Package org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors

Class CustomMapEditor

java.lang.Object

java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.CustomMapEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyEditor

public class CustomMapEditor
extends PropertyEditorSupport

Property editor for Maps, converting any source Map to a given target Map type.

Since:

2.0.1

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

• Map
• SortedMap

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CustomMapEditor(Class<? extends Map> mapType)	Create a new CustomMapEditor for the given target type, keeping an incoming null as-is.
CustomMapEditor(Class<? extends Map> mapType, boolean nullAsEmptyMap)	Create a new CustomMapEditor for the given target type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected boolean	alwaysCreateNewMap()	Return whether to always create a new Map, even if the type of the passed-in Map already matches.
protected Object	convertKey(Object key)	Hook to convert each encountered Map key.
protected Object	convertValue(Object value)	Hook to convert each encountered Map value.
protected Map<Object,Object>	createMap(Class<? extends Map> mapType, int initialCapacity)	Create a Map of the given type, with the given initial capacity (if supported by the Map type).
String	getAsText()	This implementation returns null to indicate that there is no appropriate text representation.
void	setAsText(String text)	Convert the given text value to a Map with a single element.
void	setValue(Object value)	Convert the given value to a Map of the target type.

Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, getValue, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setSource, supportsCustomEditor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

CustomMapEditor

public CustomMapEditor(Class<? extends Map> mapType)

Create a new CustomMapEditor for the given target type, keeping an incoming null as-is.

Parameters:

mapType - the target type, which needs to be a sub-interface of Map or a concrete Map class

See Also:

• Map
• HashMap
• TreeMap
• LinkedHashMap

CustomMapEditor

public CustomMapEditor(Class<? extends Map> mapType,
 boolean nullAsEmptyMap)

Create a new CustomMapEditor for the given target type.

If the incoming value is of the given type, it will be used as-is. If it is a different Map type or an array, it will be converted to a default implementation of the given Map type. If the value is anything else, a target Map with that single value will be created.

The default Map implementations are: TreeMap for SortedMap, and LinkedHashMap for Map.

Parameters:

mapType - the target type, which needs to be a sub-interface of Map or a concrete Map class

nullAsEmptyMap - ap whether to convert an incoming null value to an empty Map (of the appropriate type)

See Also:

• Map
• TreeMap
• LinkedHashMap

Method Details

setAsText

public void setAsText(String text)
               throws IllegalArgumentException

Convert the given text value to a Map with a single element.

Specified by:

setAsText in interface PropertyEditor

Overrides:

setAsText in class PropertyEditorSupport

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException

setValue

public void setValue(@Nullable
 Object value)

Convert the given value to a Map of the target type.

Specified by:

setValue in interface PropertyEditor

Overrides:

setValue in class PropertyEditorSupport

createMap

protected Map<Object,Object> createMap(Class<? extends Map> mapType,
 int initialCapacity)

Create a Map of the given type, with the given initial capacity (if supported by the Map type).

Parameters:

mapType - a sub-interface of Map

initialCapacity - the initial capacity

Returns:

the new Map instance

alwaysCreateNewMap

protected boolean alwaysCreateNewMap()

Return whether to always create a new Map, even if the type of the passed-in Map already matches.

Default is "false"; can be overridden to enforce creation of a new Map, for example to convert elements in any case.

See Also:

• convertKey(java.lang.Object)
• convertValue(java.lang.Object)

convertKey

protected Object convertKey(Object key)

Hook to convert each encountered Map key. The default implementation simply returns the passed-in key as-is.

Can be overridden to perform conversion of certain keys, for example from String to Integer.

Only called if actually creating a new Map! This is by default not the case if the type of the passed-in Map already matches. Override alwaysCreateNewMap() to enforce creating a new Map in every case.

Parameters:

key - the source key

Returns:

the key to be used in the target Map

See Also:

• alwaysCreateNewMap()

convertValue

protected Object convertValue(Object value)

Hook to convert each encountered Map value. The default implementation simply returns the passed-in value as-is.

Can be overridden to perform conversion of certain values, for example from String to Integer.

Only called if actually creating a new Map! This is by default not the case if the type of the passed-in Map already matches. Override alwaysCreateNewMap() to enforce creating a new Map in every case.

Parameters:

value - the source value

Returns:

the value to be used in the target Map

See Also:

• alwaysCreateNewMap()

getAsText

@Nullable
public String getAsText()

This implementation returns null to indicate that there is no appropriate text representation.

Specified by:

getAsText in interface PropertyEditor

Overrides:

getAsText in class PropertyEditorSupport