Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

Uses of Package
java.beans

Packages that use java.beans
java.awt Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images. 
java.beans Contains classes related to developing beans -- components based on the JavaBeansTM architecture. 
java.beans.beancontext Provides classes and interfaces relating to bean context. 
java.lang.management Provides the management interface for monitoring and management of the Java virtual machine as well as the operating system on which the Java virtual machine is running. 
java.util.jar Provides classes for reading and writing the JAR (Java ARchive) file format, which is based on the standard ZIP file format with an optional manifest file. 
java.util.logging Provides the classes and interfaces of the JavaTM 2 platform's core logging facilities. 
javax.accessibility Defines a contract between user-interface components and an assistive technology that provides access to those components. 
javax.swing Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms. 
javax.swing.event Provides for events fired by Swing components. 
javax.swing.plaf.basic Provides user interface objects built according to the Basic look and feel. 
javax.swing.plaf.metal Provides user interface objects built according to the Java look and feel (once codenamed Metal), which is the default look and feel. 
javax.swing.table Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with javax.swing.JTable
javax.swing.tree Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with javax.swing.JTree
 

Classes in java.beans used by java.awt
PropertyChangeListener
          A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
PropertyChangeSupport
          This is a utility class that can be used by beans that support bound properties.
PropertyVetoException
          A PropertyVetoException is thrown when a proposed change to a property represents an unacceptable value.
VetoableChangeListener
          A VetoableChange event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "constrained" property.
 

Classes in java.beans used by java.beans
AppletInitializer
           This interface is designed to work in collusion with java.beans.Beans.instantiate.
BeanDescriptor
          A BeanDescriptor provides global information about a "bean", including its Java class, its displayName, etc.
BeanInfo
          A bean implementor who wishes to provide explicit information about their bean may provide a BeanInfo class that implements this BeanInfo interface and provides explicit information about the methods, properties, events, etc, of their bean.
Encoder
          An Encoder is a class which can be used to create files or streams that encode the state of a collection of JavaBeans in terms of their public APIs.
EventSetDescriptor
          An EventSetDescriptor describes a group of events that a given Java bean fires.
ExceptionListener
          An ExceptionListener is notified of internal exceptions.
Expression
          An Expression object represents a primitive expression in which a single method is applied to a target and a set of arguments to return a result - as in "a.getFoo()".
FeatureDescriptor
          The FeatureDescriptor class is the common baseclass for PropertyDescriptor, EventSetDescriptor, and MethodDescriptor, etc.
IntrospectionException
          Thrown when an exception happens during Introspection.
MethodDescriptor
          A MethodDescriptor describes a particular method that a Java Bean supports for external access from other components.
ParameterDescriptor
          The ParameterDescriptor class allows bean implementors to provide additional information on each of their parameters, beyond the low level type information provided by the java.lang.reflect.Method class.
PersistenceDelegate
          The PersistenceDelegate class takes the responsibility for expressing the state of an instance of a given class in terms of the methods in the class's public API.
PropertyChangeEvent
          A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
PropertyChangeListener
          A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
PropertyDescriptor
          A PropertyDescriptor describes one property that a Java Bean exports via a pair of accessor methods.
PropertyEditor
          A PropertyEditor class provides support for GUIs that want to allow users to edit a property value of a given type.
PropertyVetoException
          A PropertyVetoException is thrown when a proposed change to a property represents an unacceptable value.
Statement
          A Statement object represents a primitive statement in which a single method is applied to a target and a set of arguments - as in "a.setFoo(b)".
VetoableChangeListener
          A VetoableChange event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "constrained" property.
 

Classes in java.beans used by java.beans.beancontext
BeanInfo
          A bean implementor who wishes to provide explicit information about their bean may provide a BeanInfo class that implements this BeanInfo interface and provides explicit information about the methods, properties, events, etc, of their bean.
DesignMode
           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.
PropertyChangeEvent
          A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
PropertyChangeListener
          A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
PropertyChangeSupport
          This is a utility class that can be used by beans that support bound properties.
PropertyVetoException
          A PropertyVetoException is thrown when a proposed change to a property represents an unacceptable value.
VetoableChangeListener
          A VetoableChange event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "constrained" property.
VetoableChangeSupport
          This is a utility class that can be used by beans that support constrained properties.
Visibility
          Under some circumstances a bean may be run on servers where a GUI is not available.
 

Classes in java.beans used by java.lang.management
ConstructorProperties
          An annotation on a constructor that shows how the parameters of that constructor correspond to the constructed object's getter methods.
 

Classes in java.beans used by java.util.jar
PropertyChangeListener
          A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
 

Classes in java.beans used by java.util.logging
PropertyChangeListener
          A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
 

Classes in java.beans used by javax.accessibility
PropertyChangeListener
          A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
 

Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing
PropertyChangeEvent
          A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
PropertyChangeListener
          A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
PropertyChangeSupport
          This is a utility class that can be used by beans that support bound properties.
PropertyVetoException
          A PropertyVetoException is thrown when a proposed change to a property represents an unacceptable value.
VetoableChangeListener
          A VetoableChange event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "constrained" property.
 

Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.event
PropertyChangeEvent
          A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
PropertyChangeSupport
          This is a utility class that can be used by beans that support bound properties.
 

Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.plaf.basic
PropertyChangeEvent
          A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
PropertyChangeListener
          A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
 

Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.plaf.metal
PropertyChangeEvent
          A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
PropertyChangeListener
          A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
 

Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.table
PropertyChangeEvent
          A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
PropertyChangeListener
          A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
 

Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.tree
PropertyChangeListener
          A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
 


Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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