Class PropertyUtil


  • public class PropertyUtil
    extends java.lang.Object
    Utility class for accessing properties on JavaBean objects.

    See http://java.sun.com/products/javabeans/docs/index.html for more information on JavaBeans.

    Since:
    1.1.0
    Author:
    Iain McGinniss, Steve Freeman
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      static java.lang.Object[] NO_ARGUMENTS  
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      PropertyUtil()  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.beans.PropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor​(java.lang.String propertyName, java.lang.Object fromObj)
      Returns the description of the property with the provided name on the provided object's interface.
      static java.beans.PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptorsFor​(java.lang.Object fromObj, java.lang.Class<java.lang.Object> stopClass)
      Returns all the property descriptors for the class associated with the given object
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • NO_ARGUMENTS

        public static final java.lang.Object[] NO_ARGUMENTS
    • Constructor Detail

      • PropertyUtil

        public PropertyUtil()
    • Method Detail

      • getPropertyDescriptor

        public static java.beans.PropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor​(java.lang.String propertyName,
                                                                          java.lang.Object fromObj)
                                                                   throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
        Returns the description of the property with the provided name on the provided object's interface.
        Returns:
        the descriptor of the property, or null if the property does not exist.
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if there's a introspection failure
      • propertyDescriptorsFor

        public static java.beans.PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptorsFor​(java.lang.Object fromObj,
                                                                             java.lang.Class<java.lang.Object> stopClass)
                                                                      throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
        Returns all the property descriptors for the class associated with the given object
        Parameters:
        fromObj - Use the class of this object
        stopClass - Don't include any properties from this ancestor class upwards.
        Returns:
        Property descriptors
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if there's a introspection failure