org.foxlabs.util.reflect

Class PropertySetter

java.lang.Object

org.foxlabs.util.reflect.PropertySetter

Direct Known Subclasses:

PropertySetter.Field, PropertySetter.Method

public abstract class PropertySetter
extends Object

An abstract property setter that holds property type and provides write access to the property value.

Author:

Fox Mulder

See Also:

BeanIntrospector

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	PropertySetter.Field This class provides PropertySetter implementation that uses class field to access the property.
static class	PropertySetter.Method This class provides PropertySetter implementation that uses setter method to access the property.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PropertySetter()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Type	getGenericType() Returns generic type of the property.
abstract Class<?>	getType() Returns raw type of the property.
static PropertySetter	newSetter(Member setter) Creates a new property setter for the specified class member.
abstract void	setValue(Object object, Object value) Assigns property value for the specified object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PropertySetter

public PropertySetter()

Method Detail

getType

public abstract Class<?> getType()

Returns raw type of the property.

Returns:

Raw type of the property.

getGenericType

public abstract Type getGenericType()

Returns generic type of the property.

Returns:

Generic type of the property.

setValue

public abstract void setValue(Object object,
            Object value)

Assigns property value for the specified object.

Parameters:

object - Object whose property value should be assigned.

value - New property value.

Throws:

PropertyAccessException - if an error occured when accessing property.

newSetter

public static PropertySetter newSetter(Member setter)

Creates a new property setter for the specified class member.

Returns:

A new property setter for the specified class member or null if member is abstract or null.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if illegal member type specified.