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The AttributePropertyEditor interface extends the PropertyEditor interface (a special type of property editor for markup attributes) to add the ability to persist and resolve complex types in markup. Normally, JavaBeans properties are persisted using the PropertyEditor method: "getJavaInitializationString()", which must return a valid Java expression as a String. When an IDE rebuilds the state of a saved file, a Java compiler is used to interpret the property settings.

In markup attributes, a Java expression is not typically what is used to store a setting - and thus a Java compiler cannot be used to interpret the expressions stored in markup. This interface is designed to replace the "getJavaInitializationString()" and compiler interpretation steps in property persistence.

IMPLEMENTED BY THE COMPONENT AUTHOR - This interface is designed to be implemented by the component (bean) author.

This method is intended for use when generating markup to set the value of a property.

This method is intended for use when generating markup to set the value of a property. It should return a fragment of markup that can be used to initialize a variable with the current property value. It is not necessary to include the quote marks, as any attribute string will be automatically enclosed in quotes. If quotes are included, they will not double-up.

Example results are "2", "#FF00FF", "#{WebPage1.button1}", etc. A fragment of markup representing an initializer for the current value of thisPropertyEditor. This will be enclosed in quote marks in the markup.