java.beans.beancontext
Class BeanContextSupport

java.lang.Object
  java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextChildSupport
      java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextSupport

All Implemented Interfaces:

BeanContext, BeanContextChild, BeanContextServiceRevokedListener, BeanContextServicesListener, Collection, DesignMode, EventListener, PropertyChangeListener, Serializable, VetoableChangeListener, Visibility

Direct Known Subclasses:

BeanContextServicesSupport

public class BeanContextSupport

extends BeanContextChildSupport

implements BeanContext, Serializable, PropertyChangeListener, VetoableChangeListener

This helper class provides a utility implementation of the java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext interface.

Since this class directly implements the BeanContext interface, the class can, and is intended to be used either by subclassing this implementation, or via ad-hoc delegation of an instance of this class from another.

Since:

1.2

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

protected class	BeanContextSupport.BCSChild
protected static class	BeanContextSupport.BCSIterator protected final subclass that encapsulates an iterator but implements a noop remove() method.

Field Summary

protected ArrayList	bcmListeners all accesses to the protected ArrayList bcmListeners field shall be synchronized on that object.
protected HashMap	children all accesses to the protected HashMap children field shall be synchronized on that object.
protected boolean	designTime A boolean indicating whether or not this object is currently in design time mode.
protected Locale	locale The current locale of this BeanContext.
protected boolean	okToUseGui A boolean indicating if this instance may now render a GUI.

Fields inherited from class java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextChildSupport

beanContext, beanContextChildPeer, pcSupport, rejectedSetBCOnce, vcSupport

Fields inherited from interface java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext

globalHierarchyLock

Fields inherited from interface java.beans.DesignMode

PROPERTYNAME

Constructor Summary

BeanContextSupport()
Create an instance that is not a delegate of another object

BeanContextSupport(BeanContext peer)
Create an instance using with a default locale

BeanContextSupport(BeanContext peer, Locale lcle)
Create an instance using the specified locale

BeanContextSupport(BeanContext peer, Locale lcle, boolean dtime)
Create an instance using the specified Locale and design mode.

BeanContextSupport(BeanContext peer, Locale lcle, boolean dTime, boolean visible)
Construct a BeanContextSupport instance

Method Summary

boolean	add(Object targetChild) Adds/nests a child within this BeanContext.
boolean	addAll(Collection c) add Collection to set of Children (Unsupported) implementations must synchronized on the hierarchy lock and "children" protected field
void	addBeanContextMembershipListener(BeanContextMembershipListener bcml) Adds a BeanContextMembershipListener
boolean	avoidingGui() Used to determine if the BeanContext child is avoiding using its GUI.
protected Iterator	bcsChildren() Returns an iterator of all children of this BeanContext.
protected void	bcsPreDeserializationHook(ObjectInputStream ois) called by readObject after defaultReadObject() but prior to deserialization of any children.
protected void	bcsPreSerializationHook(ObjectOutputStream oos) called by writeObject after defaultWriteObject() but prior to serialization of currently serializable children.
protected void	childDeserializedHook(Object child, BeanContextSupport.BCSChild bcsc) Called by readObject with the newly deserialized child and BCSChild.
protected void	childJustAddedHook(Object child, BeanContextSupport.BCSChild bcsc) subclasses may override this method to simply extend add() semantics after the child has been added and before the event notification has occurred.
protected void	childJustRemovedHook(Object child, BeanContextSupport.BCSChild bcsc) subclasses may override this method to simply extend remove() semantics after the child has been removed and before the event notification has occurred.
protected static boolean	classEquals(Class first, Class second) Tests to see if two class objects, or their names are equal.
void	clear() clear the children (Unsupported) implementations must synchronized on the hierarchy lock and "children" protected field
boolean	contains(Object o) Determines whether or not the specified object is currently a child of this BeanContext.
boolean	containsAll(Collection c) Tests to see if all objects in the specified Collection are children of this BeanContext.
boolean	containsKey(Object o) Determines whether or not the specified object is currently a child of this BeanContext.
protected Object[]	copyChildren() Gets a copy of the this BeanContext's children.
protected BeanContextSupport.BCSChild	createBCSChild(Object targetChild, Object peer) Subclasses can override this method to insert their own subclass of Child without having to override add() or the other Collection methods that add children to the set.
protected void	deserialize(ObjectInputStream ois, Collection coll) used by readObject to deserialize a collection.
void	dontUseGui() notify this instance that it may no longer render a GUI.
protected void	fireChildrenAdded(BeanContextMembershipEvent bcme) Fire a BeanContextshipEvent on the BeanContextMembershipListener interface
protected void	fireChildrenRemoved(BeanContextMembershipEvent bcme) Fire a BeanContextshipEvent on the BeanContextMembershipListener interface
BeanContext	getBeanContextPeer() Gets the instance of BeanContext that this object is providing the implementation for.
protected static BeanContextChild	getChildBeanContextChild(Object child) Gets the BeanContextChild (if any) of the specified child
protected static BeanContextMembershipListener	getChildBeanContextMembershipListener(Object child) Gets the BeanContextMembershipListener (if any) of the specified child
protected static PropertyChangeListener	getChildPropertyChangeListener(Object child) Gets the PropertyChangeListener (if any) of the specified child
protected static Serializable	getChildSerializable(Object child) Gets the Serializable (if any) associated with the specified Child
protected static VetoableChangeListener	getChildVetoableChangeListener(Object child) Gets the VetoableChangeListener (if any) of the specified child
protected static Visibility	getChildVisibility(Object child) Gets the Component (if any) associated with the specified child.
Locale	getLocale() Gets the locale for this BeanContext.
URL	getResource(String name, BeanContextChild bcc) Analagous to java.lang.ClassLoader.getResource(), this method allows a BeanContext implementation to interpose behavior between the child Component and underlying ClassLoader.
InputStream	getResourceAsStream(String name, BeanContextChild bcc) Analagous to java.lang.ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(), this method allows a BeanContext implementation to interpose behavior between the child Component and underlying ClassLoader.
protected void	initialize() protected method called from constructor and readObject to initialize transient state of BeanContextSupport instance.
Object	instantiateChild(String beanName) The instantiateChild method is a convenience hook in BeanContext to simplify the task of instantiating a Bean, nested, into a BeanContext.
boolean	isDesignTime() Reports whether or not this object is in currently in design time mode.
boolean	isEmpty() Reports whether or not this BeanContext is empty.
boolean	isSerializing() Is this BeanContext in the process of being serialized?
Iterator	iterator() Gets all JavaBean or BeanContext instances currently nested in this BeanContext.
boolean	needsGui() This method is typically called from the environment in order to determine if the implementor "needs" a GUI.
void	okToUseGui() Notify this instance that it may now render a GUI
void	propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent pce) subclasses may envelope to monitor child property changes.
void	readChildren(ObjectInputStream ois) When an instance of this class is used as a delegate for the implementation of the BeanContext protocols (and its subprotocols) there exists a 'chicken and egg' problem during deserialization
boolean	remove(Object targetChild) Removes a child from this BeanContext.
protected boolean	remove(Object targetChild, boolean callChildSetBC) internal remove used when removal caused by unexpected setBeanContext or by remove() invocation.
boolean	removeAll(Collection c) remove all specified children (Unsupported) implementations must synchronized on the hierarchy lock and "children" protected field
void	removeBeanContextMembershipListener(BeanContextMembershipListener bcml) Removes a BeanContextMembershipListener
boolean	retainAll(Collection c) retain only specified children (Unsupported) implementations must synchronized on the hierarchy lock and "children" protected field
protected void	serialize(ObjectOutputStream oos, Collection coll) Used by writeObject to serialize a Collection.
void	setDesignTime(boolean dTime) Sets the new design time value for this BeanContext.
void	setLocale(Locale newLocale) Sets the locale of this BeanContext.
int	size() Gets the number of children currently nested in this BeanContext.
Object[]	toArray() Gets all JavaBean or BeanContext instances currently nested in this BeanContext.
Object[]	toArray(Object[] arry) Gets an array containing all children of this BeanContext that match the types contained in arry.
protected boolean	validatePendingAdd(Object targetChild) Subclasses of this class may override, or envelope, this method to add validation behavior for the BeanContext to examine child objects immediately prior to their being added to the BeanContext.
protected boolean	validatePendingRemove(Object targetChild) Subclasses of this class may override, or envelope, this method to add validation behavior for the BeanContext to examine child objects immediately prior to their being removed from the BeanContext.
void	vetoableChange(PropertyChangeEvent pce) subclasses may envelope to monitor veto child property changes.
void	writeChildren(ObjectOutputStream oos) Used to serialize all children of this BeanContext.

Methods inherited from class java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextChildSupport

addPropertyChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getBeanContext, getBeanContextChildPeer, initializeBeanContextResources, isDelegated, releaseBeanContextResources, removePropertyChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, serviceAvailable, serviceRevoked, setBeanContext, validatePendingSetBeanContext

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextChild

addPropertyChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, getBeanContext, removePropertyChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, setBeanContext

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Collection

equals, hashCode

Field Detail

children

protected transient HashMap children

all accesses to the protected HashMap children field shall be synchronized on that object.

bcmListeners

protected transient ArrayList bcmListeners

all accesses to the protected ArrayList bcmListeners field shall be synchronized on that object.

locale

protected Locale locale

The current locale of this BeanContext.

okToUseGui

protected boolean okToUseGui

A boolean indicating if this instance may now render a GUI.

designTime

protected boolean designTime

A boolean indicating whether or not this object is currently in design time mode.

Constructor Detail

BeanContextSupport

public BeanContextSupport(BeanContext peer,
                          Locale lcle,
                          boolean dTime,
                          boolean visible)

Construct a BeanContextSupport instance

Parameters:

peer - The peer BeanContext we are supplying an implementation for, or null if this object is its own peer

lcle - The current Locale for this BeanContext. If lcle is null, the default locale is assigned to the BeanContext instance.

dTime - The initial state, true if in design mode, false if runtime.

visible - The initial visibility.

See Also:

Locale.getDefault(), Locale.setDefault(java.util.Locale)

BeanContextSupport

public BeanContextSupport(BeanContext peer,
                          Locale lcle,
                          boolean dtime)

Create an instance using the specified Locale and design mode.

Parameters:

peer - The peer BeanContext we are supplying an implementation for, or null if this object is its own peer

lcle - The current Locale for this BeanContext. If lcle is null, the default locale is assigned to the BeanContext instance.

dtime - The initial state, true if in design mode, false if runtime.

See Also:

Locale.getDefault(), Locale.setDefault(java.util.Locale)

BeanContextSupport

public BeanContextSupport(BeanContext peer,
                          Locale lcle)

Create an instance using the specified locale

Parameters:

peer - The peer BeanContext we are supplying an implementation for, or null if this object is its own peer

lcle - The current Locale for this BeanContext. If lcle is null, the default locale is assigned to the BeanContext instance.

See Also:

Locale.getDefault(), Locale.setDefault(java.util.Locale)

BeanContextSupport

public BeanContextSupport(BeanContext peer)

Create an instance using with a default locale

Parameters:

peer - The peer BeanContext we are supplying an implementation for, or null if this object is its own peer

BeanContextSupport

public BeanContextSupport()

Create an instance that is not a delegate of another object

Method Detail

getBeanContextPeer

public BeanContext getBeanContextPeer()

Gets the instance of BeanContext that this object is providing the implementation for.

Returns:

the BeanContext instance

instantiateChild

public Object instantiateChild(String beanName)
                        throws IOException,
                               ClassNotFoundException

The instantiateChild method is a convenience hook in BeanContext to simplify the task of instantiating a Bean, nested, into a BeanContext.

The semantics of the beanName parameter are defined by java.beans.Beans.instantate.

Specified by:

instantiateChild in interface BeanContext

Parameters:

beanName - the name of the Bean to instantiate within this BeanContext

Returns:

the new object

Throws:

IOException - if there is an I/O error when the bean is being deserialized

ClassNotFoundException - if the class identified by the beanName parameter is not found

size

public int size()

Gets the number of children currently nested in this BeanContext.

Specified by:

size in interface Collection

Returns:

number of children

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Reports whether or not this BeanContext is empty. A BeanContext is considered empty when it contains zero nested children.

Specified by:

isEmpty in interface Collection

Returns:

if there are not children

contains

public boolean contains(Object o)

Determines whether or not the specified object is currently a child of this BeanContext.

Specified by:

contains in interface Collection

Parameters:

o - the Object in question

Returns:

if this object is a child

containsKey

public boolean containsKey(Object o)

Determines whether or not the specified object is currently a child of this BeanContext.

Parameters:

o - the Object in question

Returns:

if this object is a child

iterator

public Iterator iterator()

Gets all JavaBean or BeanContext instances currently nested in this BeanContext.

Specified by:

iterator in interface Collection

Returns:

an Iterator of the nested children

toArray

public Object[] toArray()

Gets all JavaBean or BeanContext instances currently nested in this BeanContext.

Specified by:

toArray in interface Collection

Returns:

an array containing all of the elements in this collection

toArray

public Object[] toArray(Object[] arry)

Gets an array containing all children of this BeanContext that match the types contained in arry.

Specified by:

toArray in interface Collection

Parameters:

arry - The array of object types that are of interest.

Returns:

an array of children

createBCSChild

protected BeanContextSupport.BCSChild createBCSChild(Object targetChild,
                                                     Object peer)

Subclasses can override this method to insert their own subclass of Child without having to override add() or the other Collection methods that add children to the set.

Parameters:

targetChild - the child to create the Child on behalf of

peer - the peer if the tragetChild and the peer are related by an implementation of BeanContextProxy

add

public boolean add(Object targetChild)

Adds/nests a child within this BeanContext.

Invoked as a side effect of java.beans.Beans.instantiate(). If the child object is not valid for adding then this method throws an IllegalStateException.

Specified by:

add in interface Collection

Parameters:

targetChild - The child objects to nest within this BeanContext

Returns:

true if the child was added successfully.

See Also:

validatePendingAdd(java.lang.Object)

remove

public boolean remove(Object targetChild)

Removes a child from this BeanContext. If the child object is not for adding then this method throws an IllegalStateException.

Specified by:

remove in interface Collection

Parameters:

targetChild - The child objects to remove

Returns:

true if this collection changed as a result of the call

See Also:

validatePendingRemove(java.lang.Object)

remove

protected boolean remove(Object targetChild,
                         boolean callChildSetBC)

internal remove used when removal caused by unexpected setBeanContext or by remove() invocation.

Parameters:

targetChild - the JavaBean, BeanContext, or Object to be removed

callChildSetBC - used to indicate that the child should be notified that it is no longer nested in this BeanContext.

containsAll

public boolean containsAll(Collection c)

Tests to see if all objects in the specified Collection are children of this BeanContext.

Specified by:

containsAll in interface Collection

Parameters:

c - the specified Collection

Returns:

true if all objects in the collection are children of this BeanContext, false if not.

See Also:

Collection.contains(Object)

addAll

public boolean addAll(Collection c)

add Collection to set of Children (Unsupported) implementations must synchronized on the hierarchy lock and "children" protected field

Specified by:

addAll in interface Collection

Parameters:

c - elements to be inserted into this collection.

Returns:

true if this collection changed as a result of the call

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

See Also:

Collection.add(Object)

removeAll

public boolean removeAll(Collection c)

remove all specified children (Unsupported) implementations must synchronized on the hierarchy lock and "children" protected field

Specified by:

removeAll in interface Collection

Parameters:

c - elements to be removed from this collection.

Returns:

true if this collection changed as a result of the call

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

See Also:

Collection.remove(Object), Collection.contains(Object)

retainAll

public boolean retainAll(Collection c)

retain only specified children (Unsupported) implementations must synchronized on the hierarchy lock and "children" protected field

Specified by:

retainAll in interface Collection

Parameters:

c - elements to be retained in this collection.

Returns:

true if this collection changed as a result of the call

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

See Also:

Collection.remove(Object), Collection.contains(Object)

clear

public void clear()

clear the children (Unsupported) implementations must synchronized on the hierarchy lock and "children" protected field

Specified by:

clear in interface Collection

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

addBeanContextMembershipListener

public void addBeanContextMembershipListener(BeanContextMembershipListener bcml)

Adds a BeanContextMembershipListener

Specified by:

addBeanContextMembershipListener in interface BeanContext

Parameters:

bcml - the BeanContextMembershipListener to add

Throws:

NullPointerException

removeBeanContextMembershipListener

public void removeBeanContextMembershipListener(BeanContextMembershipListener bcml)

Removes a BeanContextMembershipListener

Specified by:

removeBeanContextMembershipListener in interface BeanContext

Parameters:

bcml - the BeanContextMembershipListener to remove

Throws:

NullPointerException

getResourceAsStream

public InputStream getResourceAsStream(String name,
                                       BeanContextChild bcc)

Description copied from interface: BeanContext

Analagous to java.lang.ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(), this method allows a BeanContext implementation to interpose behavior between the child Component and underlying ClassLoader.

Specified by:

getResourceAsStream in interface BeanContext

Parameters:

name - the name of the resource requested.

bcc - the child object making the request.

Returns:

the requested resource as an InputStream

Throws:

NullPointerException

getResource

public URL getResource(String name,
                       BeanContextChild bcc)

Description copied from interface: BeanContext

Analagous to java.lang.ClassLoader.getResource(), this method allows a BeanContext implementation to interpose behavior between the child Component and underlying ClassLoader.

Specified by:

getResource in interface BeanContext

Parameters:

name - the name of the resource requested.

bcc - the child object making the request.

Returns:

the requested resource as an InputStream

setDesignTime

public void setDesignTime(boolean dTime)

Sets the new design time value for this BeanContext.

Specified by:

setDesignTime in interface DesignMode

Parameters:

dTime - the new designTime value

See Also:

BeanContext, BeanContextMembershipListener, PropertyChangeEvent

isDesignTime

public boolean isDesignTime()

Reports whether or not this object is in currently in design time mode.

Specified by:

isDesignTime in interface DesignMode

Returns:

true if in design time mode, false if not

setLocale

public void setLocale(Locale newLocale)
               throws PropertyVetoException

Sets the locale of this BeanContext.

Parameters:

newLocale - the new locale. This method call will have no effect if newLocale is null.

Throws:

PropertyVetoException - if the new value is rejected

getLocale

public Locale getLocale()

Gets the locale for this BeanContext.

Returns:

the current Locale of the BeanContext

needsGui

public boolean needsGui()

This method is typically called from the environment in order to determine if the implementor "needs" a GUI.

The algorithm used herein tests the BeanContextPeer, and its current children to determine if they are either Containers, Components, or if they implement Visibility and return needsGui() == true.

Specified by:

needsGui in interface Visibility

Returns:

true if the implementor needs a GUI

dontUseGui

public void dontUseGui()

notify this instance that it may no longer render a GUI.

Specified by:

dontUseGui in interface Visibility

okToUseGui

public void okToUseGui()

Notify this instance that it may now render a GUI

Specified by:

okToUseGui in interface Visibility

avoidingGui

public boolean avoidingGui()

Used to determine if the BeanContext child is avoiding using its GUI.

Specified by:

avoidingGui in interface Visibility

Returns:

is this instance avoiding using its GUI?

See Also:

Visibility

isSerializing

public boolean isSerializing()

Is this BeanContext in the process of being serialized?

Returns:

if this BeanContext is currently being serialized

bcsChildren

protected Iterator bcsChildren()

Returns an iterator of all children of this BeanContext.

Returns:

an iterator for all the current BCSChild values

bcsPreSerializationHook

protected void bcsPreSerializationHook(ObjectOutputStream oos)
                                throws IOException

called by writeObject after defaultWriteObject() but prior to serialization of currently serializable children. This method may be overridden by subclasses to perform custom serialization of their state prior to this superclass serializing the children. This method should not however be used by subclasses to replace their own implementation (if any) of writeObject().

Throws:

IOException

bcsPreDeserializationHook

protected void bcsPreDeserializationHook(ObjectInputStream ois)
                                  throws IOException,
                                         ClassNotFoundException

called by readObject after defaultReadObject() but prior to deserialization of any children. This method may be overridden by subclasses to perform custom deserialization of their state prior to this superclass deserializing the children. This method should not however be used by subclasses to replace their own implementation (if any) of readObject().

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException

childDeserializedHook

protected void childDeserializedHook(Object child,
                                     BeanContextSupport.BCSChild bcsc)

Called by readObject with the newly deserialized child and BCSChild.

Parameters:

child - the newly deserialized child

bcsc - the newly deserialized BCSChild

serialize

protected final void serialize(ObjectOutputStream oos,
                               Collection coll)
                        throws IOException

Used by writeObject to serialize a Collection.

Parameters:

oos - the ObjectOutputStream to use during serialization

coll - the Collection to serialize

Throws:

IOException - if serialization failed

deserialize

protected final void deserialize(ObjectInputStream ois,
                                 Collection coll)
                          throws IOException,
                                 ClassNotFoundException

used by readObject to deserialize a collection.

Parameters:

ois - the ObjectInputStream to use

coll - the Collection

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException

writeChildren

public final void writeChildren(ObjectOutputStream oos)
                         throws IOException

Used to serialize all children of this BeanContext.

Parameters:

oos - the ObjectOutputStream to use during serialization

Throws:

IOException - if serialization failed

readChildren

public final void readChildren(ObjectInputStream ois)
                        throws IOException,
                               ClassNotFoundException

When an instance of this class is used as a delegate for the implementation of the BeanContext protocols (and its subprotocols) there exists a 'chicken and egg' problem during deserialization

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException

vetoableChange

public void vetoableChange(PropertyChangeEvent pce)
                    throws PropertyVetoException

subclasses may envelope to monitor veto child property changes.

Specified by:

vetoableChange in interface VetoableChangeListener

Parameters:

pce - a PropertyChangeEvent object describing the event source and the property that has changed.

Throws:

PropertyVetoException - if the recipient wishes the property change to be rolled back.

propertyChange

public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent pce)

subclasses may envelope to monitor child property changes.

Specified by:

propertyChange in interface PropertyChangeListener

Parameters:

pce - A PropertyChangeEvent object describing the event source and the property that has changed.

validatePendingAdd

protected boolean validatePendingAdd(Object targetChild)

Subclasses of this class may override, or envelope, this method to add validation behavior for the BeanContext to examine child objects immediately prior to their being added to the BeanContext.

Returns:

true iff the child may be added to this BeanContext, otherwise false.

validatePendingRemove

protected boolean validatePendingRemove(Object targetChild)

Subclasses of this class may override, or envelope, this method to add validation behavior for the BeanContext to examine child objects immediately prior to their being removed from the BeanContext.

Returns:

true iff the child may be removed from this BeanContext, otherwise false.

childJustAddedHook

protected void childJustAddedHook(Object child,
                                  BeanContextSupport.BCSChild bcsc)

subclasses may override this method to simply extend add() semantics after the child has been added and before the event notification has occurred. The method is called with the child synchronized.

childJustRemovedHook

protected void childJustRemovedHook(Object child,
                                    BeanContextSupport.BCSChild bcsc)

subclasses may override this method to simply extend remove() semantics after the child has been removed and before the event notification has occurred. The method is called with the child synchronized.

getChildVisibility

protected static final Visibility getChildVisibility(Object child)

Gets the Component (if any) associated with the specified child.

Parameters:

child - the specified child

Returns:

the Component (if any) associated with the specified child.

getChildSerializable

protected static final Serializable getChildSerializable(Object child)

Gets the Serializable (if any) associated with the specified Child

Parameters:

child - the specified child

Returns:

the Serializable (if any) associated with the specified Child

getChildPropertyChangeListener

protected static final PropertyChangeListener getChildPropertyChangeListener(Object child)

Gets the PropertyChangeListener (if any) of the specified child

Parameters:

child - the specified child

Returns:

the PropertyChangeListener (if any) of the specified child

getChildVetoableChangeListener

protected static final VetoableChangeListener getChildVetoableChangeListener(Object child)

Gets the VetoableChangeListener (if any) of the specified child

Parameters:

child - the specified child

Returns:

the VetoableChangeListener (if any) of the specified child

getChildBeanContextMembershipListener

protected static final BeanContextMembershipListener getChildBeanContextMembershipListener(Object child)

Gets the BeanContextMembershipListener (if any) of the specified child

Parameters:

child - the specified child

Returns:

the BeanContextMembershipListener (if any) of the specified child

getChildBeanContextChild

protected static final BeanContextChild getChildBeanContextChild(Object child)

Gets the BeanContextChild (if any) of the specified child

Parameters:

child - the specified child

Returns:

the BeanContextChild (if any) of the specified child

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if child implements both BeanContextChild and BeanContextProxy

fireChildrenAdded

protected final void fireChildrenAdded(BeanContextMembershipEvent bcme)

Fire a BeanContextshipEvent on the BeanContextMembershipListener interface

fireChildrenRemoved

protected final void fireChildrenRemoved(BeanContextMembershipEvent bcme)

Fire a BeanContextshipEvent on the BeanContextMembershipListener interface

initialize

protected void initialize()

protected method called from constructor and readObject to initialize transient state of BeanContextSupport instance. This class uses this method to instantiate inner class listeners used to monitor PropertyChange and VetoableChange events on children. subclasses may envelope this method to add their own initialization behavior

copyChildren

protected final Object[] copyChildren()

Gets a copy of the this BeanContext's children.

Returns:

a copy of the current nested children

classEquals

protected static final boolean classEquals(Class first,
                                           Class second)

Tests to see if two class objects, or their names are equal.

Parameters:

first - the first object

second - the second object

Returns:

true if equal, false if not