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diff --git a/libjava/java/beans/DesignMode.java b/libjava/java/beans/DesignMode.java deleted file mode 100644 index 39805d50c18..00000000000 --- a/libjava/java/beans/DesignMode.java +++ /dev/null @@ -1,93 +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., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA -02110-1301 USA. - -Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is -making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and -conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole -combination. - -As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you -permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an -executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent -modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under -terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked -independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that -module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from -or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend -this exception to your version of the library, but you are not -obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this -exception statement from your version. */ - - -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. - */ - 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 - */ - 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. - */ - boolean isDesignTime(); -} |