Class ParameterDescriptor

java.lang.Object

java.beans.FeatureDescriptor

java.beans.ParameterDescriptor

public class ParameterDescriptor
extends FeatureDescriptor

The ParameterDescriptor class allows bean implementors to provide additional information on each of their parameters, beyond the low level type information provided by the java.lang.reflect.Method class.

Currently all our state comes from the FeatureDescriptor base class.

Since:

1.1

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ParameterDescriptor()	Public default constructor.

Method Summary

Methods declared in class FeatureDescriptor

attributeNames, getDisplayName, getName, getShortDescription, getValue, isExpert, isHidden, isPreferred, setDisplayName, setExpert, setHidden, setName, setPreferred, setShortDescription, setValue, toString

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Enumeration<String>	attributeNames()	Gets an enumeration of the locale-independent names of this feature.
String	getDisplayName()	Gets the localized display name of this feature.
String	getName()	Gets the programmatic name of this feature.
String	getShortDescription()	Gets the short description of this feature.
Object	getValue(String attributeName)	Retrieve a named attribute with this feature.
boolean	isExpert()	The "expert" flag is used to distinguish between those features that are intended for expert users from those that are intended for normal users.
boolean	isHidden()	The "hidden" flag is used to identify features that are intended only for tool use, and which should not be exposed to humans.
boolean	isPreferred()	The "preferred" flag is used to identify features that are particularly important for presenting to humans.
void	setDisplayName(String displayName)	Sets the localized display name of this feature.
void	setExpert(boolean expert)	The "expert" flag is used to distinguish between features that are intended for expert users from those that are intended for normal users.
void	setHidden(boolean hidden)	The "hidden" flag is used to identify features that are intended only for tool use, and which should not be exposed to humans.
void	setName(String name)	Sets the programmatic name of this feature.
void	setPreferred(boolean preferred)	The "preferred" flag is used to identify features that are particularly important for presenting to humans.
void	setShortDescription(String text)	You can associate a short descriptive string with a feature.
void	setValue(String attributeName, Object value)	Associate a named attribute with this feature.
String	toString()	Returns a string representation of the object.

Methods declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Object	clone()	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
boolean	equals(Object obj)	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
protected void	finalize()	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
final Class<?>	getClass()	Returns the runtime class of this Object.
int	hashCode()	Returns a hash code value for this object.
final void	notify()	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
final void	notifyAll()	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
final void	wait()	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
final void	wait(long timeoutMillis)	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
final void	wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

ParameterDescriptor

public ParameterDescriptor()

Public default constructor.