java.beans Class Hierarchy (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-24

# Hierarchy For Package java.beans

Package Hierarchies:

- All Packages

## Class Hierarchy

- java.lang.Object
  - java.beans.Beans
  - java.beans.Encoder
    - java.beans.XMLEncoder (implements java.lang.AutoCloseable)
  - java.beans.EventHandler (implements java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler)
  - java.util.EventListenerProxy<T> (implements java.util.EventListener)
    - java.beans.PropertyChangeListenerProxy (implements java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)
    - java.beans.VetoableChangeListenerProxy (implements java.beans.VetoableChangeListener)
  - java.util.EventObject (implements java.io.Serializable)
    - java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent
      - java.beans.IndexedPropertyChangeEvent
  - java.beans.FeatureDescriptor
    - java.beans.BeanDescriptor
    - java.beans.EventSetDescriptor
    - java.beans.MethodDescriptor
    - java.beans.ParameterDescriptor
    - java.beans.PropertyDescriptor
      - java.beans.IndexedPropertyDescriptor
  - java.beans.Introspector
  - java.beans.PersistenceDelegate
    - java.beans.DefaultPersistenceDelegate
  - java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport (implements java.io.Serializable)
  - java.beans.PropertyEditorManager
  - java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport (implements java.beans.PropertyEditor)
  - java.beans.SimpleBeanInfo (implements java.beans.BeanInfo)
  - java.beans.Statement
    - java.beans.Expression
  - java.lang.Throwable (implements java.io.Serializable)
    - java.lang.Exception
      - java.beans.IntrospectionException
      - java.beans.PropertyVetoException
  - java.beans.VetoableChangeSupport (implements java.io.Serializable)
  - java.beans.XMLDecoder (implements java.lang.AutoCloseable)

## Interface Hierarchy

- java.beans.AppletInitializer
- java.beans.BeanInfo
- java.beans.Customizer
- java.beans.DesignMode
- java.util.EventListener
  - java.beans.PropertyChangeListener
  - java.beans.VetoableChangeListener
- java.beans.ExceptionListener
- java.beans.PropertyEditor
- java.beans.Visibility

## Annotation Type Hierarchy

- java.beans.ConstructorProperties (implements java.lang.annotation.Annotation)
- java.beans.Transient (implements java.lang.annotation.Annotation)

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