01: /*
02: * Copyright (c) 2004 JETA Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
03: *
04: * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
05: * are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
06: *
07: * o Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
08: * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
09: *
10: * o Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
11: * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
12: * and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
13: *
14: * o Neither the name of JETA Software nor the names of its contributors may
15: * be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
16: * specific prior written permission.
17: *
18: * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
19: * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
20: * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
21: * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
22: * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
23: * INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
24: * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
25: * ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
26: * INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
27: * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
28: */
29:
30: package com.jeta.forms.store.bean;
31:
32: import java.awt.Component;
33:
34: import com.jeta.forms.gui.beans.JETABean;
35: import com.jeta.forms.gui.common.FormException;
36:
37: /**
38: * This interface defines how a bean is instantiated and intialized from a
39: * stored state.
40: *
41: * @author Jeff Tassin
42: */
43: public interface BeanDeserializer {
44: /**
45: * Creates a Java Bean component with default properties.
46: *
47: * @return a newly created Java bean instance.
48: */
49: Component createBean() throws FormException;
50:
51: /**
52: * Sets the properties on the given JETABean. The implementation of this
53: * interface will have the specialized knowlege of how the properties should
54: * be set.
55: *
56: * @param jbean
57: * the JETABean to intialize.
58: */
59: void initializeBean(JETABean jbean) throws FormException;
60:
61: }
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