Source for java.beans.Visibility

   1: /* java.beans.Visibility
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  37: 
  38: 
  39: package java.beans;
  40: 
  41: /**
  42:  * Visibility is an interface a Bean may implement so that the environment
  43:  * can tell the Bean whether there is a GUI or not, and so that the Bean
  44:  * can tell the environment whether it needs one or can run without one.
  45:  * <P>
  46:  *
  47:  * Sun decided not to use standard Introspection patterns so that these
  48:  * methods did not get included when the Introspector made its sweep on
  49:  * the class.
  50:  *
  51:  * @author John Keiser
  52:  * @since JDK1.1
  53:  * @version 1.1.0, 29 Jul 1998
  54:  */
  55: 
  56: public interface Visibility {
  57:         /**
  58:          * Tells whether the Bean can run without a GUI or not.
  59:          * @return false if Bean can run without a GUI, else true.
  60:          */
  61:         boolean needsGui();
  62: 
  63:         /**
  64:          * Tells whether Bean is trying not to use the GUI.
  65:          * If needsGui() is true, this method should always return false.
  66:          * @return true if definitely not using GUI, otherwise false.
  67:          */
  68:         boolean avoidingGui();
  69: 
  70:         /**
  71:          * Tells the Bean not to use GUI methods.
  72:          * If needsGUI() is false, then after this method is called,
  73:          * avoidingGui() should return true.
  74:          */
  75:         void dontUseGui();
  76: 
  77:         /**
  78:          * Tells the Bean it may use the GUI.
  79:          * The Bean is not required to use the GUI in this case, it is
  80:          * merely being <EM>permitted</EM> to use it.  If needsGui() is
  81:          * false, avoidingGui() may return true or false after this method
  82:          * is called.
  83:          */
  84:         void okToUseGui();
  85: }