AppletInitializer


1   /*
2    * @(#)AppletInitializer.java   1.12 03/12/19
3    *
4    * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
5    * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
6    */
7   
8   package java.beans;
9   
10  import java.applet.Applet  ;
11  
12  import java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext  ;
13  
14  /**
15   * <p>
16   * This interface is designed to work in collusion with java.beans.Beans.instantiate.
17   * The interafce is intended to provide mechanism to allow the proper 
18   * initialization of JavaBeans that are also Applets, during their
19   * instantiation by java.beans.Beans.instantiate().
20   * </p>
21   *
22   * @see java.beans.Beans#instantiate
23   *
24   * @version 1.12, 12/19/03
25   * @since 1.2
26   *
27   */
28  
29  
30  public interface AppletInitializer {
31  
32      /**
33       * <p>
34       * If passed to the appropriate variant of java.beans.Beans.instantiate
35       * this method will be called in order to associate the newly instantiated
36       * Applet (JavaBean) with its AppletContext, AppletStub, and Container.
37       * </p>
38       * <p>
39       * Conformant implementations shall:
40       * <ol>
41       * <li> Associate the newly instantiated Applet with the appropriate
42       * AppletContext.
43       *
44       * <li> Instantiate an AppletStub() and associate that AppletStub with
45       * the Applet via an invocation of setStub().
46       *
47       * <li> If BeanContext parameter is null, then it shall associate the
48       * Applet with its appropriate Container by adding that Applet to its
49       * Container via an invocation of add(). If the BeanContext parameter is
50       * non-null, then it is the responsibility of the BeanContext to associate
51       * the Applet with its Container during the subsequent invocation of its
52       * addChildren() method.
53       * </ol>
54       * </p>
55       *
56       * @param newAppletBean  The newly instantiated JavaBean
57       * @param bCtxt          The BeanContext intended for this Applet, or 
58       *                       null.
59       */
60  
61      void initialize(Applet   newAppletBean, BeanContext   bCtxt);
62  
63      /**
64       * <p>
65       * Activate, and/or mark Applet active. Implementors of this interface
66       * shall mark this Applet as active, and optionally invoke its start()
67       * method.
68       * </p>
69       *
70       * @param newApplet  The newly instantiated JavaBean
71       */
72  
73      void activate(Applet   newApplet);
74  }
75
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