Constructor Detail

• SimpleBeanInfo

  public SimpleBeanInfo()

Method Detail

• getBeanDescriptor

  public BeanDescriptor getBeanDescriptor()

  Deny knowledge about the class and customizer of the bean. You can override this if you wish to provide explicit info.

  Specified by:

  getBeanDescriptor in interface BeanInfo

  Returns:

  A BeanDescriptor providing overall information about the bean, such as its displayName, its customizer, etc. May return null if the information should be obtained by automatic analysis.

• getPropertyDescriptors

  public PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptors()

  Deny knowledge of properties. You can override this if you wish to provide explicit property info.

  Specified by:

  getPropertyDescriptors in interface BeanInfo

  Returns:

  an array of PropertyDescriptors describing all properties supported by the bean or null

• getDefaultPropertyIndex

  public int getDefaultPropertyIndex()

  Deny knowledge of a default property. You can override this if you wish to define a default property for the bean.

  Specified by:

  getDefaultPropertyIndex in interface BeanInfo

  Returns:

  Index of default property in the PropertyDescriptor array returned by getPropertyDescriptors.

  Returns -1 if there is no default property.

• getEventSetDescriptors

  public EventSetDescriptor[] getEventSetDescriptors()

  Deny knowledge of event sets. You can override this if you wish to provide explicit event set info.

  Specified by:

  getEventSetDescriptors in interface BeanInfo

  Returns:

  An array of EventSetDescriptors describing the kinds of events fired by this bean. May return null if the information should be obtained by automatic analysis.

• getDefaultEventIndex

  public int getDefaultEventIndex()

  Deny knowledge of a default event. You can override this if you wish to define a default event for the bean.

  Specified by:

  getDefaultEventIndex in interface BeanInfo

  Returns:

  Index of default event in the EventSetDescriptor array returned by getEventSetDescriptors.

  Returns -1 if there is no default event.

• getMethodDescriptors

  public MethodDescriptor[] getMethodDescriptors()

  Deny knowledge of methods. You can override this if you wish to provide explicit method info.

  Specified by:

  getMethodDescriptors in interface BeanInfo

  Returns:

  An array of MethodDescriptors describing the externally visible methods supported by this bean. May return null if the information should be obtained by automatic analysis.

• getAdditionalBeanInfo

  public BeanInfo[] getAdditionalBeanInfo()

  Claim there are no other relevant BeanInfo objects. You may override this if you want to (for example) return a BeanInfo for a base class.

  Specified by:

  getAdditionalBeanInfo in interface BeanInfo

  Returns:

  an array of BeanInfo objects. May return null.

• getIcon

  public Image getIcon(int iconKind)

  Claim there are no icons available. You can override this if you want to provide icons for your bean.

  Specified by:

  getIcon in interface BeanInfo

  Parameters:

  iconKind - The kind of icon requested. This should be one of the constant values ICON_COLOR_16x16, ICON_COLOR_32x32, ICON_MONO_16x16, or ICON_MONO_32x32.

  Returns:

  An image object representing the requested icon. May return null if no suitable icon is available.

• loadImage

  public Image loadImage(String resourceName)

  This is a utility method to help in loading icon images. It takes the name of a resource file associated with the current object's class file and loads an image object from that file. Typically images will be GIFs.

  Parameters:

  resourceName - A pathname relative to the directory holding the class file of the current class. For example, "wombat.gif".

  Returns:

  an image object. May be null if the load failed.