org.oddjob.values.types
Class PropertyTypeDynaClass

java.lang.Object
  org.oddjob.values.types.PropertyTypeDynaClass

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, org.apache.commons.beanutils.DynaClass, org.apache.commons.beanutils.MutableDynaClass

public class PropertyTypeDynaClass
extends Object
implements org.apache.commons.beanutils.MutableDynaClass, Serializable

A DynaClass for the PropertyType which always returns PropertyType as the type for all properties.

See Also:

org.apche.commons.beanutils.LazyDynaBean, Serialized Form

Author:

Rob Gordon

Constructor Summary

PropertyTypeDynaClass(String name)
Constructor.

Method Summary

protected void	add(org.apache.commons.beanutils.DynaProperty property) Add a new dynamic property.
void	add(String name)
void	add(String name, Class type) Add a new dynamic property with the specified data type, but with no restrictions on readability or writeability.
void	add(String name, Class type, boolean readable, boolean writeable) Add a new dynamic property with the specified data type, readability, and writeability.
org.apache.commons.beanutils.DynaProperty[]	getDynaProperties()
org.apache.commons.beanutils.DynaProperty	getDynaProperty(String name) Return a property descriptor for the specified property.
String	getName()
boolean	isRestricted() This MutableDynaClass is never restricted.
org.apache.commons.beanutils.DynaBean	newInstance()
void	remove(String name) Remove the specified dynamic property, and any associated data type, readability, and writeability, from this dynamic class.
void	setRestricted(boolean restricted)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PropertyTypeDynaClass

public PropertyTypeDynaClass(String name)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name - The name.

Method Detail

isRestricted

public boolean isRestricted()

This MutableDynaClass is never restricted.

Specified by:

isRestricted in interface org.apache.commons.beanutils.MutableDynaClass

See Also:

MutableDynaClass.isRestricted()

setRestricted

public void setRestricted(boolean restricted)

Specified by:

setRestricted in interface org.apache.commons.beanutils.MutableDynaClass

add

public void add(String name)

Specified by:

add in interface org.apache.commons.beanutils.MutableDynaClass

add

public void add(String name,
                Class type)

Add a new dynamic property with the specified data type, but with no restrictions on readability or writeability.

Specified by:

add in interface org.apache.commons.beanutils.MutableDynaClass

Parameters:

name - Name of the new dynamic property

type - Data type of the new dynamic property (null for no restrictions)

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if name is null

IllegalStateException - if this DynaClass is currently restricted, so no new properties can be added

add

public void add(String name,
                Class type,
                boolean readable,
                boolean writeable)

Add a new dynamic property with the specified data type, readability, and writeability.

N.B.Support for readable/writeable properties has not been implemented and this method always throws a UnsupportedOperationException.

I'm not sure the intention of the original authors for this method, but it seems to me that readable/writable should be attributes of the DynaProperty class (which they are not) and is the reason this method has not been implemented.

Specified by:

add in interface org.apache.commons.beanutils.MutableDynaClass

Parameters:

name - Name of the new dynamic property

type - Data type of the new dynamic property (null for no restrictions)

readable - Set to true if this property value should be readable

writeable - Set to true if this property value should be writeable

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - anytime this method is called

add

protected void add(org.apache.commons.beanutils.DynaProperty property)

Add a new dynamic property.

Parameters:

property - Property the new dynamic property to add.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if name is null

IllegalStateException - if this DynaClass is currently restricted, so no new properties can be added

remove

public void remove(String name)

Remove the specified dynamic property, and any associated data type, readability, and writeability, from this dynamic class. NOTE - This does NOT cause any corresponding property values to be removed from DynaBean instances associated with this DynaClass.

Specified by:

remove in interface org.apache.commons.beanutils.MutableDynaClass

Parameters:

name - Name of the dynamic property to remove

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if name is null

IllegalStateException - if this DynaClass is currently restricted, so no properties can be removed

getDynaProperty

public org.apache.commons.beanutils.DynaProperty getDynaProperty(String name)

Return a property descriptor for the specified property.

If the property is not found and the returnNull indicator is true, this method always returns null.

If the property is not found and the returnNull indicator is false a new property descriptor is created and returned (although its not actually added to the DynaClass's properties). This is the default beahviour.

The reason for not returning a null property descriptor is that BeanUtils uses this method to check if a property exists before trying to set it - since these Lazy implementations automatically add any new properties when they are set, returning null from this method would defeat their purpose.

Specified by:

getDynaProperty in interface org.apache.commons.beanutils.DynaClass

Parameters:

name - Name of the dynamic property for which a descriptor is requested

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if no property name is specified

getDynaProperties

public org.apache.commons.beanutils.DynaProperty[] getDynaProperties()

Specified by:

getDynaProperties in interface org.apache.commons.beanutils.DynaClass

getName

public String getName()

Specified by:

getName in interface org.apache.commons.beanutils.DynaClass

newInstance

public org.apache.commons.beanutils.DynaBean newInstance()
                                                  throws IllegalAccessException,
                                                         InstantiationException

Specified by:

newInstance in interface org.apache.commons.beanutils.DynaClass

Throws:

IllegalAccessException

InstantiationException