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package java.beans;
import java.awt.Image;
/**
* Defines the interface to BeanInfo objects
*/
public interface BeanInfo
{
/**
* Constant for a 16x16 colour icon
*/
public static final int ICON_COLOR_16x16 = 1;
/**
* Constant for a 32x32 colour icon
*/
public static final int ICON_COLOR_32x32 = 2;
/**
* Constant for a 16x16 mono icon
*/
public static final int ICON_MONO_16x16 = 3;
/**
* Constant for a 32x32 mono icon
*/
public static final int ICON_MONO_32x32 = 4;
/**
* Return a collection of BeanInfo objects that give more information about the bean
*/
public BeanInfo[] getAdditionalBeanInfo();
/**
* Get the BeanDescriptor object
*/
public BeanDescriptor getBeanDescriptor();
/**
* Get the index of the event most commonly used by humans using this bean
*/
public int getDefaultEventIndex();
/**
* Get the index of the property most commonly used by humans using this bean
*/
public int getDefaultPropertyIndex();
/**
* Get the event set descriptors
*/
public EventSetDescriptor[] getEventSetDescriptors();
/**
* Get the icon assocaited with the bean
*/
public Image getIcon(int iconKind);
/**
* Get the method desciptors
*/
public MethodDescriptor[] getMethodDescriptors();
/**
* Get the property descriptors
*/
public PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptors();
}