# 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 Details

  - ### 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.