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author | Tom Tromey <tromey@gcc.gnu.org> | 2000-05-19 17:55:34 +0000 |
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committer | Tom Tromey <tromey@gcc.gnu.org> | 2000-05-19 17:55:34 +0000 |
commit | 6c80c45e3010bfe992b41dd8800d2c4b65e0d5ef (patch) | |
tree | 88cf0d32aea197ea8e8198e1206b04c820308615 /libjava/java/beans/Visibility.java | |
parent | 021c89ed68c151c45021fccf1bb5338ee817314c (diff) | |
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Jumbo patch:
* Imported beans and serialization
* Updated IA-64 port
* Miscellaneous bug fixes
From-SVN: r34028
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diff --git a/libjava/java/beans/Visibility.java b/libjava/java/beans/Visibility.java new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ca8c404 --- /dev/null +++ b/libjava/java/beans/Visibility.java @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +/* java.beans.Visibility + Copyright (C) 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + +This file is part of GNU Classpath. + +GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) +any later version. + +GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but +WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU +General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the +Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA +02111-1307 USA. + +As a special exception, if you link this library with other files to +produce an executable, this library does not by itself cause the +resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License. +This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the +executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */ + + +package java.beans; + +/** + * Visibility is an interface a Bean may implement so that the environment + * can tell the Bean whether there is a GUI or not, and so that the Bean + * can tell the environment whether it needs one or can run without one. + * <P> + * + * Sun decided not to use standard Introspection patterns so that these + * methods did not get included when the Introspector made its sweep on + * the class. + * + * @author John Keiser + * @since JDK1.1 + * @version 1.1.0, 29 Jul 1998 + */ + +public interface Visibility { + /** + * Tells whether the Bean can run without a GUI or not. + * @return false if Bean can run without a GUI, else true. + */ + public abstract boolean needsGui(); + + /** + * Tells whether Bean is trying not to use the GUI. + * If needsGui() is true, this method should always return false. + * @return true if definitely not using GUI, otherwise false. + */ + public abstract boolean avoidingGui(); + + /** + * Tells the Bean not to use GUI methods. + * If needsGUI() is false, then after this method is called, + * avoidingGui() should return true. + */ + public abstract void dontUseGui(); + + /** + * Tells the Bean it may use the GUI. + * The Bean is not required to use the GUI in this case, it is + * merely being <EM>permitted</EM> to use it. If needsGui() is + * false, avoidingGui() may return true or false after this method + * is called. + */ + public abstract void okToUseGui(); +} |