Capability

All Known Implementing Classes:

CapabilityImpl, OSGiCapabilityAdapter
```
public interface Capability
```
A named set of properties representing some capability that is provided by its owner.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static java.lang.String`	`BUNDLE`
`static java.lang.String`	`EXECUTIONENVIRONMENT`
`static java.lang.String`	`FRAGMENT`
`static java.lang.String`	`PACKAGE`
`static java.lang.String`	`SERVICE`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>`	`getDirectives()`	Return the directives of this capability.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Return the name of the capability.
`Property[]`	`getProperties()`	Return the properties of this capability
`java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>`	`getPropertiesAsMap()`	Return the map of properties.

- Field Detail
  - BUNDLE
```
static final java.lang.String BUNDLE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - FRAGMENT
```
static final java.lang.String FRAGMENT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PACKAGE
```
static final java.lang.String PACKAGE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SERVICE
```
static final java.lang.String SERVICE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - EXECUTIONENVIRONMENT
```
static final java.lang.String EXECUTIONENVIRONMENT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Return the name of the capability.
  - getProperties
```
Property[] getProperties()
```
    Return the properties of this capability
    
    Returns:
  - getPropertiesAsMap
```
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> getPropertiesAsMap()
```
    Return the map of properties.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Map
  - getDirectives
```
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> getDirectives()
```
    Return the directives of this capability. The returned map can not be modified.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Map of directives or an empty map there are no directives.