Exchange (Spring AMQP 2.4.12 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Declarable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractExchange, CustomExchange, DirectExchange, FanoutExchange, HeadersExchange, TopicExchange
```
public interface Exchange
extends Declarable
```
Interface for all exchanges.

Author:

Mark Fisher, Gary Russell, Artem Bilan

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>`	`getArguments()`	A map of arguments used to declare the exchange.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	The name of the exchange.
`java.lang.String`	`getType()`	The type of the exchange.
`boolean`	`isAutoDelete()`	True if the server should delete the exchange when it is no longer in use (if all bindings are deleted).
`boolean`	`isDelayed()`	Is a delayed message exchange; currently requires a broker plugin.
`boolean`	`isDurable()`	A durable exchange will survive a server restart.
`boolean`	`isInternal()`	Is an exchange internal; i.e.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.amqp.core.Declarable
addArgument, getDeclaringAdmins, isIgnoreDeclarationExceptions, removeArgument, setAdminsThatShouldDeclare, shouldDeclare

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    The name of the exchange.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the exchange.
  - getType
```
java.lang.String getType()
```
    The type of the exchange. See ExchangeTypes for some well-known examples.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type of the exchange.
  - isDurable
```
boolean isDurable()
```
    A durable exchange will survive a server restart.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if durable.
  - isAutoDelete
```
boolean isAutoDelete()
```
    True if the server should delete the exchange when it is no longer in use (if all bindings are deleted).
    
    Returns:
    
    true if auto-delete.
  - getArguments
```
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> getArguments()
```
    A map of arguments used to declare the exchange. These are stored by the broker, but do not necessarily have any meaning to the broker (depending on the exchange type).
    
    Returns:
    
    the arguments.
  - isDelayed
```
boolean isDelayed()
```
    Is a delayed message exchange; currently requires a broker plugin.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if delayed.
    
    Since:
    
    1.6
  - isInternal
```
boolean isInternal()
```
    Is an exchange internal; i.e. can't be directly published to by a client, used for exchange-to-exchange binding only.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if internal.
    
    Since:
    
    1.6