Uses of Package java.beans (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-03-16

# Uses of Package
java.beans

- Packages that use java.beans
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
  java.awt.geom | Provides the Java 2D classes for defining and performing operations on objects related to two-dimensional geometry.
  java.awt.im | Provides classes and interfaces for the input method framework.
  java.beans | Contains classes related to developing beans -- components based on the JavaBeans™ architecture.
  java.beans.beancontext | Provides classes and interfaces relating to bean context.
  java.util.jar | Provides classes for reading and writing the JAR (Java ARchive) file format, which is based on the standard ZIP file format with an optional manifest file.
  java.util.logging | Provides the classes and interfaces of the JavaTM 2 platform's core logging facilities.
  javax.accessibility | Defines a contract between user-interface components and an assistive technology that provides access to those components.
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
  javax.swing.border | Provides classes and interface for drawing specialized borders around a Swing component.
  javax.swing.event | Provides for events fired by Swing components.
  javax.swing.plaf | Provides one interface and many abstract classes that Swing uses to provide its pluggable look-and-feel capabilities.
  javax.swing.plaf.basic | Provides user interface objects built according to the Basic look and feel.
  javax.swing.plaf.metal | Provides user interface objects built according to the Java look and feel (once codenamed Metal), which is the default look and feel.
  javax.swing.plaf.nimbus | Provides user interface objects built according to the cross-platform Nimbus look and feel.
  javax.swing.plaf.synth | Synth is a skinnable look and feel in which all painting is delegated.
  javax.swing.table | Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with `javax.swing.JTable`.
  javax.swing.text | Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
  javax.swing.tree | Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with `javax.swing.JTree`.

- Classes in java.beans used by java.awt
  Class and Description
  ConstructorProperties An annotation on a constructor that shows how the parameters of that constructor correspond to the constructed object's getter methods.
  PropertyChangeListener A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
  PropertyChangeSupport This is a utility class that can be used by beans that support bound properties.
  PropertyVetoException A PropertyVetoException is thrown when a proposed change to a property represents an unacceptable value.
  Transient Indicates that an attribute called "transient" should be declared with the given `value` when the `Introspector` constructs a `PropertyDescriptor` or `EventSetDescriptor` classes associated with the annotated code element.
  VetoableChangeListener A VetoableChange event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "constrained" property.

- Classes in java.beans used by java.awt.geom
  Class and Description
  ConstructorProperties An annotation on a constructor that shows how the parameters of that constructor correspond to the constructed object's getter methods.
  Transient Indicates that an attribute called "transient" should be declared with the given `value` when the `Introspector` constructs a `PropertyDescriptor` or `EventSetDescriptor` classes associated with the annotated code element.

- Classes in java.beans used by java.awt.im
  Class and Description
  Transient Indicates that an attribute called "transient" should be declared with the given `value` when the `Introspector` constructs a `PropertyDescriptor` or `EventSetDescriptor` classes associated with the annotated code element.

- Classes in java.beans used by java.beans
  Class and Description
  AppletInitializer This interface is designed to work in collusion with java.beans.Beans.instantiate.
  BeanDescriptor A BeanDescriptor provides global information about a "bean", including its Java class, its displayName, etc.
  BeanInfo Use the `BeanInfo` interface to create a `BeanInfo` class and provide explicit information about the methods, properties, events, and other features of your beans.
  ConstructorProperties An annotation on a constructor that shows how the parameters of that constructor correspond to the constructed object's getter methods.
  Encoder An `Encoder` is a class which can be used to create files or streams that encode the state of a collection of JavaBeans in terms of their public APIs.
  EventSetDescriptor An EventSetDescriptor describes a group of events that a given Java bean fires.
  ExceptionListener An ExceptionListener is notified of internal exceptions.
  Expression An `Expression` object represents a primitive expression in which a single method is applied to a target and a set of arguments to return a result - as in `"a.getFoo()"`.
  FeatureDescriptor The FeatureDescriptor class is the common baseclass for PropertyDescriptor, EventSetDescriptor, and MethodDescriptor, etc.
  IntrospectionException Thrown when an exception happens during Introspection.
  MethodDescriptor A MethodDescriptor describes a particular method that a Java Bean supports for external access from other components.
  ParameterDescriptor The ParameterDescriptor class allows bean implementors to provide additional information on each of their parameters, beyond the low level type information provided by the java.lang.reflect.Method class.
  PersistenceDelegate The PersistenceDelegate class takes the responsibility for expressing the state of an instance of a given class in terms of the methods in the class's public API.
  PropertyChangeEvent A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
  PropertyChangeListener A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
  PropertyDescriptor A PropertyDescriptor describes one property that a Java Bean exports via a pair of accessor methods.
  PropertyEditor A PropertyEditor class provides support for GUIs that want to allow users to edit a property value of a given type.
  PropertyVetoException A PropertyVetoException is thrown when a proposed change to a property represents an unacceptable value.
  Statement A `Statement` object represents a primitive statement in which a single method is applied to a target and a set of arguments - as in `"a.setFoo(b)"`.
  VetoableChangeListener A VetoableChange event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "constrained" property.

- Classes in java.beans used by java.beans.beancontext
  Class and Description
  BeanInfo Use the `BeanInfo` interface to create a `BeanInfo` class and provide explicit information about the methods, properties, events, and other features of your beans.
  DesignMode This interface is intended to be implemented by, or delegated from, instances of java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext, in order to propagate to its nested hierarchy of java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextChild instances, the current "designTime" property.
  PropertyChangeEvent A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
  PropertyChangeListener A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
  PropertyChangeSupport This is a utility class that can be used by beans that support bound properties.
  PropertyVetoException A PropertyVetoException is thrown when a proposed change to a property represents an unacceptable value.
  VetoableChangeListener A VetoableChange event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "constrained" property.
  VetoableChangeSupport This is a utility class that can be used by beans that support constrained properties.
  Visibility Under some circumstances a bean may be run on servers where a GUI is not available.

- Classes in java.beans used by java.util.jar
  Class and Description
  PropertyChangeListener A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.

- Classes in java.beans used by java.util.logging
  Class and Description
  PropertyChangeListener A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.

- Classes in java.beans used by javax.accessibility
  Class and Description
  PropertyChangeListener A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.

- Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing
  Class and Description
  ConstructorProperties An annotation on a constructor that shows how the parameters of that constructor correspond to the constructed object's getter methods.
  PropertyChangeEvent A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
  PropertyChangeListener A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
  PropertyChangeSupport This is a utility class that can be used by beans that support bound properties.
  PropertyVetoException A PropertyVetoException is thrown when a proposed change to a property represents an unacceptable value.
  Transient Indicates that an attribute called "transient" should be declared with the given `value` when the `Introspector` constructs a `PropertyDescriptor` or `EventSetDescriptor` classes associated with the annotated code element.
  VetoableChangeListener A VetoableChange event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "constrained" property.

- Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.border
  Class and Description
  ConstructorProperties An annotation on a constructor that shows how the parameters of that constructor correspond to the constructed object's getter methods.

- Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.event
  Class and Description
  PropertyChangeEvent A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
  PropertyChangeSupport This is a utility class that can be used by beans that support bound properties.

- Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.plaf
  Class and Description
  ConstructorProperties An annotation on a constructor that shows how the parameters of that constructor correspond to the constructed object's getter methods.
  PropertyChangeEvent A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
  PropertyChangeListener A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.

- Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.plaf.basic
  Class and Description
  PropertyChangeEvent A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
  PropertyChangeListener A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.

- Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.plaf.metal
  Class and Description
  PropertyChangeEvent A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
  PropertyChangeListener A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.

- Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.plaf.nimbus
  Class and Description
  PropertyChangeEvent A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.

- Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.plaf.synth
  Class and Description
  PropertyChangeEvent A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
  PropertyChangeListener A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.

- Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.table
  Class and Description
  PropertyChangeEvent A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.
  PropertyChangeListener A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
  Transient Indicates that an attribute called "transient" should be declared with the given `value` when the `Introspector` constructs a `PropertyDescriptor` or `EventSetDescriptor` classes associated with the annotated code element.

- Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.text
  Class and Description
  Transient Indicates that an attribute called "transient" should be declared with the given `value` when the `Introspector` constructs a `PropertyDescriptor` or `EventSetDescriptor` classes associated with the annotated code element.

- Classes in java.beans used by javax.swing.tree
  Class and Description
  ConstructorProperties An annotation on a constructor that shows how the parameters of that constructor correspond to the constructed object's getter methods.
  PropertyChangeListener A "PropertyChange" event gets fired whenever a bean changes a "bound" property.
  Transient Indicates that an attribute called "transient" should be declared with the given `value` when the `Introspector` constructs a `PropertyDescriptor` or `EventSetDescriptor` classes associated with the annotated code element.

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