J. Duke | 319a3b9 | 2007-12-01 00:00:00 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | /* |
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| 25 | |
| 26 | package java.beans; |
| 27 | |
| 28 | import java.applet.Applet; |
| 29 | |
| 30 | import java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext; |
| 31 | |
| 32 | /** |
| 33 | * <p> |
| 34 | * This interface is designed to work in collusion with java.beans.Beans.instantiate. |
| 35 | * The interafce is intended to provide mechanism to allow the proper |
| 36 | * initialization of JavaBeans that are also Applets, during their |
| 37 | * instantiation by java.beans.Beans.instantiate(). |
| 38 | * </p> |
| 39 | * |
| 40 | * @see java.beans.Beans#instantiate |
| 41 | * |
| 42 | * @since 1.2 |
| 43 | * |
| 44 | */ |
| 45 | |
| 46 | |
| 47 | public interface AppletInitializer { |
| 48 | |
| 49 | /** |
| 50 | * <p> |
| 51 | * If passed to the appropriate variant of java.beans.Beans.instantiate |
| 52 | * this method will be called in order to associate the newly instantiated |
| 53 | * Applet (JavaBean) with its AppletContext, AppletStub, and Container. |
| 54 | * </p> |
| 55 | * <p> |
| 56 | * Conformant implementations shall: |
| 57 | * <ol> |
| 58 | * <li> Associate the newly instantiated Applet with the appropriate |
| 59 | * AppletContext. |
| 60 | * |
| 61 | * <li> Instantiate an AppletStub() and associate that AppletStub with |
| 62 | * the Applet via an invocation of setStub(). |
| 63 | * |
| 64 | * <li> If BeanContext parameter is null, then it shall associate the |
| 65 | * Applet with its appropriate Container by adding that Applet to its |
| 66 | * Container via an invocation of add(). If the BeanContext parameter is |
| 67 | * non-null, then it is the responsibility of the BeanContext to associate |
| 68 | * the Applet with its Container during the subsequent invocation of its |
| 69 | * addChildren() method. |
| 70 | * </ol> |
| 71 | * </p> |
| 72 | * |
| 73 | * @param newAppletBean The newly instantiated JavaBean |
| 74 | * @param bCtxt The BeanContext intended for this Applet, or |
| 75 | * null. |
| 76 | */ |
| 77 | |
| 78 | void initialize(Applet newAppletBean, BeanContext bCtxt); |
| 79 | |
| 80 | /** |
| 81 | * <p> |
| 82 | * Activate, and/or mark Applet active. Implementors of this interface |
| 83 | * shall mark this Applet as active, and optionally invoke its start() |
| 84 | * method. |
| 85 | * </p> |
| 86 | * |
| 87 | * @param newApplet The newly instantiated JavaBean |
| 88 | */ |
| 89 | |
| 90 | void activate(Applet newApplet); |
| 91 | } |