java.beans

Annotation Type JavaBean

@Documented
@Target(value=TYPE)
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface JavaBean

An annotation used to specify some class-related information for the automatically generated BeanInfo classes. This annotation is not used if the annotated class has a corresponding user-defined BeanInfo class, which does not imply the automatic analysis.

Since:

1.9

See Also:

BeanInfo.getBeanDescriptor()

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
String	defaultEventSet The name of the default event set is used to calculate its index in the array of event sets defined in the annotated class.
String	defaultProperty The name of the default property is used to calculate its index in the array of properties defined in the annotated class.
String	description The short description for the bean descriptor of the annotated class.

Element Detail

description

public abstract String description

The short description for the bean descriptor of the annotated class.

Returns:

the bean description, or an empty string if the description is not set.

Default:

""

defaultProperty

public abstract String defaultProperty

The name of the default property is used to calculate its index in the array of properties defined in the annotated class. If the name is not set or the annotated class does not define a property with the specified name, the default property index will be calculated automatically by the Introspector depending on its state.

Returns:

the name of the default property, or an empty string if the name is not set.

Default:

""

defaultEventSet

public abstract String defaultEventSet

The name of the default event set is used to calculate its index in the array of event sets defined in the annotated class. If the name is not set or the annotated class does not define an event set with the specified name, the default event set index will be calculated automatically by the Introspector depending on its state.

Returns:

the name of the default event set, or an empty string if the name is not set.

Default:

""