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public Interface DesignMode

Known Direct Subinterfaces
java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext

This interface is intended to be implemented by, or delegated from, instances of java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext, in order to propagate to its nested hierarchy of java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextChild instances, the current "designTime" property.

The JavaBeans specification defines the notion of design time as is a mode in which JavaBeans instances should function during their composition and customization in a interactive design, composition or construction tool, as opposed to runtime when the JavaBean is part of an application, or other live Java executable abstraction.

Author
Laurence P. G. Cable
Since
1.2
See Also
java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext, java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextChild, java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextMembershipListener, java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent

Field Summary

Modifier and TypeField and Description
public static final String
PROPERTYNAME

The standard value of the propertyName as fired from a BeanContext or other source of PropertyChangeEvents.

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public boolean

Returns:

the current "value" of the "designTime" property.
isDesignTime()

A value of true denotes that JavaBeans should behave in design time mode, a value of false denotes runtime behavior.

public void
setDesignTime(boolean
the current "value" of the "designTime" property
designTime)

Sets the "value" of the "designTime" property.

Field Detail

PROPERTYNAMEback to summary
public static final String PROPERTYNAME

The standard value of the propertyName as fired from a BeanContext or other source of PropertyChangeEvents.

Method Detail

isDesignTimeback to summary
public boolean isDesignTime()

A value of true denotes that JavaBeans should behave in design time mode, a value of false denotes runtime behavior.

Returns:boolean

the current "value" of the "designTime" property.

setDesignTimeback to summary
public void setDesignTime(boolean designTime)

Sets the "value" of the "designTime" property.

If the implementing object is an instance of java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext, or a subinterface thereof, then that BeanContext should fire a PropertyChangeEvent, to its registered BeanContextMembershipListeners, with parameters:

  • propertyName - java.beans.DesignMode.PROPERTYNAME
  • oldValue - previous value of "designTime"
  • newValue - current value of "designTime"
Note it is illegal for a BeanContextChild to invoke this method associated with a BeanContext that it is nested within.
Parameters
designTime:boolean

the current "value" of the "designTime" property

See Also
java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext, java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextMembershipListener, java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent