01: /*
02: * @(#)AppletInitializer.java 1.16 06/10/10
03: *
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27:
28: package java.beans;
29:
30: import java.applet.Applet;
31: import java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext;
32:
33: /**
34: * <p>
35: * This interface is designed to work in collusion with java.beans.Beans.instantiate.
36: * The interafce is intended to provide mechanism to allow the proper
37: * initialization of JavaBeans that are also Applets, during their
38: * instantiation by java.beans.Beans.instantiate().
39: * </p>
40: *
41: * @see java.beans.Beans#instantiate
42: *
43: * @version 1.12, 08/19/02
44: * @since 1.2
45: *
46: */
47:
48: public interface AppletInitializer {
49: /**
50: * <p>
51: * If passed to the appropriate variant of java.beans.Beans.instantiate
52: * this method will be called in order to associate the newly instantiated
53: * Applet (JavaBean) with its AppletContext, AppletStub, and Container.
54: * </p>
55: * <p>
56: * Conformant implementations shall:
57: * <ol>
58: * <li> Associate the newly instantiated Applet with the appropriate
59: * AppletContext.
60: *
61: * <li> Instantiate an AppletStub() and associate that AppletStub with
62: * the Applet via an invocation of setStub().
63: *
64: * <li> If BeanContext parameter is null, then it shall associate the
65: * Applet with its appropriate Container by adding that Applet to its
66: * Container via an invocation of add(). If the BeanContext parameter is
67: * non-null, then it is the responsibility of the BeanContext to associate
68: * the Applet with its Container during the subsequent invocation of its
69: * addChildren() method.
70: * </ol>
71: * </p>
72: *
73: * @param The newly instantiated JavaBean
74: * @param The BeanContext intended for this Applet, or null.
75: */
76:
77: void initialize(Applet newAppletBean, BeanContext bCtxt);
78:
79: /**
80: * <p>
81: * Activate, and/or mark Applet active. Implementors of this interface
82: * shall mark this Applet as active, and optionally invoke its start()
83: * method.
84: * </p>
85: *
86: * @param The newly instantiated JavaBean
87: */
88:
89: void activate(Applet newApplet);
90: }
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