Package org.apache.empire.commons

Class BeanPropertyUtils

java.lang.Object

org.apache.empire.commons.BeanPropertyUtils

public final class BeanPropertyUtils
extends Object

BeanPropertyUtils provides methods for getting and setting bean property values It is a replacement for org.apache.commons.beanutils.BeanUtils

Author:

rainer

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	BeanPropertyUtils.BeanPropertyUtilsImpl	Provided the implementation for the BeanUtils methods

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BeanPropertyUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Object	convertPropertyValue(Object value, Class<?> type)	Converts a bean property value to a specific Java type
static BeanPropertyUtils.BeanPropertyUtilsImpl	getImplementation()	Returns the BeanUtils implementation
static Object	getProperty(Object bean, String property)	Returns the property of a bean by calling the correponding getter function
static int	hasProperty(Object bean, String property, boolean writeAccess)	Checks if a bean has a particular property and a corresponding getter/setter method exists
static void	setImplementation(BeanPropertyUtils.BeanPropertyUtilsImpl utils)	Allows to override the implementation
static boolean	setProperty(Object bean, String property, Object value)	Set a single property value of a java bean object used by readProperties.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

BeanPropertyUtils

public BeanPropertyUtils()

Method Details

getImplementation

public static BeanPropertyUtils.BeanPropertyUtilsImpl getImplementation()

Returns the BeanUtils implementation

Returns:

the new BeanUtils implementation

setImplementation

public static void setImplementation(BeanPropertyUtils.BeanPropertyUtilsImpl utils)

Allows to override the implementation

Parameters:

utils - the new BeanUtils implementation

hasProperty

public static int hasProperty(Object bean,
 String property,
 boolean writeAccess)

Checks if a bean has a particular property and a corresponding getter/setter method exists

Parameters:

bean - the bean to check

property - the property to check

writeAccess - flag whether to check for the getter method (false) or the setter method (true)

Returns:

1 if the getter/setter exists, 0 if the getter/setter does not exist, and -1 if the property does not exist at all

getProperty

public static Object getProperty(Object bean,
 String property)

Returns the property of a bean by calling the correponding getter function

Parameters:

bean - the bean

property - the property name

Returns:

the property value

setProperty

public static boolean setProperty(Object bean,
 String property,
 Object value)

Set a single property value of a java bean object used by readProperties. Return false if the property does not exist or if no setter method exists (read only) throws BeanPropertySetException if an error occurs in the setter method

Parameters:

bean - the bean

property - the property

value - the value

Returns:

true if the property has been set or false if the property does not exist or if no setter method exists

convertPropertyValue

public static Object convertPropertyValue(Object value,
 Class<?> type)

Converts a bean property value to a specific Java type

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

type - the type

Returns:

the converted value