## install4j API documentation

## Package com.install4j.api.beaninfo

This package contains the utility classes for writing BeanInfo classes for screens, actions and form components.

See:
Description

Interface Summary
BeanInitializer | Interface for the `Install4JBeanInfo.ATTRIBUTE_BEAN_INITIALIZER` value of a bean descriptor.
BeanValidator | Interface for the `Install4JBeanInfo.ATTRIBUTE_BEAN_VALIDATOR` value of a bean descriptor.
CustomizerCallback | Extended design-time services for customizers.
EnumerationMapper | Interface for mapping values and descriptions of enumerated properties.
PropertyConverter | A property converter translates between a string representation and the actual object state and provides an optional `property customizer`.
PropertyCustomizer | Customizer component for a property that is used in a dialog.
SequenceValidator | Interface for controlling insertion and reordering of beans at design-time.
VisibilityDiscriminator | Interface for controlling the visibility of child properties based on the value of the parent property.

Class Summary
ActionBeanInfo | Base class for bean infos of actions classes.
CustomizerPlacement | Enumeration class for all possible placements of the customizer in the install4j GUI.
EnumerationMapEntry | Entry in an enumeration defined by `EnumerationMapper`.
FailureStrategy | Enumeration class for all possible failure strategies of actions.
FilePropertyDescriptor | Property descriptor for properties of type `java.io.File` and `com.install4j.api.beans.ExternalFile`.
FileSelectionMode | Enumeration class for all possible file selection modes for file property descriptors.
FormComponentBeanInfo | Base class for form component bean infos.
Install4JBeanInfo | Base class for bean infos.
Install4JPropertyDescriptor | Property descriptor for use in instances of `Install4JBeanInfo`.
ProjectReportProperty | A project report element contributed by a customizer.
ScreenBeanInfo | Base class for screen bean infos.
ScriptParameter | Descriptor for script parameters of script properties defined with a `ScriptPropertyDescriptor`.
ScriptPropertyDescriptor | Property descriptor for properties of type `ScriptProperty`.

Exception Summary
BeanValidationException | Exception for notifying the user that a property value of a bean is not valid.

## Package com.install4j.api.beaninfo Description

This package contains the utility classes for writing BeanInfo classes for screens, actions and form components.

See the API overview for general remarks on how to use the install4j API.

This package is optional. No other packages use this package. By developing BeanInfo classes according to the JavaBean specification, you can control the configurability, presentation and validation of your beans at design time. BeanInfo classes do not influence runtime behavior.

When developing bean infos for your beans, it is recommended to use the appropriate derived class of `Install4JBeanInfo` as the base class. `Install4JPropertyDescriptor` and its derived classes provide factory methods for generating property descriptors with the appropriate named attributes.