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## org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors
Class ClassArrayEditor

    java.lang.Object
      java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport
          org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.ClassArrayEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:
  PropertyEditor

    public class ClassArrayEditor

extends PropertyEditorSupport

Property editor for an array of `Classes`, to enable the direct population of a `Class[]` property without having to use a `String` class name property as bridge.

Also supports "java.lang.String[]"-style array class names, in contrast to the standard `Class.forName(String)` method.

Since:
  2.0
Author:
  Rob Harrop

Constructor Summary
`ClassArrayEditor()` Create a default `ClassEditor`, using the thread context `ClassLoader`.
`ClassArrayEditor(ClassLoader classLoader)` Create a default `ClassArrayEditor`, using the given `ClassLoader`.

Method Summary
`String` | `getAsText()`
`void` | `setAsText(String text)`

Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport
`addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, getValue, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setSource, setValue, supportsCustomEditor`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### ClassArrayEditor

    public ClassArrayEditor()

  Create a default `ClassEditor`, using the thread context `ClassLoader`.

### ClassArrayEditor

    public ClassArrayEditor(ClassLoader classLoader)

  Create a default `ClassArrayEditor`, using the given `ClassLoader`.

  Parameters:
    `classLoader` - the `ClassLoader` to use (or pass `null` for the thread context `ClassLoader`)

Method Detail

### setAsText

    public void setAsText(String text)
                   throws IllegalArgumentException

  Specified by:
    `setAsText` in interface `PropertyEditor`
  Overrides:
    `setAsText` in class `PropertyEditorSupport`
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException`

### getAsText

    public String getAsText()

  Specified by:
    `getAsText` in interface `PropertyEditor`
  Overrides:
    `getAsText` in class `PropertyEditorSupport`

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