Package org.openide.nodes

The IDE uses nodes to represent JavaBeans or other property containers, formed into a hierarchical tree.

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Description

Interface Summary

BeanChildren.Factory	Controls which nodes are created for a child bean.
CookieSet.Factory	Factory for creating cookies of given Class
Index	Index cookie providing operations useful for reordering child nodes.
Node.Cookie	Marker interface for all cookies.
Node.Handle	Serializable node reference.
NodeAcceptor	Discriminator accepting only certain sets of nodes.
NodeListener	Listener to special changes in Nodes.
NodeTransfer.Paste	An intelligent source of paste types (ways how to paste) for a target node.

Class Summary

AbstractNode	A basic implementation of a node.
BeanChildren	Class that represents bean children of a JavaBeans context.
BeanNode	Represents one JavaBean in the nodes hierarchy.
BeanNode.Descriptor	Descriptor of three types of properties.
Children	Container for array of nodes.
Children.Array	Implements the storage of node children by an array.
Children.Keys	Implements an array of child nodes associated nonuniquely with keys and sorted by these keys.
Children.Map	Implements the storage of node children by a map.
Children.SortedArray	Maintains a list of children sorted by the provided comparator in an array.
Children.SortedMap	Maintains a list of children sorted by the provided comparator in a map.
CookieSet	Support class for storing cookies and retriving them by representation class.
DefaultHandle	Simple implementation of Node.Handle.
FilterNode	A proxy for another node.
FilterNode.Children	Children for a filter node.
FilterNode.NodeAdapter	Adapter that listens on changes in an original node and refires them in a proxy.
FilterNode.PropertyChangeAdapter	Adapter that listens on changes in an original node and refires them in a proxy.
Index.ArrayChildren	Reorderable children list stored in an array.
Index.KeysChildren	Implementation of index interface that operates on an list of objects that are presented by given nodes.
Index.Support	A support class implementing some methods of the Index cookie.
IndexedCustomizer	Deprecated. Better to use Index.Support.showIndexedCustomizer which behaves better with the window system.
IndexedNode	An implementation of a node that has children and supports reordering by providing Index implementor.
IndexedPropertySupport	Support for indexed properties.
Node	A node represents one element in a hierarchy of objects (beans).
Node.IndexedProperty	Description of an indexed property and operations on it.
Node.Property	Description of a Bean property on a node, and operations on it.
Node.PropertySet	Class that represents one set of properties.
NodeAdapter	Empty adapter for NodeListener.
NodeEvent	Event describing a change in a node.
NodeMemberEvent	Event describing change in the list of a node's children.
NodeOp	Utility class for operations on nodes.
NodeReorderEvent	Event describing change in the list of a node's children.
NodeTransfer	Class that contains specific datatransfer flavors and methods to work with nodes.
PropertySupport	Support class for Node.Property.
PropertySupport.Name	Support for the name property of a node.
PropertySupport.ReadOnly	A simple read-only property.
PropertySupport.ReadWrite	A simple read/write property.
PropertySupport.Reflection	Support for properties from Java Reflection.
PropertySupport.WriteOnly	A simple write-only property.
Sheet	Support for creation of property sets.
Sheet.Set	A set of Bean properties.

Exception Summary

NodeNotFoundException

Exception indicating that a node could not be found while traversing a path from the root.

Package org.openide.nodes Description

The IDE uses nodes to represent JavaBeans or other property containers, formed into a hierarchical tree.

These nodes are used extensively for building the UI of the IDE, especially the Explorer. Using the Nodes API, it is possible to create a variety of custom nodes and entire subhierarchies, and manipulate and search existing nodes. In conjunction with the DataSystems API, nodes may also represent persistent data and can present the user interface to this data. Cookies may also be attached to nodes.