Developing Java Beans

Name

Interface java.beans.PropertyEditor

Description

The PropertyEditor interface is implemented by classes that are used by user interfaces that allow users to edit a property value of a specific type. The PropertyEditor can support different ways of displaying and updating property values.

Class Definition

public interface PropertyEditor 
{
   // methods
   void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
   String getAsText();
   java.awt.Component getCustomEditor();
   String getJavaInitializationString();
   String[] getTags();
   Object getValue();
   boolean isPaintable();
   void paintValue(java.awt.Graphics gfx, java.awt.Rectangle box);
   void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
   void setAsText(String text) 
            throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
   void setValue(Object value);
   boolean supportsCustomEditor();
}

See Also

PropertyChangeListener