Package net.sf.mmm.util.bean.api

Provides the API for generic java beans defined as simple interface.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
AbstractBeanFactory	This is the abstract base interface for BeanFactory and BeanPrototypeBuilder.
Bean	This is the interface for a generic bean based on generic properties.
BeanAccess	This is the interface for all generic operations on a Bean.
BeanFactory	This is the factory used to create instances of Bean.
BeanPrototypeBuilder	This is the interface for a builder of Bean prototypes.
CustomEquals<E extends CustomEquals<E>>	This is the interface that a Bean may implement when providing a custom implementation of #equals(Object). Note: It is not technically required to implement this interface in your Bean.
CustomHashCode	This is the interface that a Bean may implement when providing a custom implementation of #hashCode().

Package net.sf.mmm.util.bean.api Description

Provides the API for generic java beans defined as simple interface.

Bean API

Writing regular Java Beans is painful. You have to write a lot of boilerplate code and implement getters, setters, equals, hashCode, and toString.
The Bean API provided here saves you from all this pain and makes your life a lot easier. All you need to do is to write an interface for your beans that derive from Bean with property access methods. You can still define getters and setters if you like but there is no need to implement any method. For a complete list of features or an code example see Bean. In order to create instances of a custom Bean interface, you can simply use BeanFactory.create(Class). You may also add a static create() method in your Bean interface to make the usage as simple as possible.