com.jformdesigner.annotations

Annotation Type BeanInfo.Category

@Target(value=TYPE)
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public static @interface BeanInfo.Category

This annotation supports grouping of properties into categories, which are displayed in the JFormDesigner Properties view. For example:

 @BeanInfo(
     categories={
         @Category(name="Sizes", properties={"preferredSize", "minimumSize", "maximumSize"}),
         @Category(name="Colors", properties={"background", "foreground"}),
     }
 )
 public class MyButton extends JButton { ... }
 

Its also possible to specify a category for a property with PropertyDesc.category().

Since:

5.0

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
String	name The name of the category.
String[]	properties Array of property names that should be assigned to this category.

Element Detail

name

public abstract String name

The name of the category. Used in the JFormDesigner Properties view.

properties

public abstract String[] properties

Array of property names that should be assigned to this category.