Interface BeanContext

All Superinterfaces:
BeanContextChild, Collection, DesignMode, Iterable, Visibility
All Known Subinterfaces:
BeanContextServices
All Known Implementing Classes:
BeanContextServicesSupport, BeanContextSupport 
public interface BeanContext
extends BeanContextChild, Collection, DesignMode, Visibility

The BeanContext acts a logical hierarchical container for JavaBeans.

Since:
1.2
See Also:
Beans, BeanContextChild, BeanContextMembershipListener, PropertyChangeEvent, DesignMode, Visibility, Collection

Fields

Modifier and Type Field Description
static Object globalHierarchyLock

This global lock is used by both BeanContext and BeanContextServices implementors to serialize changes in a BeanContext hierarchy and any service requests etc.

Fields declared in interface java.beans.DesignMode

PROPERTYNAME

Methods

Modifier and Type Method Description
void addBeanContextMembershipListener​(BeanContextMembershipListener bcml)

Adds the specified BeanContextMembershipListener to receive BeanContextMembershipEvents from this BeanContext whenever it adds or removes a child Component(s).
URL getResource​(String name, BeanContextChild bcc)

Analagous to java.lang.ClassLoader.getResource(), this method allows a BeanContext implementation to interpose behavior between the child Component and underlying ClassLoader.
InputStream getResourceAsStream​(String name, BeanContextChild bcc)

Analagous to java.lang.ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(), this method allows a BeanContext implementation to interpose behavior between the child Component and underlying ClassLoader.
Object instantiateChild​(String beanName)

Instantiate the javaBean named as a child of this BeanContext.
void removeBeanContextMembershipListener​(BeanContextMembershipListener bcml)

Removes the specified BeanContextMembershipListener so that it no longer receives BeanContextMembershipEvents when the child Component(s) are added or removed.

Methods declared in interface java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextChild

addPropertyChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, getBeanContext, removePropertyChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, setBeanContext

Methods declared in interface java.util.Collection

add, addAll, clear, contains, containsAll, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, iterator, parallelStream, remove, removeAll, removeIf, retainAll, size, spliterator, stream, toArray, toArray, toArray

Methods declared in interface java.beans.DesignMode

isDesignTime, setDesignTime

Methods declared in interface java.lang.Iterable

forEach

Methods declared in interface java.beans.Visibility

avoidingGui, dontUseGui, needsGui, okToUseGui

Fields

globalHierarchyLock

static final Object globalHierarchyLock

This global lock is used by both BeanContext and BeanContextServices implementors to serialize changes in a BeanContext hierarchy and any service requests etc.

Methods

instantiateChild

Object instantiateChild(String beanName)
                 throws IOException,
                        ClassNotFoundException

Instantiate the javaBean named as a child of this BeanContext. The implementation of the JavaBean is derived from the value of the beanName parameter, and is defined by the java.beans.Beans.instantiate() method.

Parameters:
beanName - The name of the JavaBean to instantiate as a child of this BeanContext
Returns:
a javaBean named as a child of this BeanContext
Throws:
IOException - if an IO problem occurs
ClassNotFoundException - if the class identified by the beanName parameter is not found

getResourceAsStream

InputStream getResourceAsStream(String name,
                                BeanContextChild bcc)
                         throws IllegalArgumentException

Analagous to java.lang.ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(), this method allows a BeanContext implementation to interpose behavior between the child Component and underlying ClassLoader.

Parameters:
name - the resource name
bcc - the specified child
Returns:
an InputStream for reading the resource, or null if the resource could not be found.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if the resource is not valid

getResource

URL getResource(String name,
                BeanContextChild bcc)
         throws IllegalArgumentException

Analagous to java.lang.ClassLoader.getResource(), this method allows a BeanContext implementation to interpose behavior between the child Component and underlying ClassLoader.

Parameters:
name - the resource name
bcc - the specified child
Returns:
a URL for the named resource for the specified child
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if the resource is not valid

addBeanContextMembershipListener

void addBeanContextMembershipListener(BeanContextMembershipListener bcml)

Adds the specified BeanContextMembershipListener to receive BeanContextMembershipEvents from this BeanContext whenever it adds or removes a child Component(s).

Parameters:
bcml - the BeanContextMembershipListener to be added

removeBeanContextMembershipListener

void removeBeanContextMembershipListener(BeanContextMembershipListener bcml)

Removes the specified BeanContextMembershipListener so that it no longer receives BeanContextMembershipEvents when the child Component(s) are added or removed.

Parameters:
bcml - the BeanContextMembershipListener to be removed