Package org.apache.commons.beanutils2

Interface BeanIntrospector

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultBeanIntrospector, FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector, SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospector
public interface BeanIntrospector

Definition of an interface for components that can perform introspection on bean classes.

Before PropertyUtils can be used for interaction with a specific Java class, the class's properties have to be determined. This is called introspection and is initiated automatically on demand. PropertyUtils does not perform introspection on its own, but delegates this task to one or more objects implementing this interface. This makes it possible to customize introspection which may be useful for certain code bases using non-standard conventions for accessing properties.

Since:
1.9

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    introspect(IntrospectionContext icontext)
    Performs introspection on a Java class.

  • Method Details

    • introspect

      void introspect(IntrospectionContext icontext) throws IntrospectionException
      Performs introspection on a Java class. The current class to be inspected can be queried from the passed in IntrospectionContext object. A typical implementation has to obtain this class, determine its properties according to the rules it implements, and add them to the passed in context object.
      Parameters:
      icontext - the context object for interaction with the initiator of the introspection request
      Throws:
      IntrospectionException - if an error occurs during introspection