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| |
| package java.beans; |
| |
| /** |
| * <p> |
| * 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. |
| * <p> |
| * 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 applet, application, |
| * or other live Java executable abstraction. |
| * |
| * @author Laurence P. G. Cable |
| * @since 1.2 |
| * |
| * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext |
| * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextChild |
| * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextMembershipListener |
| * @see java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent |
| */ |
| |
| public interface DesignMode { |
| |
| /** |
| * The standard value of the propertyName as fired from a BeanContext or |
| * other source of PropertyChangeEvents. |
| */ |
| |
| static String PROPERTYNAME = "designTime"; |
| |
| /** |
| * Sets the "value" of the "designTime" property. |
| * <p> |
| * 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: |
| * <ul> |
| * <li>{@code propertyName} - {@code java.beans.DesignMode.PROPERTYNAME} |
| * <li>{@code oldValue} - previous value of "designTime" |
| * <li>{@code newValue} - current value of "designTime" |
| * </ul> |
| * Note it is illegal for a BeanContextChild to invoke this method |
| * associated with a BeanContext that it is nested within. |
| * |
| * @param designTime the current "value" of the "designTime" property |
| * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext |
| * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextMembershipListener |
| * @see java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent |
| */ |
| |
| void setDesignTime(boolean designTime); |
| |
| /** |
| * A value of true denotes that JavaBeans should behave in design time |
| * mode, a value of false denotes runtime behavior. |
| * |
| * @return the current "value" of the "designTime" property. |
| */ |
| |
| boolean isDesignTime(); |
| } |