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25 package java.beans;
26 
27 import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
28 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
29 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
30 
31 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
32 import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
33 
34 /**
35  * An annotation used to specify some class-related information
36  * for the automatically generated {@link BeanInfo} classes.
37  * This annotation is not used if the annotated class
38  * has a corresponding user-defined {@code BeanInfo} class,
39  * which does not imply the automatic analysis.
40  *
41  * @see BeanInfo#getBeanDescriptor
42  * @since 9
43  *
44  * @author Sergey A. Malenkov
45  */
46 @Documented
47 @Target({TYPE})
48 @Retention(RUNTIME)
49 public @interface JavaBean {
50     /**
51      * The {@link BeanDescriptor#getShortDescription short description}
52      * for the {@link BeanInfo#getBeanDescriptor bean descriptor}
53      * of the annotated class.
54      *
55      * @return the bean description,
56      *         or an empty string if the description is not set.
57      */
description()58     String description() default "";
59 
60     /**
61      * The name of the default property is used to calculate its
62      * {@link BeanInfo#getDefaultPropertyIndex index} in the
63      * {@link BeanInfo#getPropertyDescriptors array} of properties
64      * defined in the annotated class. If the name is not set or
65      * the annotated class does not define a property
66      * with the specified name, the default property index
67      * will be calculated automatically by the
68      * {@link Introspector} depending on its state.
69      *
70      * @return the name of the default property,
71      *         or an empty string if the name is not set.
72      */
defaultProperty()73     String defaultProperty() default "";
74 
75     /**
76      * The name of the default event set is used to calculate its
77      * {@link BeanInfo#getDefaultEventIndex index} in the
78      * {@link BeanInfo#getEventSetDescriptors array} of event sets
79      * defined in the annotated class. If the name is not set or
80      * the annotated class does not define an event set
81      * with the specified name, the default event set index
82      * will be calculated automatically by the
83      * {@link Introspector} depending on its state.
84      *
85      * @return the name of the default event set,
86      *         or an empty string if the name is not set.
87      */
defaultEventSet()88     String defaultEventSet() default "";
89 }
90