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Interface java.beans.Visibility

public interface Visibility

Under some circumstances a bean may be run on servers where a GUI is not available. This interface can be used to query a bean to determine whether it absolutely needs a gui, and to advise the bean whether a GUI is available.

This interface is for expert developers, and is not needed for normal simple beans. To avoid confusing end-users we avoid using getXXX setXXX design patterns for these methods.


Method Index

avoidingGui()
dontUseGui()
This method instructs the bean that it should not use the Gui.
needsGui()
okToUseGui()
This method instructs the bean that it is OK to use the Gui.

Methods

needsGui
 public abstract boolean needsGui()
Returns:
True if the bean absolutely needs a GUI available in order to get its work done.
dontUseGui
 public abstract void dontUseGui()
This method instructs the bean that it should not use the Gui.

okToUseGui
 public abstract void okToUseGui()
This method instructs the bean that it is OK to use the Gui.

avoidingGui
 public abstract boolean avoidingGui()
Returns:
true if the bean is currently avoiding use of the Gui. e.g. due to a call on dontUseGui().

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