Promoting features of embedded beans

Promote features in the Visual Composition Editor as follows:

  1. From the pop-up menu of the embedded bean, select Promote bean feature to open the Promote Features window.

  2. For each feature that you want to promote, do the following:
    1. Select Method, Property, or Event to filter promotable features in the features list box.
    2. In the features list box, select the feature you are promoting.
    3. Select the >> button. The feature is moved to the Promoted features list.
    4. If you do not want to use the default name, double-click the feature name in the Promote feature name field. Then, edit the name to change it.

  3. Select OK to close the Promote Features window.

  4. Save the composite bean to incorporate the features you just promoted. If you run the test tool, the bean is automatically saved.


Related concepts
Default promoted feature names
Feature naming guidelines
Generated code

Related procedures
Defining bean interfaces for visual composition
Creating and modifying a BeanInfo class

Related references
Promote Features window