org.jboss.common.beans.property.finder

Class PropertyEditorFinder

java.lang.Object

org.jboss.common.beans.property.finder.PropertyEditorFinder

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultPropertyEditorFinder

public abstract class PropertyEditorFinder
extends Object

Simple abstract class to provide base for PropertyEditorFinder service.

Author:

baranowb

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected static String	EDITOR
protected static String	EDITOR_ARRAY
protected static Logger	logger

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PropertyEditorFinder()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract PropertyEditor	find(Class<?> type) Returns PropertyEditor which capable of converting String into instances of type parameter.
abstract String[]	getEditorSearchPackages()
static PropertyEditorFinder	getInstance() Returns instance of property finder.
abstract void	register(Class<?> type, Class<? extends PropertyEditor> editor) If supported, this method register editor class for specific type.
abstract void	setEditorSearchPackages(String[] packages) If supported this sets search packages.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

logger

protected static Logger logger

EDITOR

protected static final String EDITOR

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Constant Field Values

EDITOR_ARRAY

protected static final String EDITOR_ARRAY

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

PropertyEditorFinder

public PropertyEditorFinder()

Method Detail

find

public abstract PropertyEditor find(Class<?> type)

Returns PropertyEditor which capable of converting String into instances of type parameter.

Parameters:

type - - class object representing type of property beeing converted from String to object instance.

Returns:

register

public abstract void register(Class<?> type,
            Class<? extends PropertyEditor> editor)

If supported, this method register editor class for specific type. When queried, finder will return registered editor class. Check {find(Class) method.

Parameters:

type - - class object representing type of property, ie. int[].class, InetAddress.class

editor - - editor class which is capable of converting type, to and from String.

setEditorSearchPackages

public abstract void setEditorSearchPackages(String[] packages)

If supported this sets search packages. Finder will search those packages for viable editor classe.

Parameters:

packages - - set of packages, ie. {"com.sun.beans","custom.editors"}

getEditorSearchPackages

public abstract String[] getEditorSearchPackages()

Returns:

- current search packages.

getInstance

public static PropertyEditorFinder getInstance()

Returns instance of property finder. Instance is loaded as service. If no service is found, this method, this method will return null.

Returns:

Instance of PropertyEditorFinder.