Class EventSetDescriptor

java.lang.Object

java.beans.FeatureDescriptor

java.beans.EventSetDescriptor

public class EventSetDescriptor extends FeatureDescriptor

An EventSetDescriptor describes a group of events that a given Java bean fires.

The given group of events are all delivered as method calls on a single event listener interface, and an event listener object can be registered via a call on a registration method supplied by the event source.

Since:: 1.1

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`EventSetDescriptor(Class<?> sourceClass, String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, String listenerMethodName)`	Creates an `EventSetDescriptor` assuming that you are following the most simple standard design pattern where a named event "fred" is (1) delivered as a call on the single method of interface FredListener, (2) has a single argument of type FredEvent, and (3) where the FredListener may be registered with a call on an addFredListener method of the source component and removed with a call on a removeFredListener method.
`EventSetDescriptor(Class<?> sourceClass, String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, String[] listenerMethodNames, String addListenerMethodName, String removeListenerMethodName)`	Creates an `EventSetDescriptor` from scratch using string names.
`EventSetDescriptor(Class<?> sourceClass, String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, String[] listenerMethodNames, String addListenerMethodName, String removeListenerMethodName, String getListenerMethodName)`	This constructor creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using string names.
`EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, MethodDescriptor[] listenerMethodDescriptors, Method addListenerMethod, Method removeListenerMethod)`	Creates an `EventSetDescriptor` from scratch using `java.lang.reflect.MethodDescriptor` and `java.lang.Class` objects.
`EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, Method[] listenerMethods, Method addListenerMethod, Method removeListenerMethod)`	Creates an `EventSetDescriptor` from scratch using `java.lang.reflect.Method` and `java.lang.Class` objects.
`EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, Method[] listenerMethods, Method addListenerMethod, Method removeListenerMethod, Method getListenerMethod)`	This constructor creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using java.lang.reflect.Method and java.lang.Class objects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Method`	`getAddListenerMethod()`	Gets the method used to add event listeners.
`Method`	`getGetListenerMethod()`	Gets the method used to access the registered event listeners.
`MethodDescriptor[]`	`getListenerMethodDescriptors()`	Gets the `MethodDescriptor`s of the target listener interface.
`Method[]`	`getListenerMethods()`	Gets the methods of the target listener interface.
`Class<?>`	`getListenerType()`	Gets the `Class` object for the target interface.
`Method`	`getRemoveListenerMethod()`	Gets the method used to remove event listeners.
`boolean`	`isInDefaultEventSet()`	Reports if an event set is in the "default" set.
`boolean`	`isUnicast()`	Normally event sources are multicast.
`void`	`setInDefaultEventSet(boolean inDefaultEventSet)`	Marks an event set as being in the "default" set (or not).
`void`	`setUnicast(boolean unicast)`	Mark an event set as unicast (or not).

Methods declared in class FeatureDescriptor

attributeNames, getDisplayName, getName, getShortDescription, getValue, isExpert, isHidden, isPreferred, setDisplayName, setExpert, setHidden, setName, setPreferred, setShortDescription, setValue, toString

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Enumeration<String>`	`attributeNames()`	Gets an enumeration of the locale-independent names of this feature.
`String`	`getDisplayName()`	Gets the localized display name of this feature.
`String`	`getName()`	Gets the programmatic name of this feature.
`String`	`getShortDescription()`	Gets the short description of this feature.
`Object`	`getValue(String attributeName)`	Retrieve a named attribute with this feature.
`boolean`	`isExpert()`	The "expert" flag is used to distinguish between those features that are intended for expert users from those that are intended for normal users.
`boolean`	`isHidden()`	The "hidden" flag is used to identify features that are intended only for tool use, and which should not be exposed to humans.
`boolean`	`isPreferred()`	The "preferred" flag is used to identify features that are particularly important for presenting to humans.
`void`	`setDisplayName(String displayName)`	Sets the localized display name of this feature.
`void`	`setExpert(boolean expert)`	The "expert" flag is used to distinguish between features that are intended for expert users from those that are intended for normal users.
`void`	`setHidden(boolean hidden)`	The "hidden" flag is used to identify features that are intended only for tool use, and which should not be exposed to humans.
`void`	`setName(String name)`	Sets the programmatic name of this feature.
`void`	`setPreferred(boolean preferred)`	The "preferred" flag is used to identify features that are particularly important for presenting to humans.
`void`	`setShortDescription(String text)`	You can associate a short descriptive string with a feature.
`void`	`setValue(String attributeName, Object value)`	Associate a named attribute with this feature.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.

Methods declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

EventSetDescriptor

public EventSetDescriptor(Class<?> sourceClass, String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, String listenerMethodName) throws IntrospectionException

Creates an EventSetDescriptor assuming that you are following the most simple standard design pattern where a named event "fred" is (1) delivered as a call on the single method of interface FredListener, (2) has a single argument of type FredEvent, and (3) where the FredListener may be registered with a call on an addFredListener method of the source component and removed with a call on a removeFredListener method.

Parameters:: sourceClass - The class firing the event.; eventSetName - The programmatic name of the event. E.g. "fred". Note that this should normally start with a lower-case character.; listenerType - The target interface that events will get delivered to.; listenerMethodName - The method that will get called when the event gets delivered to its target listener interface.
Throws:: IntrospectionException - if an exception occurs during introspection.

EventSetDescriptor

public EventSetDescriptor(Class<?> sourceClass, String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, String[] listenerMethodNames, String addListenerMethodName, String removeListenerMethodName) throws IntrospectionException

Creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using string names.

Parameters:: sourceClass - The class firing the event.; eventSetName - The programmatic name of the event set. Note that this should normally start with a lower-case character.; listenerType - The Class of the target interface that events will get delivered to.; listenerMethodNames - The names of the methods that will get called when the event gets delivered to its target listener interface.; addListenerMethodName - The name of the method on the event source that can be used to register an event listener object.; removeListenerMethodName - The name of the method on the event source that can be used to de-register an event listener object.
Throws:: IntrospectionException - if an exception occurs during introspection.

EventSetDescriptor

public EventSetDescriptor(Class<?> sourceClass, String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, String[] listenerMethodNames, String addListenerMethodName, String removeListenerMethodName, String getListenerMethodName) throws IntrospectionException

This constructor creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using string names.

Parameters:: sourceClass - The class firing the event.; eventSetName - The programmatic name of the event set. Note that this should normally start with a lower-case character.; listenerType - The Class of the target interface that events will get delivered to.; listenerMethodNames - The names of the methods that will get called when the event gets delivered to its target listener interface.; addListenerMethodName - The name of the method on the event source that can be used to register an event listener object.; removeListenerMethodName - The name of the method on the event source that can be used to de-register an event listener object.; getListenerMethodName - The method on the event source that can be used to access the array of event listener objects.
Throws:: IntrospectionException - if an exception occurs during introspection.
Since:: 1.4

EventSetDescriptor

public EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, Method[] listenerMethods, Method addListenerMethod, Method removeListenerMethod) throws IntrospectionException

Creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using java.lang.reflect.Method and java.lang.Class objects.

Parameters:: eventSetName - The programmatic name of the event set.; listenerType - The Class for the listener interface.; listenerMethods - An array of Method objects describing each of the event handling methods in the target listener.; addListenerMethod - The method on the event source that can be used to register an event listener object.; removeListenerMethod - The method on the event source that can be used to de-register an event listener object.
Throws:: IntrospectionException - if an exception occurs during introspection.

EventSetDescriptor

public EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, Method[] listenerMethods, Method addListenerMethod, Method removeListenerMethod, Method getListenerMethod) throws IntrospectionException

This constructor creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using java.lang.reflect.Method and java.lang.Class objects.

Parameters:: eventSetName - The programmatic name of the event set.; listenerType - The Class for the listener interface.; listenerMethods - An array of Method objects describing each of the event handling methods in the target listener.; addListenerMethod - The method on the event source that can be used to register an event listener object.; removeListenerMethod - The method on the event source that can be used to de-register an event listener object.; getListenerMethod - The method on the event source that can be used to access the array of event listener objects.
Throws:: IntrospectionException - if an exception occurs during introspection.
Since:: 1.4

EventSetDescriptor

public EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName, Class<?> listenerType, MethodDescriptor[] listenerMethodDescriptors, Method addListenerMethod, Method removeListenerMethod) throws IntrospectionException

Creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using java.lang.reflect.MethodDescriptor and java.lang.Class objects.

Parameters:: eventSetName - The programmatic name of the event set.; listenerType - The Class for the listener interface.; listenerMethodDescriptors - An array of MethodDescriptor objects describing each of the event handling methods in the target listener.; addListenerMethod - The method on the event source that can be used to register an event listener object.; removeListenerMethod - The method on the event source that can be used to de-register an event listener object.
Throws:: IntrospectionException - if an exception occurs during introspection.

Method Details

getListenerType

public Class<?> getListenerType()

Gets the Class object for the target interface.

Returns:: The Class object for the target interface that will get invoked when the event is fired.

getListenerMethods

public Method[] getListenerMethods()

Gets the methods of the target listener interface.

Returns:: An array of Method objects for the target methods within the target listener interface that will get called when events are fired.

getListenerMethodDescriptors

public MethodDescriptor[] getListenerMethodDescriptors()

Gets the MethodDescriptors of the target listener interface.

Returns:: An array of MethodDescriptor objects for the target methods within the target listener interface that will get called when events are fired.

getAddListenerMethod

public Method getAddListenerMethod()

Gets the method used to add event listeners.

Returns:: The method used to register a listener at the event source.

getRemoveListenerMethod

public Method getRemoveListenerMethod()

Gets the method used to remove event listeners.

Returns:: The method used to remove a listener at the event source.

getGetListenerMethod

public Method getGetListenerMethod()

Gets the method used to access the registered event listeners.

Returns:: The method used to access the array of listeners at the event source or null if it doesn't exist.
Since:: 1.4

setUnicast

public void setUnicast(boolean unicast)

Mark an event set as unicast (or not).

Parameters:: unicast - True if the event set is unicast.

isUnicast

public boolean isUnicast()

Normally event sources are multicast. However there are some exceptions that are strictly unicast.

Returns:: true if the event set is unicast. Defaults to false.

setInDefaultEventSet

public void setInDefaultEventSet(boolean inDefaultEventSet)

Marks an event set as being in the "default" set (or not). By default this is true.

Parameters:: inDefaultEventSet - true if the event set is in the "default" set, false if not

isInDefaultEventSet

public boolean isInDefaultEventSet()

Reports if an event set is in the "default" set.

Returns:: true if the event set is in the "default" set. Defaults to true.

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