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On 4/22/2012 7:19 AM, Peter Cheung wrote:
> Hi All, does swing component provide something like:
>
> component.setProperty("whatever", "value");  ??


Not as far as I know.  Components do support bound properties and 
property change listeners, but those are only for "internal" properties. 
  You can't change the supported properties, those are fixed by design.

What are you trying to do that you feel requires properties?