org.meanbean.bean.util

Class BasicBeanPopulator

java.lang.Object

org.meanbean.bean.util.BasicBeanPopulator

All Implemented Interfaces:

BeanPopulator

public class BasicBeanPopulator
extends Object
implements BeanPopulator

Affords functionality to populate a bean (set its fields) with specified values.

Author:

Graham Williamson

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BasicBeanPopulator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	populate(Object bean, BeanInformation beanInformation, Map<String,Object> values) Populate the specified bean with the specified values.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BasicBeanPopulator

public BasicBeanPopulator()

Method Detail

populate

public void populate(Object bean,
                     BeanInformation beanInformation,
                     Map<String,Object> values)
              throws IllegalArgumentException,
                     BeanPopulationException

Populate the specified bean with the specified values. Values are keyed by property name (e.g. "firstName") and are matched to properties on the bean and their setters (e.g. "setFirstName"). Only properties with a setter method and an entry in the values map will be set. Any entries in the values map that do not exist on the bean are ignored.

Specified by:

populate in interface BeanPopulator

Parameters:

bean - The object to populate.

beanInformation - Information about the object to populate.

values - The values to populate the object with, keyed by property name (e.g. "firstName").

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If any of the parameters are deemed illegal. For example, if any are null.

BeanPopulationException - If an error occurs when populating the object.