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package org.apache.commons.beanutils;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Utility methods for populating JavaBeans properties via reflection.
*
* The implementations are provided by {@link BeanUtilsBean}.
* These static utility methods use the default instance.
* More sophisticated behaviour can be provided by using a BeanUtilsBean
instance.
*
* @version $Id$
* @see BeanUtilsBean
*/
public class BeanUtils {
// ------------------------------------------------------ Private Variables
/**
* The debugging detail level for this component.
*
* Note that this static variable will have unexpected side-effects if
* this class is deployed in a shared classloader within a container.
* However as it is actually completely ignored by this class due to its
* deprecated status, it doesn't do any actual harm.
*
* @deprecated BeanUtils now uses commons-logging for all log messages.
* Use your favorite logging tool to configure logging for
* this class.
*/
@Deprecated
private static int debug = 0;
/**
* The debug
static property is no longer used
* @return debug property
* @deprecated BeanUtils now uses commons-logging for all log messages.
* Use your favorite logging tool to configure logging for
* this class.
*/
@Deprecated
public static int getDebug() {
return (debug);
}
/**
* The debug
static property is no longer used
* @param newDebug debug property
* @deprecated BeanUtils now uses commons-logging for all log messages.
* Use your favorite logging tool to configure logging for
* this class.
*/
@Deprecated
public static void setDebug(final int newDebug) {
debug = newDebug;
}
// --------------------------------------------------------- Class Methods
/**
* Clone a bean based on the available property getters and setters,
* even if the bean class itself does not implement Cloneable.
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param bean Bean to be cloned
* @return the cloned bean
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws InstantiationException if a new instance of the bean's
* class cannot be instantiated
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @throws NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* property cannot be found
* @see BeanUtilsBean#cloneBean
*/
public static Object cloneBean(final Object bean)
throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException,
InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
return BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().cloneBean(bean);
}
/**
* Copy property values from the origin bean to the destination bean
* for all cases where the property names are the same.
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param dest Destination bean whose properties are modified
* @param orig Origin bean whose properties are retrieved
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the dest
or
* orig
argument is null or if the dest
* property type is different from the source type and the relevant
* converter has not been registered.
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @see BeanUtilsBean#copyProperties
*/
public static void copyProperties(final Object dest, final Object orig)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().copyProperties(dest, orig);
}
/**
* Copy the specified property value to the specified destination bean,
* performing any type conversion that is required.
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param bean Bean on which setting is to be performed
* @param name Property name (can be nested/indexed/mapped/combo)
* @param value Value to be set
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @see BeanUtilsBean#copyProperty
*/
public static void copyProperty(final Object bean, final String name, final Object value)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().copyProperty(bean, name, value);
}
/**
* Return the entire set of properties for which the specified bean
* provides a read method.
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param bean Bean whose properties are to be extracted
* @return Map of property descriptors
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @throws NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* property cannot be found
* @see BeanUtilsBean#describe
*/
public static Map describe(final Object bean)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().describe(bean);
}
/**
* Return the value of the specified array property of the specified
* bean, as a String array.
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name Name of the property to be extracted
* @return The array property value
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @throws NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* property cannot be found
* @see BeanUtilsBean#getArrayProperty
*/
public static String[] getArrayProperty(final Object bean, final String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().getArrayProperty(bean, name);
}
/**
* Return the value of the specified indexed property of the specified
* bean, as a String.
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name propertyname[index]
of the property value
* to be extracted
* @return The indexed property's value, converted to a String
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @throws NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* property cannot be found
* @see BeanUtilsBean#getIndexedProperty(Object, String)
*/
public static String getIndexedProperty(final Object bean, final String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().getIndexedProperty(bean, name);
}
/**
* Return the value of the specified indexed property of the specified
* bean, as a String. The index is specified as a method parameter and
* must *not* be included in the property name expression
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name Simple property name of the property value to be extracted
* @param index Index of the property value to be extracted
* @return The indexed property's value, converted to a String
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @throws NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* property cannot be found
* @see BeanUtilsBean#getIndexedProperty(Object, String, int)
*/
public static String getIndexedProperty(final Object bean,
final String name, final int index)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().getIndexedProperty(bean, name, index);
}
/**
* Return the value of the specified indexed property of the specified
* bean, as a String.
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name propertyname(index)
of the property value
* to be extracted
* @return The mapped property's value, converted to a String
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @throws NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* property cannot be found
* @see BeanUtilsBean#getMappedProperty(Object, String)
*/
public static String getMappedProperty(final Object bean, final String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().getMappedProperty(bean, name);
}
/**
* Return the value of the specified mapped property of the specified
* bean, as a String.
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name Simple property name of the property value to be extracted
* @param key Lookup key of the property value to be extracted
* @return The mapped property's value, converted to a String
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @throws NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* property cannot be found
* @see BeanUtilsBean#getMappedProperty(Object, String, String)
*/
public static String getMappedProperty(final Object bean,
final String name, final String key)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().getMappedProperty(bean, name, key);
}
/**
* Return the value of the (possibly nested) property of the specified
* name, for the specified bean, as a String.
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name Possibly nested name of the property to be extracted
* @return The nested property's value, converted to a String
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if a nested reference to a
* property returns null
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @throws NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* property cannot be found
* @see BeanUtilsBean#getNestedProperty
*/
public static String getNestedProperty(final Object bean, final String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().getNestedProperty(bean, name);
}
/**
* Return the value of the specified property of the specified bean,
* no matter which property reference format is used, as a String.
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property
* to be extracted
* @return The property's value, converted to a String
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @throws NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* property cannot be found
* @see BeanUtilsBean#getProperty
*/
public static String getProperty(final Object bean, final String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().getProperty(bean, name);
}
/**
* Return the value of the specified simple property of the specified
* bean, converted to a String.
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name Name of the property to be extracted
* @return The property's value, converted to a String
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @throws NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* property cannot be found
* @see BeanUtilsBean#getSimpleProperty
*/
public static String getSimpleProperty(final Object bean, final String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().getSimpleProperty(bean, name);
}
/**
* Populate the JavaBeans properties of the specified bean, based on
* the specified name/value pairs.
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param bean JavaBean whose properties are being populated
* @param properties Map keyed by property name, with the
* corresponding (String or String[]) value(s) to be set
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @see BeanUtilsBean#populate
*/
public static void populate(final Object bean, final Map properties)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().populate(bean, properties);
}
/**
* Set the specified property value, performing type conversions as
* required to conform to the type of the destination property.
*
* For more details see BeanUtilsBean
.
*
* @param bean Bean on which setting is to be performed
* @param name Property name (can be nested/indexed/mapped/combo)
* @param value Value to be set
*
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @see BeanUtilsBean#setProperty
*/
public static void setProperty(final Object bean, final String name, final Object value)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().setProperty(bean, name, value);
}
/**
* If we're running on JDK 1.4 or later, initialize the cause for the given throwable.
*
* @param throwable The throwable.
* @param cause The cause of the throwable.
* @return true if the cause was initialized, otherwise false.
* @since 1.8.0
*/
public static boolean initCause(final Throwable throwable, final Throwable cause) {
return BeanUtilsBean.getInstance().initCause(throwable, cause);
}
/**
* Create a cache.
* @param the key type of the cache
* @param the value type of the cache
* @return a new cache
* @since 1.8.0
*/
public static Map createCache() {
return new WeakFastHashMap();
}
/**
* Return whether a Map is fast
* @param map The map
* @return Whether it is fast or not.
* @since 1.8.0
*/
public static boolean getCacheFast(final Map, ?> map) {
if (map instanceof WeakFastHashMap) {
return ((WeakFastHashMap, ?>) map).getFast();
} else {
return false;
}
}
/**
* Set whether fast on a Map
* @param map The map
* @param fast Whether it should be fast or not.
* @since 1.8.0
*/
public static void setCacheFast(final Map, ?> map, final boolean fast) {
if (map instanceof WeakFastHashMap) {
((WeakFastHashMap, ?>)map).setFast(fast);
}
}
}