BeanUtilsBean (Apache Commons BeanUtils 1.9.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.beanutils.BeanUtilsBean

Direct Known Subclasses:

BeanUtilsBean2, LocaleBeanUtilsBean
```
public class BeanUtilsBean
extends Object
```
JavaBean property population methods.

This class provides implementations for the utility methods in BeanUtils. Different instances can be used to isolate caches between classloaders and to vary the value converters registered.

Since:

1.7

Version:

$Id: BeanUtilsBean.java 1546738 2013-11-30 16:24:19Z oheger $

See Also:
BeanUtils

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`BeanUtilsBean()` Constructs an instance using new property and conversion instances.
`BeanUtilsBean(ConvertUtilsBean convertUtilsBean)` Constructs an instance using given conversion instances and new `PropertyUtilsBean` instance.
`BeanUtilsBean(ConvertUtilsBean convertUtilsBean, PropertyUtilsBean propertyUtilsBean)` Constructs an instance using given property and conversion instances.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Object`	`cloneBean(Object bean)` Clone a bean based on the available property getters and setters, even if the bean class itself does not implement Cloneable.
`protected Object`	`convert(Object value, Class<?> type)` Convert the value to an object of the specified class (if possible).
`void`	`copyProperties(Object dest, Object orig)` Copy property values from the origin bean to the destination bean for all cases where the property names are the same.
`void`	`copyProperty(Object bean, String name, Object value)` Copy the specified property value to the specified destination bean, performing any type conversion that is required.
`Map<String,String>`	`describe(Object bean)` Return the entire set of properties for which the specified bean provides a read method.
`String[]`	`getArrayProperty(Object bean, String name)` Return the value of the specified array property of the specified bean, as a String array.
`ConvertUtilsBean`	`getConvertUtils()` Gets the `ConvertUtilsBean` instance used to perform the conversions.
`String`	`getIndexedProperty(Object bean, String name)` Return the value of the specified indexed property of the specified bean, as a String.
`String`	`getIndexedProperty(Object bean, String name, int index)` Return the value of the specified indexed property of the specified bean, as a String.
`static BeanUtilsBean`	`getInstance()` Gets the instance which provides the functionality for `BeanUtils`.
`String`	`getMappedProperty(Object bean, String name)` Return the value of the specified indexed property of the specified bean, as a String.
`String`	`getMappedProperty(Object bean, String name, String key)` Return the value of the specified mapped property of the specified bean, as a String.
`String`	`getNestedProperty(Object bean, String name)` Return the value of the (possibly nested) property of the specified name, for the specified bean, as a String.
`String`	`getProperty(Object bean, String name)` Return the value of the specified property of the specified bean, no matter which property reference format is used, as a String.
`PropertyUtilsBean`	`getPropertyUtils()` Gets the `PropertyUtilsBean` instance used to access properties.
`String`	`getSimpleProperty(Object bean, String name)` Return the value of the specified simple property of the specified bean, converted to a String.
`boolean`	`initCause(Throwable throwable, Throwable cause)` If we're running on JDK 1.4 or later, initialize the cause for the given throwable.
`void`	`populate(Object bean, Map<String,? extends Object> properties)` Populate the JavaBeans properties of the specified bean, based on the specified name/value pairs.
`static void`	`setInstance(BeanUtilsBean newInstance)` Sets the instance which provides the functionality for `BeanUtils`.
`void`	`setProperty(Object bean, String name, Object value)` Set the specified property value, performing type conversions as required to conform to the type of the destination property.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - BeanUtilsBean
```
public BeanUtilsBean()
```
    Constructs an instance using new property and conversion instances.
  - BeanUtilsBean
```
public BeanUtilsBean(ConvertUtilsBean convertUtilsBean)
```
    Constructs an instance using given conversion instances and new PropertyUtilsBean instance.
    
    Parameters:
    convertUtilsBean - use this ConvertUtilsBean to perform conversions from one object to another
    Since:
    
    1.8.0
  - BeanUtilsBean
```
public BeanUtilsBean(ConvertUtilsBean convertUtilsBean,
             PropertyUtilsBean propertyUtilsBean)
```
    Constructs an instance using given property and conversion instances.
    
    Parameters:
    convertUtilsBean - use this ConvertUtilsBean to perform conversions from one object to another
    propertyUtilsBean - use this PropertyUtilsBean to access properties
- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static BeanUtilsBean getInstance()
```
    Gets the instance which provides the functionality for BeanUtils. This is a pseudo-singleton - an single instance is provided per (thread) context classloader. This mechanism provides isolation for web apps deployed in the same container.
    
    Returns:
    The (pseudo-singleton) BeanUtils bean instance
  - setInstance
```
public static void setInstance(BeanUtilsBean newInstance)
```
    Sets the instance which provides the functionality for BeanUtils. This is a pseudo-singleton - an single instance is provided per (thread) context classloader. This mechanism provides isolation for web apps deployed in the same container.
    
    Parameters:
    newInstance - The (pseudo-singleton) BeanUtils bean instance
  - cloneBean
```
public Object cloneBean(Object bean)
                 throws IllegalAccessException,
                        InstantiationException,
                        InvocationTargetException,
                        NoSuchMethodException
```
    Clone a bean based on the available property getters and setters, even if the bean class itself does not implement Cloneable.
    
    Note: this method creates a shallow clone. In other words, any objects referred to by the bean are shared with the clone rather than being cloned in turn.
    
    Parameters:
    bean - Bean to be cloned
    
    Returns:
    the cloned bean
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    InstantiationException - if a new instance of the bean's class cannot be instantiated
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
    
    NoSuchMethodException - if an accessor method for this property cannot be found
  - copyProperties
```
public void copyProperties(Object dest,
                  Object orig)
                    throws IllegalAccessException,
                           InvocationTargetException
```
    Copy property values from the origin bean to the destination bean for all cases where the property names are the same. For each property, a conversion is attempted as necessary. All combinations of standard JavaBeans and DynaBeans as origin and destination are supported. Properties that exist in the origin bean, but do not exist in the destination bean (or are read-only in the destination bean) are silently ignored.
    
    If the origin "bean" is actually a Map, it is assumed to contain String-valued simple property names as the keys, pointing at the corresponding property values that will be converted (if necessary) and set in the destination bean. Note that this method is intended to perform a "shallow copy" of the properties and so complex properties (for example, nested ones) will not be copied.
    
    This method differs from populate(), which was primarily designed for populating JavaBeans from the map of request parameters retrieved on an HTTP request, is that no scalar->indexed or indexed->scalar manipulations are performed. If the origin property is indexed, the destination property must be also.
    
    If you know that no type conversions are required, the copyProperties() method in PropertyUtils will execute faster than this method.
    
    FIXME - Indexed and mapped properties that do not have getter and setter methods for the underlying array or Map are not copied by this method.
    
    Parameters:
    dest - Destination bean whose properties are modified
    orig - Origin bean whose properties are retrieved
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the dest or orig argument is null or if the dest property type is different from the source type and the relevant converter has not been registered.
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
  - copyProperty
```
public void copyProperty(Object bean,
                String name,
                Object value)
                  throws IllegalAccessException,
                         InvocationTargetException
```
    Copy the specified property value to the specified destination bean, performing any type conversion that is required. If the specified bean does not have a property of the specified name, or the property is read only on the destination bean, return without doing anything. If you have custom destination property types, register Converters for them by calling the register() method of ConvertUtils.
    
    IMPLEMENTATION RESTRICTIONS:
    - Does not support destination properties that are indexed, but only an indexed setter (as opposed to an array setter) is available.
    - Does not support destination properties that are mapped, but only a keyed setter (as opposed to a Map setter) is available.
    - The desired property type of a mapped setter cannot be determined (since Maps support any data type), so no conversion will be performed.
    Parameters:
    bean - Bean on which setting is to be performed
    name - Property name (can be nested/indexed/mapped/combo)
    value - Value to be set
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
  - describe
```
public Map<String,String> describe(Object bean)
                            throws IllegalAccessException,
                                   InvocationTargetException,
                                   NoSuchMethodException
```
    Return the entire set of properties for which the specified bean provides a read method. This map contains the to String converted property values for all properties for which a read method is provided (i.e. where the getReadMethod() returns non-null).
    
    This map can be fed back to a call to BeanUtils.populate() to reconsitute the same set of properties, modulo differences for read-only and write-only properties, but only if there are no indexed properties.
    
    Warning: if any of the bean property implementations contain (directly or indirectly) a call to this method then a stack overflow may result. For example:
```
 class MyBean
 {
    public Map getParameterMap()
    {
         BeanUtils.describe(this);
    }
 }
 
```
    will result in an infinite regression when getParametersMap is called. It is recommended that such methods are given alternative names (for example, parametersMap).
    Parameters:
    bean - Bean whose properties are to be extracted
    
    Returns:
    Map of property descriptors
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
    
    NoSuchMethodException - if an accessor method for this property cannot be found
  - getArrayProperty
```
public String[] getArrayProperty(Object bean,
                        String name)
                          throws IllegalAccessException,
                                 InvocationTargetException,
                                 NoSuchMethodException
```
    Return the value of the specified array property of the specified bean, as a String array.
    
    Parameters:
    bean - Bean whose property is to be extracted
    name - Name of the property to be extracted
    
    Returns:
    The array property value
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
    
    NoSuchMethodException - if an accessor method for this property cannot be found
  - getIndexedProperty
```
public String getIndexedProperty(Object bean,
                        String name)
                          throws IllegalAccessException,
                                 InvocationTargetException,
                                 NoSuchMethodException
```
    Return the value of the specified indexed property of the specified bean, as a String. The zero-relative index of the required value must be included (in square brackets) as a suffix to the property name, or IllegalArgumentException will be thrown.
    
    Parameters:
    bean - Bean whose property is to be extracted
    name - propertyname[index] of the property value to be extracted
    
    Returns:
    The indexed property's value, converted to a String
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
    
    NoSuchMethodException - if an accessor method for this property cannot be found
  - getIndexedProperty
```
public String getIndexedProperty(Object bean,
                        String name,
                        int index)
                          throws IllegalAccessException,
                                 InvocationTargetException,
                                 NoSuchMethodException
```
    Return the value of the specified indexed property of the specified bean, as a String. The index is specified as a method parameter and must *not* be included in the property name expression
    
    Parameters:
    bean - Bean whose property is to be extracted
    name - Simple property name of the property value to be extracted
    index - Index of the property value to be extracted
    
    Returns:
    The indexed property's value, converted to a String
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
    
    NoSuchMethodException - if an accessor method for this property cannot be found
  - getMappedProperty
```
public String getMappedProperty(Object bean,
                       String name)
                         throws IllegalAccessException,
                                InvocationTargetException,
                                NoSuchMethodException
```
    Return the value of the specified indexed property of the specified bean, as a String. The String-valued key of the required value must be included (in parentheses) as a suffix to the property name, or IllegalArgumentException will be thrown.
    
    Parameters:
    bean - Bean whose property is to be extracted
    name - propertyname(index) of the property value to be extracted
    
    Returns:
    The mapped property's value, converted to a String
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
    
    NoSuchMethodException - if an accessor method for this property cannot be found
  - getMappedProperty
```
public String getMappedProperty(Object bean,
                       String name,
                       String key)
                         throws IllegalAccessException,
                                InvocationTargetException,
                                NoSuchMethodException
```
    Return the value of the specified mapped property of the specified bean, as a String. The key is specified as a method parameter and must *not* be included in the property name expression
    
    Parameters:
    bean - Bean whose property is to be extracted
    name - Simple property name of the property value to be extracted
    key - Lookup key of the property value to be extracted
    
    Returns:
    The mapped property's value, converted to a String
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
    
    NoSuchMethodException - if an accessor method for this property cannot be found
  - getNestedProperty
```
public String getNestedProperty(Object bean,
                       String name)
                         throws IllegalAccessException,
                                InvocationTargetException,
                                NoSuchMethodException
```
    Return the value of the (possibly nested) property of the specified name, for the specified bean, as a String.
    
    Parameters:
    bean - Bean whose property is to be extracted
    name - Possibly nested name of the property to be extracted
    
    Returns:
    The nested property's value, converted to a String
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if a nested reference to a property returns null
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
    
    NoSuchMethodException - if an accessor method for this property cannot be found
  - getProperty
```
public String getProperty(Object bean,
                 String name)
                   throws IllegalAccessException,
                          InvocationTargetException,
                          NoSuchMethodException
```
    Return the value of the specified property of the specified bean, no matter which property reference format is used, as a String.
    
    Parameters:
    bean - Bean whose property is to be extracted
    name - Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property to be extracted
    
    Returns:
    The property's value, converted to a String
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
    
    NoSuchMethodException - if an accessor method for this property cannot be found
  - getSimpleProperty
```
public String getSimpleProperty(Object bean,
                       String name)
                         throws IllegalAccessException,
                                InvocationTargetException,
                                NoSuchMethodException
```
    Return the value of the specified simple property of the specified bean, converted to a String.
    
    Parameters:
    bean - Bean whose property is to be extracted
    name - Name of the property to be extracted
    
    Returns:
    The property's value, converted to a String
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
    
    NoSuchMethodException - if an accessor method for this property cannot be found
  - populate
```
public void populate(Object bean,
            Map<String,? extends Object> properties)
              throws IllegalAccessException,
                     InvocationTargetException
```
    Populate the JavaBeans properties of the specified bean, based on the specified name/value pairs. This method uses Java reflection APIs to identify corresponding "property setter" method names, and deals with setter arguments of type String, boolean, int, long, float, and double. In addition, array setters for these types (or the corresponding primitive types) can also be identified.
    
    The particular setter method to be called for each property is determined using the usual JavaBeans introspection mechanisms. Thus, you may identify custom setter methods using a BeanInfo class that is associated with the class of the bean itself. If no such BeanInfo class is available, the standard method name conversion ("set" plus the capitalized name of the property in question) is used.
    
    NOTE: It is contrary to the JavaBeans Specification to have more than one setter method (with different argument signatures) for the same property.
    
    WARNING - The logic of this method is customized for extracting String-based request parameters from an HTTP request. It is probably not what you want for general property copying with type conversion. For that purpose, check out the copyProperties() method instead.
    
    Parameters:
    bean - JavaBean whose properties are being populated
    properties - Map keyed by property name, with the corresponding (String or String[]) value(s) to be set
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
  - setProperty
```
public void setProperty(Object bean,
               String name,
               Object value)
                 throws IllegalAccessException,
                        InvocationTargetException
```
    Set the specified property value, performing type conversions as required to conform to the type of the destination property.
    
    If the property is read only then the method returns without throwing an exception.
    
    If null is passed into a property expecting a primitive value, then this will be converted as if it were a null string.
    
    WARNING - The logic of this method is customized to meet the needs of populate(), and is probably not what you want for general property copying with type conversion. For that purpose, check out the copyProperty() method instead.
    
    WARNING - PLEASE do not modify the behavior of this method without consulting with the Struts developer community. There are some subtleties to its functionality that are not documented in the Javadoc description above, yet are vital to the way that Struts utilizes this method.
    
    Parameters:
    bean - Bean on which setting is to be performed
    name - Property name (can be nested/indexed/mapped/combo)
    value - Value to be set
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAccessException - if the caller does not have access to the property accessor method
    
    InvocationTargetException - if the property accessor method throws an exception
  - getConvertUtils
```
public ConvertUtilsBean getConvertUtils()
```
    Gets the ConvertUtilsBean instance used to perform the conversions.
    
    Returns:
    The ConvertUtils bean instance
  - getPropertyUtils
```
public PropertyUtilsBean getPropertyUtils()
```
    Gets the PropertyUtilsBean instance used to access properties.
    
    Returns:
    The ConvertUtils bean instance
  - initCause
```
public boolean initCause(Throwable throwable,
                Throwable cause)
```
    If we're running on JDK 1.4 or later, initialize the cause for the given throwable.
    
    Parameters:
    throwable - The throwable.
    cause - The cause of the throwable.
    
    Returns:
    true if the cause was initialized, otherwise false.
    Since:
    
    1.8.0
  - convert
```
protected Object convert(Object value,
             Class<?> type)
```
    Convert the value to an object of the specified class (if possible).
    
    Parameters:
    value - Value to be converted (may be null)
    type - Class of the value to be converted to
    
    Returns:
    The converted value
    
    Throws:
    
    ConversionException - if thrown by an underlying Converter
    Since:
    
    1.8.0

Class BeanUtilsBean

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

BeanUtilsBean

BeanUtilsBean

BeanUtilsBean

Method Detail

getInstance

setInstance

cloneBean

copyProperties

copyProperty

describe

getArrayProperty

getIndexedProperty

getIndexedProperty

getMappedProperty

getMappedProperty

getNestedProperty

getProperty

getSimpleProperty

populate

setProperty

getConvertUtils

getPropertyUtils

initCause

convert