Module java.management
Package javax.management

## Interface DescriptorRead

- All Known Subinterfaces:
    `DescriptorAccess`
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    `MBeanAttributeInfo`, `MBeanConstructorInfo`, `MBeanFeatureInfo`, `MBeanInfo`, `MBeanNotificationInfo`, `MBeanOperationInfo`, `MBeanParameterInfo`, `ModelMBeanAttributeInfo`, `ModelMBeanConstructorInfo`, `ModelMBeanInfoSupport`, `ModelMBeanNotificationInfo`, `ModelMBeanOperationInfo`, `OpenMBeanAttributeInfoSupport`, `OpenMBeanConstructorInfoSupport`, `OpenMBeanInfoSupport`, `OpenMBeanOperationInfoSupport`, `OpenMBeanParameterInfoSupport`

      public interface DescriptorRead

  Interface to read the Descriptor of a management interface element such as an MBeanInfo.
  Since:
    1.6

- - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `Descriptor` | `getDescriptor()` | Returns a copy of Descriptor.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getDescriptor

          Descriptor getDescriptor()

      Returns a copy of Descriptor.
      Returns:
        Descriptor associated with the component implementing this interface. The return value is never null, but the returned descriptor may be empty.