org.oddjob.arooa.reflect

Interface PropertyAccessor

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanUtilsPropertyAccessor

public interface PropertyAccessor

Property access.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PropertyAccessor	accessorWithConversions(ArooaConverter converter) Provide an accessor that performs conversions.
BeanOverview	getBeanOverview(java.lang.Class<?> forClass) Provide org.oddjob.arooo.BeanOverview.
ArooaClass	getClassName(java.lang.Object bean) Get the ArooaClass for a bean.
java.lang.Object	getProperty(java.lang.Object bean, java.lang.String property) Get a property.
<T> T	getProperty(java.lang.Object bean, java.lang.String property, java.lang.Class<T> required) Get a property of a required type.
void	setIndexedProperty(java.lang.Object bean, java.lang.String name, int index, java.lang.Object value) Set an indexed property on a bean.
void	setMappedProperty(java.lang.Object bean, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value) Set a mapped property on a bean.
void	setProperty(java.lang.Object bean, java.lang.String expression, java.lang.Object value) Set a property using a property expression.
void	setSimpleProperty(java.lang.Object bean, java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value) Set a property on a bean.

Method Detail

setProperty

void setProperty(java.lang.Object bean,
                 java.lang.String expression,
                 java.lang.Object value)
          throws ArooaPropertyException

Set a property using a property expression.

Parameters:

bean - The bean. Must not be null.

expression - The name. Must not be null.

value - The value. Can be null.

Throws:

ArooaPropertyException

setSimpleProperty

void setSimpleProperty(java.lang.Object bean,
                       java.lang.String name,
                       java.lang.Object value)
                throws ArooaPropertyException

Set a property on a bean.

Parameters:

bean - The bean. Must not be null.

name - The name. Must not be null.

value - The value. Can be null.

Throws:

ArooaPropertyException

setMappedProperty

void setMappedProperty(java.lang.Object bean,
                       java.lang.String name,
                       java.lang.String key,
                       java.lang.Object value)
                throws ArooaPropertyException

Set a mapped property on a bean.

Parameters:

bean - The bean. Must not be null.

name - The name. Must not be null.

key - The mapped property's key. Must not be null.

value - The value. Can be null.

Throws:

ArooaPropertyException

setIndexedProperty

void setIndexedProperty(java.lang.Object bean,
                        java.lang.String name,
                        int index,
                        java.lang.Object value)
                 throws ArooaPropertyException

Set an indexed property on a bean.

Parameters:

bean - The bean. Must not be null.

name - The name. Must not be null.

index - The indexed property's index. 0 based.

value - The value. Can be null.

Throws:

ArooaPropertyException

getClassName

ArooaClass getClassName(java.lang.Object bean)

Get the ArooaClass for a bean.

Parameters:

bean -

Returns:

getBeanOverview

BeanOverview getBeanOverview(java.lang.Class<?> forClass)
                      throws ArooaException

Provide org.oddjob.arooo.BeanOverview. Note that this will provide the overview for the Java class. If using a bean that might be a dynabean then use getArooaClass(bean).getBeanOverview() instead.

Parameters:

forClassCl -

Returns:

Throws:

ArooaException

getProperty

java.lang.Object getProperty(java.lang.Object bean,
                             java.lang.String property)
                      throws ArooaPropertyException

Get a property.

Parameters:

bean - The bean.

The - property.

Returns:

The property value.

Throws:

ArooaPropertyException

getProperty

<T> T getProperty(java.lang.Object bean,
                  java.lang.String property,
                  java.lang.Class<T> required)
           throws ArooaPropertyException,
                  ArooaConversionException

Get a property of a required type.

Parameters:

bean - The bean.

The - property.

Returns:

The property value.

Throws:

ArooaPropertyException

ArooaConversionException

accessorWithConversions

PropertyAccessor accessorWithConversions(ArooaConverter converter)

Provide an accessor that performs conversions.

Parameters:

converter - The converter.

Returns:

An accessor that performs conversions.