com.cloudhopper.commons.util

Class BeanUtil

java.lang.Object

com.cloudhopper.commons.util.BeanUtil

public class BeanUtil
extends Object

This class implements utilities for working with classes.

Author:

joelauer (twitter: @jjlauer or http://twitter.com/jjlauer)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BeanUtil()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static BeanProperty	findBeanProperty(Class type, String propertyName, boolean caseSensitive) Finds a BeanProperty for the class type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BeanUtil

public BeanUtil()

Method Detail

findBeanProperty

public static BeanProperty findBeanProperty(Class type,
                            String propertyName,
                            boolean caseSensitive)
                                     throws IllegalAccessException

Finds a BeanProperty for the class type. A BeanProperty may have a getter method such as "getFirstName()", a setter such as "setFirstName", an adder such as "addFirstName", or may just be the underlying field with wrapped getter and setter methods available via the BeanProperty class. The BeanProperty class hides getter and setter access by allowing direct access to set the underlying field in case a public setter or getter don't exist. This method initially searches for a field matching the propertyName. If a field isn't found, then this method falls back to searching for a getXXXXX or setXXXXX method matching the propertyName.

Parameters:

type - The class to search for the method

propertyName - The name of the property to search for

caseSensitive - True if its a case sensitive search, otherwise false

Returns:

The new BeanProperty

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - If there is an access exception while attempting to turn "private" fields or methods to accessible.