Developing Java Beans

Name

Class java.beans.FeatureDescriptor

Description

FeatureDescriptor is the base class for BeanDescriptor, EventSetDescriptor, MethodDescriptor, ParameterDescriptor, and PropertyDescriptor. It provides methods for accessing the information that is common among the various introspection descriptors. It also provides a mechanism that allows arbitrary attribute/value pairs to be associated with a design feature.

Class Definition

public class FeatureDescriptor 
{
   // constructors
   public FeatureDescriptor();

   // methods
   public java.util.Enumeration attributeNames();
   public String getDisplayName();
   public String getName();
   public String getShortDescription();
   public Object getValue(String attributeName);
   public boolean isExpert();
   public boolean isHidden();
   public void setDisplayName(String displayName);
   public void setExpert(boolean expert);
   public void setHidden(boolean hidden);
   public void setName(String name);
   public void setShortDescription(String text);
   public void setValue(String attributeName, Object value);
}

See Also

BeanDescriptor, EventSetDescriptor, MethodDescriptor, ParameterDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor