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+/*
+ * Copyright 1997-1999 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
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+ */
+
+package java.beans;
+
+/**
+ * <p>
+ * This interface is intended to be implemented by, or delegated from, instances
+ * of java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext, in order to propagate to its nested hierarchy
+ * of java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextChild instances, the current "designTime" property.
+ * <p>
+ * The JavaBeans specification defines the notion of design time as is a
+ * mode in which JavaBeans instances should function during their composition
+ * and customization in a interactive design, composition or construction tool,
+ * as opposed to runtime when the JavaBean is part of an applet, application,
+ * or other live Java executable abstraction.
+ *
+ * @author Laurence P. G. Cable
+ * @since 1.2
+ *
+ * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext
+ * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextChild
+ * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextMembershipListener
+ * @see java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent
+ */
+
+public interface DesignMode {
+
+    /**
+     * The standard value of the propertyName as fired from a BeanContext or
+     * other source of PropertyChangeEvents.
+     */
+
+    static String PROPERTYNAME = "designTime";
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the "value" of the "designTime" property.
+     * <p>
+     * If the implementing object is an instance of java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext,
+     * or a subinterface thereof, then that BeanContext should fire a
+     * PropertyChangeEvent, to its registered BeanContextMembershipListeners, with
+     * parameters:
+     * <ul>
+     *    <li><code>propertyName</code> - <code>java.beans.DesignMode.PROPERTYNAME</code>
+     *    <li><code>oldValue</code> - previous value of "designTime"
+     *    <li><code>newValue</code> - current value of "designTime"
+     * </ul>
+     * Note it is illegal for a BeanContextChild to invoke this method
+     * associated with a BeanContext that it is nested within.
+     *
+     * @param designTime  the current "value" of the "designTime" property
+     * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext
+     * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextMembershipListener
+     * @see java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent
+     */
+
+    void setDesignTime(boolean designTime);
+
+    /**
+     * A value of true denotes that JavaBeans should behave in design time
+     * mode, a value of false denotes runtime behavior.
+     *
+     * @return the current "value" of the "designTime" property.
+     */
+
+    boolean isDesignTime();
+}