PropertyDefinition (vaadin-server 8.27.0 API)

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the property set

V - the property type

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBeanPropertyDefinition, BeanPropertySet.NestedBeanPropertyDefinition
```
public interface PropertyDefinition<T,V>
extends Serializable
```
A property from a PropertySet.

Since:

8.0

Author:

Vaadin Ltd

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getCaption()`	Gets the human readable caption to show for this property.
`ValueProvider<T,V>`	`getGetter()`	Gets the value provider that is used for finding the value of this property for a bean.
`String`	`getName()`	Gets the full name of this property.
`Class<?>`	`getPropertyHolderType()`	Gets the type of the class containing this property.
`PropertySet<T>`	`getPropertySet()`	Gets the `PropertySet` that this property belongs to.
`Optional<Setter<T,V>>`	`getSetter()`	Gets an optional setter for storing a property value in a bean.
`default String`	`getTopLevelName()`	Gets the top level name of this property.
`Class<V>`	`getType()`	Gets the type of this property.

- Method Detail
  - getGetter
```
ValueProvider<T,V> getGetter()
```
    Gets the value provider that is used for finding the value of this property for a bean.
    
    Returns:
    
    the getter, not null
  - getSetter
```
Optional<Setter<T,V>> getSetter()
```
    Gets an optional setter for storing a property value in a bean.
    
    Returns:
    
    the setter, or an empty optional if this property is read-only
  - getType
```
Class<V> getType()
```
    Gets the type of this property.
    
    Returns:
    
    the property type. not null
  - getPropertyHolderType
```
Class<?> getPropertyHolderType()
```
    Gets the type of the class containing this property.
    
    Returns:
    
    the property type. not null
    
    Since:
    
    8.1
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Gets the full name of this property.
    
    Returns:
    
    the property name, not null
  - getTopLevelName
```
default String getTopLevelName()
```
    Gets the top level name of this property.
    
    Returns:
    
    the top level property name, not null
    
    Since:
    
    8.3
  - getCaption
```
String getCaption()
```
    Gets the human readable caption to show for this property.
    
    Returns:
    
    the caption to show, not null
  - getPropertySet
```
PropertySet<T> getPropertySet()
```
    Gets the PropertySet that this property belongs to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the property set, not null