org.netbeans.api.settings

Annotation Type ConvertAsJavaBean

@Retention(value=SOURCE)
@Target(value=TYPE)
@Documented
public @interface ConvertAsJavaBean

Specifies the kind of persistence to use of the annotated class. Uses XMLDecoder and XMLEncoder to store and read values of the class (and by default also its subclasses).

The format uses getters and setters of the bean and usually needs default constructor:

 @ConvertAsJavaBean
 public class YourObject {
   public YourObject() {}
   public String getName();
   public void setName(String name);
 }
 

If the bean supports PropertyChangeListener notifications and contains addPropertyChangeListener method, the system starts to listen on existing objects and in case a property change is delivered, the new state of the object is persisted again.

Since:

1.20

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
boolean	subclasses Shall subclasses of this class be also converted as JavaBeans?

Element Detail

subclasses

public abstract boolean subclasses

Shall subclasses of this class be also converted as JavaBeans?

Default:

true