com.lexmark.saperion.util

Class BeanUtils

java.lang.Object

com.lexmark.saperion.util.BeanUtils

public final class BeanUtils
extends Object

Utility class to interface with common bean utilities.

Author:

owaeldrich

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	copyProperties(Object dest, Object source) Copies all bean properties from the source bean to the destination.
static void	copyProperty(Object bean, String name, Object value) Copy the specified property value to the specified destination bean.
static Map<String,String>	describe(Object bean) Describes the properties to the specified destination bean.
static String[]	getArrayProperty(Object bean, String name) Returns an array property as string array.
static String	getProperty(Object bean, String name) Returns the named property value for the given bean.
static Object	getRawProperty(Object bean, String name) Returns the raw named property value for the given bean.
static String	getSimpleProperty(Object bean, String name) Returns the simple property value for the given bean.
static boolean	initCause(Throwable throwable, Throwable cause) Initialized the cause of a throwable.
static void	populate(Object bean, Map<String,? extends Object> properties) Populates a bean with the given values.
static void	setProperty(Object bean, String name, Object value) Sets the named property on the given bean.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

copyProperties

public static void copyProperties(Object dest,
                                  Object source)
                           throws IllegalAccessException,
                                  InvocationTargetException

Copies all bean properties from the source bean to the destination.

Parameters:

dest - the destination bean

source - the source bean

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - the caller can't invoke the target's property accessor method

InvocationTargetException - the target's property accessor method has thrown an exception

copyProperty

public static void copyProperty(Object bean,
                                String name,
                                Object value)
                         throws IllegalAccessException,
                                InvocationTargetException

Copy the specified property value to the specified destination bean.

Parameters:

bean - the bean on which setting is to be performed

name - the property name

value - the value to be set

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - the caller can't invoke the target's property accessor method

InvocationTargetException - the target's property accessor method has thrown an exception

describe

public static Map<String,String> describe(Object bean)
                                   throws IllegalAccessException,
                                          InvocationTargetException,
                                          NoSuchMethodException

Describes the properties to the specified destination bean.

Parameters:

bean - the bean on which description is performed

Returns:

the bean description map

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - the caller can't invoke the target's property accessor method

InvocationTargetException - the target's property accessor method has thrown an exception

NoSuchMethodException - the accessor method for the property cannot be found

getArrayProperty

public static String[] getArrayProperty(Object bean,
                                        String name)
                                 throws IllegalAccessException,
                                        InvocationTargetException,
                                        NoSuchMethodException

Returns an array property as string array.

Parameters:

bean - the bean on which the operation is to be performed

name - the property name

Returns:

the array property as string array

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - the caller can't invoke the target's property accessor method

InvocationTargetException - the target's property accessor method has thrown an exception

NoSuchMethodException - the accessor method for the property cannot be found

getProperty

public static String getProperty(Object bean,
                                 String name)
                          throws IllegalAccessException,
                                 InvocationTargetException,
                                 NoSuchMethodException

Returns the named property value for the given bean.

Parameters:

bean - the bean on which the operation is to be performed

name - the property name

Returns:

the property value

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - the caller can't invoke the target's property accessor method

InvocationTargetException - the target's property accessor method has thrown an exception

NoSuchMethodException - the accessor method for the property cannot be found

getRawProperty

public static Object getRawProperty(Object bean,
                                    String name)
                             throws IllegalAccessException,
                                    InvocationTargetException,
                                    NoSuchMethodException

Returns the raw named property value for the given bean.

Parameters:

bean - the bean on which the operation is to be performed

name - the property name

Returns:

the raw property value

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - the caller can't invoke the target's property accessor method

InvocationTargetException - the target's property accessor method has thrown an exception

NoSuchMethodException - the accessor method for the property cannot be found

getSimpleProperty

public static String getSimpleProperty(Object bean,
                                       String name)
                                throws IllegalAccessException,
                                       InvocationTargetException,
                                       NoSuchMethodException

Returns the simple property value for the given bean.

Parameters:

bean - the bean on which the operation is to be performed

name - the property name

Returns:

the simple property value

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - the caller can't invoke the target's property accessor method

InvocationTargetException - the target's property accessor method has thrown an exception

NoSuchMethodException - the accessor method for the property cannot be found

populate

public static void populate(Object bean,
                            Map<String,? extends Object> properties)
                     throws IllegalAccessException,
                            InvocationTargetException

Populates a bean with the given values.

Parameters:

bean - the bean on which the operation is to be performed

properties - the property values

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - the caller can't invoke the target's property accessor method

InvocationTargetException - the target's property accessor method has thrown an exception

setProperty

public static void setProperty(Object bean,
                               String name,
                               Object value)
                        throws IllegalAccessException,
                               InvocationTargetException

Sets the named property on the given bean.

Parameters:

bean - the bean on which the operation is to be performed

name - the property name

value - the property value

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - the caller can't invoke the target's property accessor method

InvocationTargetException - the target's property accessor method has thrown an exception

initCause

public static boolean initCause(Throwable throwable,
                                Throwable cause)

Initialized the cause of a throwable.

Parameters:

throwable - the throwable

cause - the throwable cause

Returns:

true if the cause was initialized