Extensible


1   package org.apache.beehive.controls.api.bean;
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19  
20  import java.lang.reflect.Method  ;
21  
22  /**
23   * The Extensible interface is implemented by a Java Control implementation class if the
24   * control defines an extensibility model that allows extended operations to be declared
25   * using a JCX interface.
26   * <p>
27   * The interface provides the <code>invoke</code> method, that is called whenever an
28   * extended operation is called by the client at run time.
29   */
30  public interface Extensible
31  {
32      /**
33       * Called by the Controls runtime to handle calls to methods of an
34       * extensible control. 
35       * <p>
36       * @param method The extended operation that was called.
37       * @param args Parameters of the operation.
38       * @return The value that should be returned by the operation.
39       * @throws java.lang.Throwable any exception declared on the extended operation may be
40       * thrown.  If a checked exception is thrown from the implementation that is not declared
41       * on the original interface, it will be wrapped in a ControlException.
42       */
43      public Object   invoke(Method   method, Object  [] args) throws Throwable  ;
44  }
45
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