_index+_domain_length, dest_chars, index,
                             prop_len);
            index += prop_len;
            if (i < last ) dest_chars[index++] = ',';
        }
        return index;
    }



    /**
     * Returns a string representation of the list of key properties,
     * in which the key properties are sorted in lexical order. This
     * is used in lexicographic comparisons performed in order to
     * select MBeans based on their key property list.  Lexical order
     * is the order implied by {@link String#compareTo(String)
     * String.compareTo(String)}.
     *
     * @return The canonical key property list string.  This string is
     * independent of whether the ObjectName is a pattern.
     */
    public String getCanonicalKeyPropertyListString()  {
        if (_ca_array.length == 0) return "";

        int len = _canonicalName.length();
        if (_property_list_pattern) len -= 2;
        return _canonicalName.substring(_domain_length +1, len);
    }
    // Category : Getter methods <===================================

    // Category : Utilities ---------------------------------------->

    /**
     * <p>Returns a string representation of the object name.  The
     * format of this string is not specified, but users can expect
     * that two ObjectNames return the same string if and only if they
     * are equal.</p>
     *
     * @return a string representation of this object name.
     */
    @Override
    public String toString()  {
        return getSerializedNameString();
    }

    String toQueryString() {
        return "like " + Query.value(toString());
    }

    /**
     * Compares the current object name with another object name.  Two
     * ObjectName instances are equal if and only if their canonical
     * forms are equal.  The canonical form is the string described
     * for {@link #getCanonicalName()}.
     *
     * @param object  The object name that the current object name is to be
     *        compared with.
     *
     * @return True if <code>object</code> is an ObjectName whose
     * canonical form is equal to that of this ObjectName.
     */
    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object object)  {

        // same object case
        if (this == object) return true;

        // object is not an object name case
        if (!(object instanceof ObjectName)) return false;

        // equality when canonical names are the same
        // (because usage of intern())
        ObjectName on = (ObjectName) object;
        String on_string = on._canonicalName;
        if (_canonicalName == on_string) return true;  // ES: OK

        // Because we are sharing canonical form between object names,
        // we have finished the comparison at this stage ==> unequal
        return false;
   }

    /**
     * Returns a hash code for this object name.
     *
     */
    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return _canonicalName.hashCode();
    }

    /**
     * <p>Returns a quoted form of the given String, suitable for
     * inclusion in an ObjectName.  The returned value can be used as
     * the value associated with a key in an ObjectName.  The String
     * <code>s</code> may contain any character.  Appropriate quoting
     * ensures that the returned value is legal in an ObjectName.</p>
     *
     * <p>The returned value consists of a quote ('"'), a sequence of
     * characters corresponding to the characters of <code>s</code>,
     * and another quote.  Characters in <code>s</code> appear
     * unchanged within the returned value except:</p>
     *
     * <ul>
     * <li>A quote ('"') is replaced by a backslash (\) followed by a quote.</li>
     * <li>An asterisk ('*') is replaced by a backslash (\) followed by an
     * asterisk.</li>
     * <li>A question mark ('?') is replaced by a backslash (\) followed by
     * a question mark.</li>
     * <li>A backslash ('\') is replaced by two backslashes.</li>
     * <li>A newline character (the character '\n' in Java) is replaced
     * by a backslash followed by the character '\n'.</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param s the String to be quoted.
     *
     * @return the quoted String.
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>s</code> is null.
     *
     */
    public static String quote(String s) {
        final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder("\"");
        final int len = s.length();
        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
            char c = s.charAt(i);
            switch (c) {
            case '\n':
                c = 'n';
                buf.append('\\');
                break;
            case '\\':
            case '\"':
            case '*':
            case '?':
                buf.append('\\');
                break;
            }
            buf.append(c);
        }
        buf.append('"');
        return buf.toString();
    }

    /**
     * <p>Returns an unquoted form of the given String.  If
     * <code>q</code> is a String returned by {@link #quote quote(s)},
     * then <code>unquote(q).equals(s)</code>.  If there is no String
     * <code>s</code> for which <code>quote(s).equals(q)</code>, then
     * unquote(q) throws an IllegalArgumentException.</p>
     *
     * <p>These rules imply that there is a one-to-one mapping between
     * quoted and unquoted forms.</p>
     *
     * @param q the String to be unquoted.
     *
     * @return the unquoted String.
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>q</code> could not
     * have been returned by the {@link #quote} method, for instance
     * if it does not begin and end with a quote (").
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>q</code> is null.
     *
     */
    public static String unquote(String q) {
        final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
        final int len = q.length();
        if (len < 2 || q.charAt(0) != '"' || q.charAt(len - 1) != '"')
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Argument not quoted");
        for (int i = 1; i < len - 1; i++) {
            char c = q.charAt(i);
            if (c == '\\') {
                if (i == len - 2)
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Trailing backslash");
                c = q.charAt(++i);
                switch (c) {
                case 'n':
                    c = '\n';
                    break;
                case '\\':
                case '\"':
                case '*':
                case '?':
                    break;
                default:
                  throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                                   "Bad character '" + c + "' after backslash");
                }
            } else {
                switch (c) {
                    case '*' :
                    case '?' :
                    case '\"':
                    case '\n':
                         throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                                          "Invalid unescaped character '" + c +
                                          "' in the string to unquote");
                }
            }
            buf.append(c);
        }
        return buf.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Defines the wildcard "*:*" ObjectName.
     *
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public static final ObjectName WILDCARD = valueOf("*:*");

    // Category : Utilities <===================================

    // Category : QueryExp Interface ---------------------------------------->

    /**
     * <p>Test whether this ObjectName, which may be a pattern,
     * matches another ObjectName.  If <code>name</code> is a pattern,
     * the result is false.  If this ObjectName is a pattern, the
     * result is true if and only if <code>name</code> matches the
     * pattern.  If neither this ObjectName nor <code>name</code> is
     * a pattern, the result is true if and only if the two
     * ObjectNames are equal as described for the {@link
     * #equals(Object)} method.</p>
     *
     * @param name The name of the MBean to compare to.
     *
     * @return True if <code>name</code> matches this ObjectName.
     *
     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>name</code> is null.
     *
     */
    public boolean apply(ObjectName name) {

        if (name == null) throw new NullPointerException();

        if (name._domain_pattern ||
            name._property_list_pattern ||
            name._property_value_pattern)
            return false;

        // No pattern
        if (!_domain_pattern &&
            !_property_list_pattern &&
            !_property_value_pattern)
            return _canonicalName.equals(name._canonicalName);

        return matchDomains(name) && matchKeys(name);
    }

    private final boolean matchDomains(ObjectName name) {
        if (_domain_pattern) {
            // wildmatch domains
            // This ObjectName is the pattern
            // The other ObjectName is the string.
            return Util.wildpathmatch(name.getDomain(),getDomain());
        }
        return getDomain().equals(name.getDomain());
    }

    private final boolean matchKeys(ObjectName name) {
        // If key property value pattern but not key property list
        // pattern, then the number of key properties must be equal
        //
        if (_property_value_pattern &&
            !_property_list_pattern &&
            (name._ca_array.length != _ca_array.length))
                return false;

        // If key property value pattern or key property list pattern,
        // then every property inside pattern should exist in name
        //
        if (_property_value_pattern || _property_list_pattern) {
            final Map<String,String> nameProps = name._getKeyPropertyList();
            final Property[] props = _ca_array;
            final String cn = _canonicalName;
            for (int i = props.length - 1; i >= 0 ; i--) {
                // Find value in given object name for key at current
                // index in receiver
                //
                final Property p = props[i];
                final String   k = p.getKeyString(cn,_domain_length);
                final String   v = nameProps.get(k);
                // Did we find a value for this key ?
                //
                if (v == null) return false;
                // If this property is ok (same key, same value), go to next
                //
                if (_property_value_pattern && (p instanceof PatternProperty)) {
                    // wildmatch key property values
                    // p is the property pattern, v is the string
                    if (Util.wildmatch(v,p.getValueString(cn,_domain_length)))
                        continue;
                    else
                        return false;
                }
                if (v.equals(p.getValueString(cn,_domain_length))) continue;
                return false;
            }
            return true;
        }

        // If no pattern, then canonical names must be equal
        //
        final String p1 = name.getCanonicalKeyPropertyListString();
        final String p2 = getCanonicalKeyPropertyListString();
        return (p1.equals(p2));
    }

    /* Method inherited from QueryExp, no implementation needed here
       because ObjectName is not relative to an MBeanServer and does
       not contain a subquery.
    */
    public void setMBeanServer(MBeanServer mbs) { }

    // Category : QueryExp Interface <=========================

    // Category : Comparable Interface ---------------------------------------->

    /**
     * <p>Compares two ObjectName instances. The ordering relation between
     * ObjectNames is not completely specified but is intended to be such
     * that a sorted list of ObjectNames will appear in an order that is
     * convenient for a person to read.</p>
     *
     * <p>In particular, if the two ObjectName instances have different
     * domains then their order is the lexicographical order of the domains.
     * The ordering of the key property list remains unspecified.</p>
     *
     * <p>For example, the ObjectName instances below:</p>
     * <ul>
     * <li>Shapes:type=Square,name=3</li>
     * <li>Colors:type=Red,name=2</li>
     * <li>Shapes:type=Triangle,side=isosceles,name=2</li>
     * <li>Colors:type=Red,name=1</li>
     * <li>Shapes:type=Square,name=1</li>
     * <li>Colors:type=Blue,name=1</li>
     * <li>Shapes:type=Square,name=2</li>
     * <li>JMImplementation:type=MBeanServerDelegate</li>
     * <li>Shapes:type=Triangle,side=scalene,name=1</li>
     * </ul>
     * <p>could be ordered as follows:</p>
     * <ul>
     * <li>Colors:type=Blue,name=1</li>
     * <li>Colors:type=Red,name=1</li>
     * <li>Colors:type=Red,name=2</li>
     * <li>JMImplementation:type=MBeanServerDelegate</li>
     * <li>Shapes:type=Square,name=1</li>
     * <li>Shapes:type=Square,name=2</li>
     * <li>Shapes:type=Square,name=3</li>
     * <li>Shapes:type=Triangle,side=scalene,name=1</li>
     * <li>Shapes:type=Triangle,side=isosceles,name=2</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param name the ObjectName to be compared.
     *
     * @return a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this
     *         ObjectName is less than, equal to, or greater than the
     *         specified ObjectName.
     *
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public int compareTo(ObjectName name) {
        // Quick optimization:
        //
        if (name == this) return 0;

        // (1) Compare domains
        //
        int domainValue = this.getDomain().compareTo(name.getDomain());
        if (domainValue != 0)
            return domainValue;

        // (2) Compare "type=" keys
        //
        // Within a given domain, all names with missing or empty "type="
        // come before all names with non-empty type.
        //
        // When both types are missing or empty, canonical-name ordering
        // applies which is a total order.
        //
        String thisTypeKey = this.getKeyProperty("type");
        String anotherTypeKey = name.getKeyProperty("type");
        if (thisTypeKey == null)
            thisTypeKey = "";
        if (anotherTypeKey == null)
            anotherTypeKey = "";
        int typeKeyValue = thisTypeKey.compareTo(anotherTypeKey);
        if (typeKeyValue != 0)
            return typeKeyValue;

        // (3) Compare canonical names
        //
        return this.getCanonicalName().compareTo(name.getCanonicalName());
    }

    // Category : Comparable Interface <=========================

    // Public methods <========================================

}
