AI-generated Key Takeaways
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FeatureDescriptor
is a common base class for Descriptors and provides methods for describing features of Java Beans. -
It allows setting and retrieving properties such as display name, short description, expert/hidden/preferred status, and custom attributes.
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Subclasses like
BeanDescriptor
,EventSetDescriptor
,MethodDescriptor
,ParameterDescriptor
, andPropertyDescriptor
provide specific functionalities for different feature types. -
Developers can use
FeatureDescriptor
and its subclasses to access and manipulate information about Java Bean components.
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Common base class for Descriptors.
Public Constructor Summary
FeatureDescriptor()
Constructs an instance. |
Public Method Summary
Enumeration<String> |
attributeNames()
Enumerates the attribute names. |
String |
getDisplayName()
Gets the display name or |
String |
getName()
Gets the name. |
String |
getShortDescription()
Gets the short description or |
Object | |
boolean |
isExpert()
Indicates if this feature is an expert feature. |
boolean |
isHidden()
Indicates if this feature is hidden. |
boolean |
isPreferred()
Indicates if this feature is preferred. |
void | |
void |
setExpert(boolean expert)
Sets the expert indicator. |
void |
setHidden(boolean hidden)
Sets the hidden indicator. |
void | |
void |
setPreferred(boolean preferred)
Sets the preferred indicator. |
void | |
void |
Inherited Method Summary
Public Constructors
public FeatureDescriptor ()
Constructs an instance.
Public Methods
public Enumeration<String> attributeNames ()
Enumerates the attribute names.
Returns
- An instance of
Enumeration
.
public String getDisplayName ()
Gets the display name or getName()
if not set.
Returns
- The display name.
public String getShortDescription ()
Gets the short description or getDisplayName()
if not set.
Returns
- The description.
public Object getValue (String attributeName)
Gets the value associated with the named attribute.
Parameters
attributeName | The name of the attribute to get a value for. |
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Returns
- The attribute's value.
public boolean isExpert ()
Indicates if this feature is an expert feature.
Returns
true
if hidden,false
otherwise.
public boolean isHidden ()
Indicates if this feature is hidden.
Returns
true
if hidden,false
otherwise.
public boolean isPreferred ()
Indicates if this feature is preferred.
Returns
true
if preferred,false
otherwise.
public void setDisplayName (String displayName)
Sets the display name.
Parameters
displayName | The display name to set. |
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public void setExpert (boolean expert)
Sets the expert indicator.
Parameters
expert | true if expert, false otherwise.
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public void setHidden (boolean hidden)
Sets the hidden indicator.
Parameters
hidden | true if hidden, false otherwise.
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public void setPreferred (boolean preferred)
Sets the preferred indicator.
Parameters
preferred | true if preferred, false
otherwise.
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public void setShortDescription (String text)
Sets the short description.
Parameters
text | The description to set. |
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