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java.beans
class BeanDescriptor

java.lang.Object extended by java.beans.FeatureDescriptor extended by java.beans.BeanDescriptor
Most common way to construct:

Class beanClass = …;

BeanDescriptor bd = new BeanDescriptor(beanClass);

Based on 25 examples 

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.
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