org.springmodules.commons.lang
Class CommonsEnumPropertyEditor

java.lang.Object
  java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport
      org.springmodules.commons.lang.CommonsEnumPropertyEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.beans.PropertyEditor

public class CommonsEnumPropertyEditor
extends java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

Converts to and from a commons-lang Enum.

Author:

Seth Ladd

Constructor Summary

CommonsEnumPropertyEditor(java.lang.Class enumClass, boolean allowEmpty)

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getAsText() Returns the enum's name, or blank string if no enum has been set.
void	setAsText(java.lang.String text) Turns a string to an enum.

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

CommonsEnumPropertyEditor

public CommonsEnumPropertyEditor(java.lang.Class enumClass,
                                 boolean allowEmpty)

Parameters:

enumClass - class of the enum

allowEmpty - should a null value be OK?

Method Detail

getAsText

public java.lang.String getAsText()

Returns the enum's name, or blank string if no enum has been set.

Specified by:

getAsText in interface java.beans.PropertyEditor

Overrides:

getAsText in class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

Returns:

enum's name, or blank string if nothing has been set

See Also:

PropertyEditor.getAsText()

setAsText

public void setAsText(java.lang.String text)
               throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Turns a string to an enum. The string must be a enum name.

Specified by:

setAsText in interface java.beans.PropertyEditor

Overrides:

setAsText in class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

Parameters:

text - the enum name

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

See Also:

PropertyEditor.setAsText(java.lang.String)