FeatureDescriptor.java   [plain text]

/* java.beans.FeatureDescriptor
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package java.beans;

import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Hashtable;

/**
 * FeatureDescriptor is the common superclass for all JavaBeans Descriptor
 * classes. JavaBeans descriptors are abstract descriptors of properties,
 * events, methods, beans, etc.<P>
 *
 * <STRONG>Documentation Convention:</STRONG> for proper
 * Internalization of Beans inside an RAD tool, sometimes there
 * are two names for a property or method: a programmatic, or
 * locale-independent name, which can be used anywhere, and a
 * localized, display name, for ease of use.  In the
 * documentation I will specify different String values as
 * either <EM>programmatic</EM> or <EM>localized</EM> to
 * make this distinction clear.
 *
 * @author John Keiser
 * @since 1.1
 * @version 1.1.0, 31 May 1998
 */

public class FeatureDescriptor
{
  String name;
  String displayName;
  String shortDescription;
  boolean expert;
  boolean hidden;
  boolean preferred;

  Hashtable valueHash;

  /**
   * Instantiate this FeatureDescriptor with appropriate default values.
   */
  public FeatureDescriptor()
  {
    valueHash = new Hashtable();
  }

  /**
   * Get the programmatic name of this feature.
   */
  public String getName()
  {
    return name;
  }

  /**
   * Set the programmatic name of this feature.
   *
   * @param name the new name for this feature.
   */
  public void setName(String name)
  {
    this.name = name;
  }

  /**
   * Get the localized (display) name of this feature.
   */
  public String getDisplayName()
  {
    return displayName;
  }

  /**
   * Set the localized (display) name of this feature.
   *
   * @param displayName the new display name for this feature.
   */
  public void setDisplayName(String displayName)
  {
    this.displayName = displayName;
  }

  /**
   * Get the localized short description for this feature.
   */
  public String getShortDescription()
  {
    return shortDescription;
  }

  /**
   * Set the localized short description for this feature.
   *
   * @param shortDescription the new short description for this feature.
   */
  public void setShortDescription(String shortDescription)
  {
    this.shortDescription = shortDescription;
  }

  /**
   * Indicates whether this feature is for expert use only.
   *
   * @return true if for use by experts only,
   * or false if anyone can use it.
   */
  public boolean isExpert()
  {
    return expert;
  }

  /**
   * Set whether this feature is for expert use only.
   *
   * @param expert true if for use by experts only,
   * or false if anyone can use it.
   */
  public void setExpert(boolean expert)
  {
    this.expert = expert;
  }

  /**
   * Indicates whether this feature is for use by tools only.
   * If it is for use by tools only, then it should not be displayed.
   *
   * @return true if tools only should use it,
   * or false if anyone can see it.
   */
  public boolean isHidden()
  {
    return hidden;
  }

  /**
   * Set whether this feature is for use by tools only.
   * If it is for use by tools only, then it should not be displayed.
   *
   * @param hidden true if tools only should use it,
   * or false if anyone can see it.
   */
  public void setHidden(boolean hidden)
  {
    this.hidden = hidden;
  }

  public boolean isPreferred ()
  {
    return preferred;
  }

  public void setPreferred (boolean preferred)
  {
    this.preferred = preferred;
  }

  /**
   * Get an arbitrary value set with setValue().
   *
   * @param name the programmatic name of the key.
   *
   * @return the value associated with this name,
   * or null if there is none.
   */
  public Object getValue(String name)
  {
    return valueHash.get(name);
  }

  /**
   * Set an arbitrary string-value pair with this feature.
   *
   * @param name the programmatic name of the key.
   * @param value the value to associate with the name.
   */
  public void setValue(String name, Object value)
  {
    valueHash.put(name, value);
  }

  /**
   * Get a list of the programmatic key names set with setValue().
   *
   * @return an Enumerator over all the programmatic key names associated
   * with this feature.
   */
  public Enumeration attributeNames()
  {
    return valueHash.keys();
  }
}