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diff --git a/libjava/java/beans/DesignMode.java b/libjava/java/beans/DesignMode.java deleted file mode 100644 index b7782f99788..00000000000 --- a/libjava/java/beans/DesignMode.java +++ /dev/null @@ -1,82 +0,0 @@ -/* java.beans.DesignMode - Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. - -This file is part of GNU Classpath. - -GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify -it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by -the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) -any later version. - -GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but -WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of -MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU -General Public License for more details. - -You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License -along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the -Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA -02111-1307 USA. - -As a special exception, if you link this library with other files to -produce an executable, this library does not by itself cause the -resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License. -This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the -executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */ - - -package java.beans; - -/** - * <code>BeanContextChild</code> implementors implement this to get information about whether they are in a design time or runtime environment. - * The reason this is restricted to <code>BeanContextChild</code>ren is that - * only things in the <code>BeanContext</code> hierarchy are given this - * information in the first place. - * - * @author John Keiser - * @since JDK1.2 - * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextChild - */ - -public interface DesignMode { - /** - * Use this name when firing <code>PropertyChangeEvent</code>s from your Bean. - * @fixme Check whether PROPERTYNAME is set to same value as Sun. - */ - public static final String PROPERTYNAME = "designTime"; - - /** - * The environment will call this method on your - * <code>BeanContextChild</code> when it is registered in a parent - * <code>BeanContext</code> or when behavior needs to switch from - * design time to runtime behavior (or vice versa). - * <P> - * - * <code>BeanContext</code>s are required to fire - * <code>PropertyChangeEvent</code>s when properties change. - * <code>designTime</code> is a property, and therefore when you - * implement <code>setDesignTime()</code>, you need to fire a - * <code>PropertyChangeEvent</code> with the old value, the new - * value and using <code>PROPERTYNAME</code> as the property name. - * - * @param designTime the new value of design time, - * <code>true</code> if it is design time, - * <code>false</code> if it is runtime. - * - * @fixme I'm frankly not really sure whether it's the case that - * the BeanContext can <em>change</em> the status of the Bean from - * design time to runtime. But it appears that it may be so. - * - * @see java.util.PropertyChangeEvent - * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext - * @see #PROPERTYNAME - */ - public void setDesignTime(boolean designTime); - - /** - * This method should tell whether it is design time or runtime. - * @return <code>true</code> if design time, <code>false</code> if - * runtime. - */ - public boolean isDesignTime(); -} |