org.meanbean.bean.util

Class BeanPropertyValuesFactory

java.lang.Object

org.meanbean.bean.util.BeanPropertyValuesFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

Factory<Map<String,Object>>

public class BeanPropertyValuesFactory
extends Object
implements Factory<Map<String,Object>>

Concrete Factory that creates a Map of values, keyed by property name, that could be used to populate the properties of a Bean, based on information about the Bean provided in the form of a BeanInformation instance.

Author:

Graham Williamson

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BeanPropertyValuesFactory(BeanInformation beanInformation, FactoryLookupStrategy factoryLookupStrategy, Configuration configuration) Construct a new Bean Property Values Factory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Map<String,Object>	create() Create a Map of values that could be used to populate the properties of the Bean defined by the BeanInformation provided upon construction of this Factory, keyed by property name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BeanPropertyValuesFactory

public BeanPropertyValuesFactory(BeanInformation beanInformation,
                                 FactoryLookupStrategy factoryLookupStrategy,
                                 Configuration configuration)

Construct a new Bean Property Values Factory.

Parameters:

beanInformation - Information used to create property values for a bean.

factoryLookupStrategy - Provides a means of acquiring a suitable Factory for use when creating values.

configuration - Provides override configuration

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified BeanInformation or FactoryLookupStrategy is deemed illegal. For example, if either is null.

Method Detail

create

public Map<String,Object> create()
                          throws ObjectCreationException

Create a Map of values that could be used to populate the properties of the Bean defined by the BeanInformation provided upon construction of this Factory, keyed by property name.

Specified by:

create in interface Factory<Map<String,Object>>

Returns:

A Map of values that could be used to populate the properties of the Bean defined by the BeanInformation, keyed by the property name.

Throws:

ObjectCreationException - If an error occurs when creating the map of values.