org.oddjob.arooa.types
Class BeanType

java.lang.Object
  org.oddjob.arooa.types.BeanType

public class BeanType
extends Object

Description

Create an Object of the given class. The class is specified with the class attribute. If no class is specified a java.lang.Object is created.

The class must be a true Java Bean, and have a no argument public constructor.

Properties of the bean are attributes for the eight Java primitive types and their associated Objects, or a String, and elements for all other types, as is the Oddjob standard.

Example

Creating a bean.

<bean class="org.oddjob.arooa.types.PersonBean" name="John">
    <friends>
        <list>
            <values>
                <value value="Rod"/>
                <value value="Jane"/>
                <value value="Freddy"/>
            </values>
        </list>
    </friends>
</bean>

Where the bean is: org/oddjob/arooa/types/PersonBean.java

Author:

rob

Field Summary

static String	ATTRIBUTE
static ArooaElement	ELEMENT

Constructor Summary

BeanType()

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ELEMENT

public static final ArooaElement ELEMENT

ATTRIBUTE

public static final String ATTRIBUTE

Property: class

Description: The class to create. Must have a public zero argument constructor. Not that this attribute value must be constant - it can not contain ${} property place holders.

Required: No, defaults to java.lang.Object.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

BeanType

public BeanType()