Developing Java Beans

Name

Interface java.beans.BeanInfo interface BeanInfo

Description

BeanInfo is an interface implemented by a class that provides explicit information about a Bean. It is used to describe one or more feature sets of a Bean, including its properties, methods, and events.

Class Definition

public interface BeanInfo 
{
   // methods
   BeanInfo[] getAdditionalBeanInfo();
   BeanDescriptor getBeanDescriptor();
   int getDefaultEventIndex();
   int getDefaultPropertyIndex();
   EventSetDescriptor[] getEventSetDescriptors();
   java.awt.Image getIcon(int iconKind);
   MethodDescriptor[] getMethodDescriptors();
   PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptors();

   // fields
   final static int ICON_COLOR_16x16 = 1;
   final static int ICON_COLOR_32x32 = 2;
   final static int ICON_MONO_16x16 = 3;
   final static int ICON_MONO_32x32 = 4;
}

See Also

BeanDescriptor, EventSetDescriptor, MethodDescriptor, PropertyDe-scriptor