Class Overview
A BeanDescriptor provides global information about a "bean",
including its Java class, its displayName, etc.
This is one of the kinds of descriptor returned by a BeanInfo object,
which also returns descriptors for properties, method, and events.
Summary
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BeanDescriptor(Class<?> beanClass)
Create a BeanDescriptor for a bean that doesn't have a customizer.
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BeanDescriptor(Class<?> beanClass, Class<?> customizerClass)
Create a BeanDescriptor for a bean that has a customizer.
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From class
java.beans.FeatureDescriptor
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Enumeration<String>
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attributeNames()
Gets an enumeration of the locale-independent names of this
feature.
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String
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getDisplayName()
Gets the localized display name of this feature.
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String
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getName()
Gets the programmatic name of this feature.
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String
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getShortDescription()
Gets the short description of this feature.
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Object
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getValue(String attributeName)
Retrieve a named attribute with this feature.
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boolean
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isExpert()
The "expert" flag is used to distinguish between those features that are
intended for expert users from those that are intended for normal users.
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boolean
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isHidden()
The "hidden" flag is used to identify features that are intended only
for tool use, and which should not be exposed to humans.
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boolean
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isPreferred()
The "preferred" flag is used to identify features that are particularly
important for presenting to humans.
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void
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setDisplayName(String displayName)
Sets the localized display name of this feature.
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void
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setExpert(boolean expert)
The "expert" flag is used to distinguish between features that are
intended for expert users from those that are intended for normal users.
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void
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setHidden(boolean hidden)
The "hidden" flag is used to identify features that are intended only
for tool use, and which should not be exposed to humans.
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void
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setName(String name)
Sets the programmatic name of this feature.
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void
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setPreferred(boolean preferred)
The "preferred" flag is used to identify features that are particularly
important for presenting to humans.
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void
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setShortDescription(String text)
You can associate a short descriptive string with a feature.
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void
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setValue(String attributeName, Object value)
Associate a named attribute with this feature.
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From class
java.lang.Object
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Object
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clone()
Creates and returns a copy of this object.
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boolean
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equals(Object obj)
Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
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void
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finalize()
Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection
determines that there are no more references to the object.
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final
Class<?>
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getClass()
Returns the runtime class of this Object.
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int
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hashCode()
Returns a hash code value for the object.
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final
void
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notify()
Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's
monitor.
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final
void
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notifyAll()
Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
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String
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toString()
Returns a string representation of the object.
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final
void
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wait()
Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the
notify() method or the
notifyAll() method for this object. |
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final
void
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wait(long timeout, int nanos)
Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the
notify() method or the
notifyAll() method for this object, or
some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain
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final
void
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wait(long timeout)
Causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the
notify() method or the
notifyAll() method for this object, or a
specified amount of time has elapsed. |
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Public Constructors
public
BeanDescriptor
(Class<?> beanClass)
Create a BeanDescriptor for a bean that doesn't have a customizer.
Parameters
| beanClass
| The Class object of the Java class that implements
the bean. For example sun.beans.OurButton.class.
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public
BeanDescriptor
(Class<?> beanClass, Class<?> customizerClass)
Create a BeanDescriptor for a bean that has a customizer.
Parameters
| beanClass
| The Class object of the Java class that implements
the bean. For example sun.beans.OurButton.class. |
| customizerClass
| The Class object of the Java class that implements
the bean's Customizer. For example sun.beans.OurButtonCustomizer.class.
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Public Methods
public
Class<?>
getBeanClass
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Gets the bean's Class object.
Returns
- The Class object for the bean.
public
Class<?>
getCustomizerClass
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Gets the Class object for the bean's customizer.
Returns
- The Class object for the bean's customizer. This may
be null if the bean doesn't have a customizer.