org.netbeans.api.settings
Annotation Type ConvertAsProperties

@Retention(value=SOURCE)
@Target(value=TYPE)
public @interface ConvertAsProperties

Annotation to attach to object that is wishing to support conversion from and to Properties. More info about the format and protocol is available in separate document, here is the shortest possible howto:

 @ConvertAsProperties(dtd="-//Your Org//Your Setting//EN")
 public class YourObject {
   public YourObject() {} // public constructor is a must
   void readProperties(java.util.Properties p) {
     // do the read
   }
   void writeProperties(java.util.Properties p) {
     // handle the store
   }
 }
 

Since:

1.18

Required Element Summary

String

dtd Public ID of the XML file that results in creation of the annotated type and to which the annotated type can be converted.

Optional Element Summary

boolean	autostore Shall every change in the object result in save? Or shall the object just be marked as dirty?
String[]	ignoreChanges An array of properties that are ignored without marking the object as dirty or saving it.

Element Detail

dtd

public abstract String dtd

Public ID of the XML file that results in creation of the annotated type and to which the annotated type can be converted.

Returns:

public ID of the file's DTD

autostore

public abstract boolean autostore

Shall every change in the object result in save? Or shall the object just be marked as dirty?

Default:

true

ignoreChanges

public abstract String[] ignoreChanges

An array of properties that are ignored without marking the object as dirty or saving it.

Returns:

array of property names or IGNORE_ALL_CHANGES to ignore all properties

Default:

{}