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  java.beans. BeanDescriptor View Source
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Description
public class BeanDescriptor
  A BeanDescriptor provides global information about a "bean", including its Java class, its displayName, etc.
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Constructors
pack-private BeanDescriptor (BeanDescriptor old)
public BeanDescriptor (Class<Object> beanClass)
  Create a BeanDescriptor for a bean that doesn't have a customizer.
public BeanDescriptor (Class<Object> beanClass, Class<Object> customizerClass)
  Create a BeanDescriptor for a bean that has a customizer.
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public Enumeration<String> attributeNames () [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  Gets an enumeration of the locale-independent names of this feature.
pack-privatestatic String capitalize (String s) [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
pack-privatestatic Reference createReference (Object obj) [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
pack-privatestatic Reference createReference (Object obj, boolean soft) [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  Create a Reference wrapper for the object.
public Class<Object> getBeanClass ()
  Gets the bean's Class object.
pack-private Class getClass0 () [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
public Class<Object> getCustomizerClass ()
  Gets the Class object for the bean's customizer.
public String getDisplayName () [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  Gets the localized display name of this feature.
public String getName () [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  Gets the programmatic name of this feature.
pack-privatestatic Object getObject (Reference ref) [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  Returns an object from a Reference wrapper.
public String getShortDescription () [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  Gets the short description of this feature.
public Object getValue (String attributeName) [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  Retrieve a named attribute with this feature.
public boolean isExpert () [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  The "expert" flag is used to distinguish between those features that are intended for expert users from those that are intended for normal users.
public boolean isHidden () [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  The "hidden" flag is used to identify features that are intended only for tool use, and which should not be exposed to humans.
public boolean isPreferred () [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  The "preferred" flag is used to identify features that are particularly important for presenting to humans.
pack-private void setClass0 (Class cls) [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
public void setDisplayName (String displayName) [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  Sets the localized display name of this feature.
public void setExpert (boolean expert) [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  The "expert" flag is used to distinguish between features that are intended for expert users from those that are intended for normal users.
public void setHidden (boolean hidden) [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  The "hidden" flag is used to identify features that are intended only for tool use, and which should not be exposed to humans.
public void setName (String name) [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  Sets the programmatic name of this feature.
public void setPreferred (boolean preferred) [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  The "preferred" flag is used to identify features that are particularly important for presenting to humans.
public void setShortDescription (String text) [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  You can associate a short descriptive string with a feature.
public void setValue (String attributeName, Object value) [Inherited From FeatureDescriptor]
  Associate a named attribute with this feature.
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