# Interface MemoryManagerMXBean

All Superinterfaces:
  `PlatformManagedObject`

All Known Subinterfaces:
  `GarbageCollectorMXBean, GarbageCollectorMXBean`

public interface MemoryManagerMXBean extends PlatformManagedObject
The management interface for a memory manager. A memory manager manages one or more memory pools of the Java virtual machine.

A Java virtual machine has one or more memory managers. An instance implementing this interface is an MXBean that can be obtained by calling the `ManagementFactory.getMemoryManagerMXBeans()` method or from the `platform MBeanServer` method.

The `ObjectName` for uniquely identifying the MXBean for a memory manager within an MBeanServer is:

> `java.lang:type=MemoryManager``,name=`manager's name

It can be obtained by calling the `PlatformManagedObject.getObjectName()` method.

Since:
  1.5
See Also:
  - `ManagementFactory.getPlatformMXBeans(Class)`
  - `MemoryMXBean`
  - JMX Specification.
  - Ways to Access MXBeans

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`String[]`
`getMemoryPoolNames()`
Returns the name of memory pools that this memory manager manages.
`String`
`getName()`
Returns the name representing this memory manager.
`boolean`
`isValid()`
Tests if this memory manager is valid in the Java virtual machine.

### Methods declared in interface PlatformManagedObject

`getObjectName`

## Method Details

### getName

String getName()
Returns the name representing this memory manager.

Returns:
  the name of this memory manager.

### isValid

boolean isValid()
Tests if this memory manager is valid in the Java virtual machine. A memory manager becomes invalid once the Java virtual machine removes it from the memory system.

Returns:
  `true` if the memory manager is valid in the Java virtual machine; `false` otherwise.

### getMemoryPoolNames

String[] getMemoryPoolNames()
Returns the name of memory pools that this memory manager manages.

Returns:
  an array of `String` objects, each is the name of a memory pool that this memory manager manages.