Module java.desktop

Package java.beans

Annotation Interface JavaBean

@Documented
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(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:

9

See Also:

• BeanInfo.getBeanDescriptor()

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element	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 Details

description

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

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

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:

""