Module java.desktop
Package java.beans

# Class MethodDescriptor

java.lang.Object
java.beans.FeatureDescriptor
java.beans.MethodDescriptor

public class MethodDescriptor extends FeatureDescriptor
A MethodDescriptor describes a particular method that a Java Bean supports for external access from other components.

Since:
  1.1

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor
Description
`MethodDescriptor(Method method)`
Constructs a `MethodDescriptor` from a `Method`.
`MethodDescriptor(Method method, ParameterDescriptor[] parameterDescriptors)`
Constructs a `MethodDescriptor` from a `Method` providing descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`Method`
`getMethod()`
Gets the method that this MethodDescriptor encapsulates.
`ParameterDescriptor[]`
`getParameterDescriptors()`
Gets the ParameterDescriptor for each of this MethodDescriptor's method's parameters.

### Methods declared in class java.beans.FeatureDescriptor

`attributeNames, getDisplayName, getName, getShortDescription, getValue, isExpert, isHidden, isPreferred, setDisplayName, setExpert, setHidden, setName, setPreferred, setShortDescription, setValue, toString`

### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

## Constructor Details

### MethodDescriptor

public MethodDescriptor(Method method)
Constructs a `MethodDescriptor` from a `Method`.

Parameters:
  `method` - The low-level method information.

### MethodDescriptor

public MethodDescriptor(Method method, ParameterDescriptor[] parameterDescriptors)
Constructs a `MethodDescriptor` from a `Method` providing descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.

Parameters:
  `method` - The low-level method information.
  `parameterDescriptors` - Descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.

## Method Details

### getMethod

public Method getMethod()
Gets the method that this MethodDescriptor encapsulates.

Returns:
  The low-level description of the method

### getParameterDescriptors

public ParameterDescriptor[] getParameterDescriptors()
Gets the ParameterDescriptor for each of this MethodDescriptor's method's parameters.

Returns:
  The locale-independent names of the parameters. May return a null array if the parameter names aren't known.