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.