Module java.desktop
Package javax.swing

Annotation Type SwingContainer

@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface SwingContainer
An annotation used to specify some swing-related information for the automatically generated BeanInfo classes. This annotation is not used if the annotated class has a corresponding user-defined BeanInfo class, which does not imply the automatic analysis.

The isContainer feature attribute was introduced primarily for the Swing library. All Swing components extend the Container class by design, so the builder tool assumes that all Swing components are containers. The BeanInfo classes with the isContainer attribute allow to directly specify whether a Swing component is a container or not.

Since:
9

  • Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements 
    Modifier and Type Optional Element Description
    String delegate
    The name of the getter method in the annotated class, which returns the corresponding Swing container, if it is not recommended to add subcomponents to the annotated class directly.
    boolean value
    The value that indicates whether the annotated class can be used as a container for other Swing components or not.

  • Element Details

    • value

      boolean value
      The value that indicates whether the annotated class can be used as a container for other Swing components or not.
      Returns:
      true if the annotated class is a Swing container; false otherwise.
      Default:
      true

    • delegate

      String delegate
      The name of the getter method in the annotated class, which returns the corresponding Swing container, if it is not recommended to add subcomponents to the annotated class directly.
      Returns:
      the name of the getter method in the annotated class, which returns the corresponding Swing container, or an empty string if the method name is not set.
      Default:
      ""