java.beans
Class BeanDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  java.beans.FeatureDescriptor
      java.beans.BeanDescriptor

public class BeanDescriptor

extends FeatureDescriptor

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.

Constructor Summary

BeanDescriptor(Class beanClass)
Create a BeanDescriptor for a bean that doesn't have a customizer.

BeanDescriptor(Class beanClass, Class customizerClass)
Create a BeanDescriptor for a bean that has a customizer.

Method Summary

Class	getBeanClass() Gets the bean's Class object.
Class	getCustomizerClass() Gets the Class object for the bean's customizer.

Methods inherited from class java.beans.FeatureDescriptor

attributeNames, getDisplayName, getName, getShortDescription, getValue, isExpert, isHidden, isPreferred, setDisplayName, setExpert, setHidden, setName, setPreferred, setShortDescription, setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BeanDescriptor

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.

BeanDescriptor

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.

Method Detail

getBeanClass

public Class getBeanClass()

Gets the bean's Class object.

Returns:

The Class object for the bean.

getCustomizerClass

public Class getCustomizerClass()

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.