org.openide.explorer.propertysheet

Interface PropertyModel

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExPropertyModel

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPropertyModel

public interface PropertyModel

A model defining the behavior of a property. This model is used to allow components such as PropertyPanel to be used with arbitrary JavaBeans, without requiring them to be instances of Node.Property.

Note:While not yet deprecated, this class will soon be deprecated. The only functionality it offers that is distinct from Node.Property and/or PropertySupport.Reflection is the ability to listen to the model for changes, rather than listening to the bean it is a property of.

Users of PropertyPanel are encouraged instead to use its Node.Property constructor unless you are absolutely sure that the property you want to display can be changed by circumstances beyond your control while it is on screen (this is usually a bug not a feature).

See Also:

DefaultPropertyModel

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	PROP_VALUE Name of the 'value' property.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l) Add listener to change of the value.
Class	getPropertyEditorClass() The class of the property editor or null if default property editor should be used.
Class	getPropertyType() The class of the property.
Object	getValue() Getter for current value of a property.
void	removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l) Remove listener to change of the value.
void	setValue(Object v) Setter for a value of a property.

Field Detail

PROP_VALUE

static final String PROP_VALUE

Name of the 'value' property.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getValue

Object getValue()
         throws InvocationTargetException

Getter for current value of a property.

Returns:

the value

Throws:

InvocationTargetException - if, for example, the getter method cannot be accessed

setValue

void setValue(Object v)
       throws InvocationTargetException

Setter for a value of a property.

Parameters:

v - the value

Throws:

InvocationTargetException - if, for example, the setter cannot be accessed

getPropertyType

Class getPropertyType()

The class of the property.

Returns:

A class object

getPropertyEditorClass

Class getPropertyEditorClass()

The class of the property editor or null if default property editor should be used.

Returns:

the class of PropertyEditor that should be used to edit this PropertyModel

addPropertyChangeListener

void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

Add listener to change of the value.

removePropertyChangeListener

void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

Remove listener to change of the value.