org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors: public class: ClassEditor

org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors
public class: ClassEditor [javadoc | source]

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

All Implemented Interfaces:
PropertyEditor

Property editor for java.lang.Class , to enable the direct population of a Class property without recourse to 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.

Also see:

java.lang.Class#forName

org.springframework.util.ClassUtils#forName(String, ClassLoader)

author: Juergen - Hoeller

author: Rick - Evans

since: 13.05.2003 -

Constructor:

Constructor:
public ClassEditor() { this(null); } Create a default ClassEditor, using the thread context ClassLoader.
public ClassEditor(ClassLoader classLoader) { this.classLoader = (classLoader != null ? classLoader : ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader()); } Create a default ClassEditor, using the given ClassLoader. Parameters: `classLoader` - the ClassLoader to use (or `null` for the thread context ClassLoader)

 public ClassEditor() {
		this(null);
}

Create a default ClassEditor, using the thread context ClassLoader.

 public ClassEditor(ClassLoader classLoader) {
		this.classLoader =
				(classLoader != null ? classLoader : ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader());
}

Create a default ClassEditor, using the given ClassLoader.

Parameters:

classLoader - the ClassLoader to use (or null for the thread context ClassLoader)

Method from org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.ClassEditor Summary:
getAsText, setAsText

Methods from java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport:
addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getAsText, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, getValue, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setAsText, setSource, setValue, supportsCustomEditor

Methods from java.lang.Object:
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method from org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.ClassEditor Detail:
public String getAsText() { Class clazz = (Class) getValue(); if (clazz != null) { return ClassUtils.getQualifiedName(clazz); } else { return ""; } }
public void setAsText(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException { if (StringUtils.hasText(text)) { setValue(ClassUtils.resolveClassName(text.trim(), this.classLoader)); } else { setValue(null); } }

Method from org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.ClassEditor Detail:

 public String getAsText() {
		Class clazz = (Class) getValue();
		if (clazz != null) {
			return ClassUtils.getQualifiedName(clazz);
		}
		else {
			return "";
		}
}

 public  void setAsText(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException {
		if (StringUtils.hasText(text)) {
			setValue(ClassUtils.resolveClassName(text.trim(), this.classLoader));
		}
		else {
			setValue(null);
		}
}