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Specifies whether a component is a container or not. A container can have child components. The value must be a Boolean. Default is false. E.g.

beanDesc.setValue("isContainer", Boolean.TRUE);

If components should be added to a descendant of a container, then it is possible to specify a method that returns the container for the children. JFrame.getContentPane() is an example for such a method. The value must be a String and specifies the name of a method that takes no arguments and returns a java.awt.Container. E.g.

beanDesc.setValue("containerDelegate", "getContentPane");

Allows the specification of a layout manager, which is used when adding the component to a form. If specified, then JFormDesigner does not allow the selection of a layout manager. The value must be a Class. E.g.

beanDesc.setValue("layoutManager", BorderLayout.class);

Specifies an instance of a class, which extends java.beans.PersistenceDelegate, that can be used to persist an instance of the bean. E.g.

beanDesc.setValue("persistenceDelegate", new MyBeanPersistenceDelegate());

Specifies the property category to which the property belongs. JFormDesigner adds the specified category to the Properties view. The value must be a String.

propDesc.setValue("category", "My Properties");

Specifies a list of valid property values. The value must be an Object[]. For each property value, the Object[] must contain three items:

• Name: A displayable name for the property value.
• Value: The actual property value.
• Java Initialization String: A Java code piece used when generating code.

propDesc.setValue("enumerationValues", new Object[] {
    "horizontal", JSlider.HORIZONTAL, "JSlider.HORIZONTAL",
    "vertical",   JSlider.VERTICAL,   "JSlider.VERTICAL",
});

Specifies a list of persistence delegates for classes. The value must be an Object[]. For each class, the Object[] must contain two items:

• Class: The class for which the persistence delegate should be used.
• Persistence delegate: Instance of a class, which extends java.beans.PersistenceDelegate, that should be used to persist an instance of the specified class.

Use the attribute "persistenceDelegate" (see below) to specify a persistence delegate for the property value. Use this attribute to specify persistence delegates for classes that are referenced by the property value. E.g. if a property value references classes MyClass1 and MyClass2:

propDesc.setValue("extraPersistenceDelegates", new Object[] {
    MyClass1.class, new MyClass1PersistenceDelegate(),
    MyClass2.class, new MyClass2PersistenceDelegate(),
});

Specifies one or more class names for which import statements should be generated by the Java code generator. This is useful if you don't use full qualified class names in enumerationValues or PropertyEditor.getJavaInitializationString(). The value must be a String or String[]. E.g.

propDesc.setValue("imports", "com.mycompany.MyConstants");
propDesc.setValue("imports", new String[] {
    "com.mycompany.MyConstants",
    "com.mycompany.MyExtendedConstants",
});

Specifies whether the property is not shown in the Properties view when multiple components are selected. The value must be a Boolean. Default is false. E.g.

propDesc.setValue("notMultiSelection", Boolean.TRUE);

Specifies that a property can not set to null in the Properties view. If true, the Set Value to null command is disabled. The value must be a Boolean. Default is false. E.g.

propDesc.setValue("notNull", Boolean.TRUE);

Specifies that a property value can not restored to the default in the Properties view. If true, the Restore Default Value command is disabled. The value must be a Boolean. Default is false. E.g.

propDesc.setValue("notRestoreDefault", Boolean.TRUE);

Specifies an instance of a class, which extends java.beans.PersistenceDelegate, that can be used to persist an instance of a property value. E.g.

propDesc.setValue("persistenceDelegate", new MyPropPersistenceDelegate());

Specifies that a property is a preferred binding property. If true, the property is added to the Bind submenu (right-click on component) and highlighted in bold in the Binding dialog. The value must be a Boolean. Default is false. E.g.

propDesc.setValue("preferredBinding", Boolean.TRUE);

Specifies that a property is read-only in the Properties view. The value must be a Boolean. Default is false. E.g.

propDesc.setValue("readOnly", Boolean.TRUE);

Specifies that the property value should not persisted and no code should generated. The value must be a Boolean. Default is false. E.g.

propDesc.setValue("transient", Boolean.TRUE);

Specifies whether the default property value depends on other property values. The value must be a Boolean. Default is false. E.g.

propDesc.setValue("variableDefault", Boolean.TRUE);