Package org.springframework.core.convert

Class Property

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.core.convert.Property

public final class Property
extends Object

A description of a JavaBeans Property that allows us to avoid a dependency on java.beans.PropertyDescriptor. The java.beans package is not available in a number of environments (for example, Android, Java ME), so this is desirable for portability of Spring's core conversion facility.

Used to build a TypeDescriptor from a property location. The built TypeDescriptor can then be used to convert from/to the property type.

Since:

3.1

Author:

Keith Donald, Phillip Webb

See Also:

• TypeDescriptor(Property)
• TypeDescriptor.nested(Property, int)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Property(Class<?> objectType, Method readMethod, Method writeMethod)
Property(Class<?> objectType, Method readMethod, Method writeMethod, String name)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object other)
String	getName()	The name of the property: for example, 'foo'.
Class<?>	getObjectType()	The object declaring this property, either directly or in a superclass the object extends.
Method	getReadMethod()	The property getter method: for example, getFoo().
Class<?>	getType()	The property type: for example, java.lang.String.
Method	getWriteMethod()	The property setter method: for example, setFoo(String).
int	hashCode()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Property

public Property(Class<?> objectType,
 @Nullable
 Method readMethod,
 @Nullable
 Method writeMethod)

Property

public Property(Class<?> objectType,
 @Nullable
 Method readMethod,
 @Nullable
 Method writeMethod,
 @Nullable
 String name)

Method Details

getObjectType

public Class<?> getObjectType()

The object declaring this property, either directly or in a superclass the object extends.

getName

public String getName()

The name of the property: for example, 'foo'.

getType

public Class<?> getType()

The property type: for example, java.lang.String.

getReadMethod

@Nullable
public Method getReadMethod()

The property getter method: for example, getFoo().

getWriteMethod

@Nullable
public Method getWriteMethod()

The property setter method: for example, setFoo(String).

equals

public boolean equals(@Nullable
 Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object