org.oddjob.arooa.reflect

Interface PropertyAccessor

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanUtilsPropertyAccessor

public interface PropertyAccessor

Property access.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PropertyAccessor	accessorWithConversions(ArooaConverter converter) Provide an accessor that performs conversions.
BeanOverview	getBeanOverview(Class<?> forClass) Provide org.oddjob.arooo.BeanOverview.
ArooaClass	getClassName(Object bean) Get the ArooaClass for a bean.
Object	getProperty(Object bean, String property) Get a property.
<T> T	getProperty(Object bean, String property, Class<T> required) Get a property of a required type.
void	setIndexedProperty(Object bean, String name, int index, Object value) Set an indexed property on a bean.
void	setMappedProperty(Object bean, String name, String key, Object value) Set a mapped property on a bean.
void	setProperty(Object bean, String expression, Object value) Set a property using a property expression.
void	setSimpleProperty(Object bean, String name, Object value) Set a property on a bean.

Method Detail

setProperty

void setProperty(Object bean,
                 String expression,
                 Object value)
          throws ArooaPropertyException

Set a property using a property expression.

Parameters:

bean - The bean. Must not be null.

expression - The name. Must not be null.

value - The value. Can be null.

Throws:

ArooaPropertyException

setSimpleProperty

void setSimpleProperty(Object bean,
                       String name,
                       Object value)
                throws ArooaPropertyException

Set a property on a bean.

Parameters:

bean - The bean. Must not be null.

name - The name. Must not be null.

value - The value. Can be null.

Throws:

ArooaPropertyException

setMappedProperty

void setMappedProperty(Object bean,
                       String name,
                       String key,
                       Object value)
                throws ArooaPropertyException

Set a mapped property on a bean.

Parameters:

bean - The bean. Must not be null.

name - The name. Must not be null.

key - The mapped property's key. Must not be null.

value - The value. Can be null.

Throws:

ArooaPropertyException

setIndexedProperty

void setIndexedProperty(Object bean,
                        String name,
                        int index,
                        Object value)
                 throws ArooaPropertyException

Set an indexed property on a bean.

Parameters:

bean - The bean. Must not be null.

name - The name. Must not be null.

index - The indexed property's index. 0 based.

value - The value. Can be null.

Throws:

ArooaPropertyException

getClassName

ArooaClass getClassName(Object bean)

Get the ArooaClass for a bean.

Parameters:

bean -

Returns:

getBeanOverview

BeanOverview getBeanOverview(Class<?> forClass)
                      throws ArooaException

Provide org.oddjob.arooo.BeanOverview. Note that this will provide the overview for the Java class. If using a bean that might be a dynabean then use getArooaClass(bean).getBeanOverview() instead.

Parameters:

forClassCl -

Returns:

Throws:

ArooaException

getProperty

Object getProperty(Object bean,
                   String property)
            throws ArooaPropertyException

Get a property.

Parameters:

bean - The bean.

The - property.

Returns:

The property value.

Throws:

ArooaPropertyException

getProperty

<T> T getProperty(Object bean,
                  String property,
                  Class<T> required)
           throws ArooaPropertyException,
                  ArooaConversionException

Get a property of a required type.

Parameters:

bean - The bean.

The - property.

Returns:

The property value.

Throws:

ArooaPropertyException

ArooaConversionException

accessorWithConversions

PropertyAccessor accessorWithConversions(ArooaConverter converter)

Provide an accessor that performs conversions.

Parameters:

converter - The converter.

Returns:

An accessor that performs conversions.