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org.springframework.beans.factory.support
Class PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader
      extended by org.springframework.beans.factory.support.PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader
All Implemented Interfaces:
BeanDefinitionReader

public class PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader
extends AbstractBeanDefinitionReader

Bean definition reader for a simple properties format.

Provides bean definition registration methods for Map/Properties and ResourceBundle. Typically applied to a DefaultListableBeanFactory.

Example:

employee.(class)=MyClass       // bean is of class MyClass
 employee.(abstract)=true       // this bean can't be instantiated directly
 employee.group=Insurance       // real property
 employee.usesDialUp=false      // real property (potentially overridden)

 salesrep.(parent)=employee     // derives from "employee" bean definition
 salesrep.(lazy-init)=true      // lazily initialize this singleton bean
 salesrep.manager(ref)=tony     // reference to another bean
 salesrep.department=Sales      // real property

 techie.(parent)=employee       // derives from "employee" bean definition
 techie.(singleton)=false       // bean is a prototype (not a shared instance)
 techie.manager(ref)=jeff       // reference to another bean
 techie.department=Engineering  // real property
 techie.usesDialUp=true         // real property (overriding parent value)
ceo.$0(ref)=secretary // inject 'secretary' bean as 0th constructor arg ceo.$1=1000000 // inject value '1000000' at 1st constructor arg Note: As of Spring 1.2.6, the use of class and parent has been deprecated in favor of (class) and (parent), for consistency with all other special properties. Users should note that support for class and parent as special properties rather then actual bean properties will be removed in a future version.

Since:
26.11.2003
Author:
Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller, Rob Harrop
See Also:
DefaultListableBeanFactory

Field Summary
static String ABSTRACT_KEY
          Special key to distinguish owner.
static String CLASS_KEY
          Special key to distinguish owner.
static String CONSTRUCTOR_ARG_PREFIX
          Prefix used to denote a constructor argument definition.
static String LAZY_INIT_KEY
          Special key to distinguish owner.
static String PARENT_KEY
          Special key to distinguish owner.
static String REF_PREFIX
          Prefix before values referencing other beans.
static String REF_SUFFIX
          Property suffix for references to other beans in the current BeanFactory: e.g. owner.dog(ref)=fido.
static String SEPARATOR
          Separator between bean name and property name.
static String SINGLETON_KEY
          Special key to distinguish owner.
static String TRUE_VALUE
          Value of a T/F attribute that represents true.
 
Fields inherited from class org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader
logger
 
Constructor Summary
PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader(BeanDefinitionRegistry beanFactory)
          Create new PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader for the given bean factory.
 
Method Summary
 String getDefaultParentBean()
          Return the default parent bean for this bean factory.
 PropertiesPersister getPropertiesPersister()
          Return the PropertiesPersister to use for parsing properties files.
 int loadBeanDefinitions(EncodedResource encodedResource)
          Load bean definitions from the specified properties file.
 int loadBeanDefinitions(EncodedResource encodedResource, String prefix)
          Load bean definitions from the specified properties file.
 int loadBeanDefinitions(Resource resource)
          Load bean definitions from the specified properties file, using all property keys (i.e. not filtering by prefix).
 int loadBeanDefinitions(Resource resource, String prefix)
          Load bean definitions from the specified properties file.
protected  void registerBeanDefinition(String beanName, Map map, String prefix, String resourceDescription)
          Get all property values, given a prefix (which will be stripped) and add the bean they define to the factory with the given name
 int registerBeanDefinitions(Map map)
          Register bean definitions contained in a Map, using all property keys (i.e. not filtering by prefix).
 int registerBeanDefinitions(Map map, String prefix)
          Register bean definitions contained in a Map.
 int registerBeanDefinitions(Map map, String prefix, String resourceDescription)
          Register bean definitions contained in a Map.
 int registerBeanDefinitions(ResourceBundle rb)
          Register bean definitions contained in a resource bundle, using all property keys (i.e. not filtering by prefix).
 int registerBeanDefinitions(ResourceBundle rb, String prefix)
          Register bean definitions contained in a ResourceBundle.
 void setDefaultParentBean(String defaultParentBean)
          Set the default parent bean for this bean factory.
 void setPropertiesPersister(PropertiesPersister propertiesPersister)
          Set the PropertiesPersister to use for parsing properties files.
 
Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader
getBeanClassLoader, getBeanFactory, getBeanNameGenerator, getResourceLoader, loadBeanDefinitions, loadBeanDefinitions, loadBeanDefinitions, setBeanClassLoader, setBeanNameGenerator, setResourceLoader
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

TRUE_VALUE

public static final String TRUE_VALUE
Value of a T/F attribute that represents true. Anything else represents false. Case seNsItive.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

SEPARATOR

public static final String SEPARATOR
Separator between bean name and property name. We follow normal Java conventions.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

CLASS_KEY

public static final String CLASS_KEY
Special key to distinguish owner.(class)=com.myapp.MyClass

See Also:
Constant Field Values

PARENT_KEY

public static final String PARENT_KEY
Special key to distinguish owner.(parent)=parentBeanName

See Also:
Constant Field Values

ABSTRACT_KEY

public static final String ABSTRACT_KEY
Special key to distinguish owner.(abstract)=true Default is "false".

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Constant Field Values

SINGLETON_KEY

public static final String SINGLETON_KEY
Special key to distinguish owner.(singleton)=true Default is "true".

See Also:
Constant Field Values

LAZY_INIT_KEY

public static final String LAZY_INIT_KEY
Special key to distinguish owner.(lazy-init)=true Default is "false".

See Also:
Constant Field Values

REF_SUFFIX

public static final String REF_SUFFIX
Property suffix for references to other beans in the current BeanFactory: e.g. owner.dog(ref)=fido. Whether this is a reference to a singleton or a prototype will depend on the definition of the target bean.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

REF_PREFIX

public static final String REF_PREFIX
Prefix before values referencing other beans.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

CONSTRUCTOR_ARG_PREFIX

public static final String CONSTRUCTOR_ARG_PREFIX
Prefix used to denote a constructor argument definition.

See Also:
Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader

public PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader(BeanDefinitionRegistry beanFactory)
Create new PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader for the given bean factory.

Method Detail

setDefaultParentBean

public void setDefaultParentBean(String defaultParentBean)
Set the default parent bean for this bean factory. If a child bean definition handled by this factory provides neither a parent nor a class attribute, this default value gets used.

Can be used e.g. for view definition files, to define a parent with a default view class and common attributes for all views. View definitions that define their own parent or carry their own class can still override this.

Strictly speaking, the rule that a default parent setting does not apply to a bean definition that carries a class is there for backwards compatiblity reasons. It still matches the typical use case.


getDefaultParentBean

public String getDefaultParentBean()
Return the default parent bean for this bean factory.


setPropertiesPersister

public void setPropertiesPersister(PropertiesPersister propertiesPersister)
Set the PropertiesPersister to use for parsing properties files. The default is DefaultPropertiesPersister.

See Also:
DefaultPropertiesPersister

getPropertiesPersister

public PropertiesPersister getPropertiesPersister()
Return the PropertiesPersister to use for parsing properties files.


loadBeanDefinitions

public int loadBeanDefinitions(Resource resource)
                        throws BeansException
Load bean definitions from the specified properties file, using all property keys (i.e. not filtering by prefix).

Parameters:
resource - the resource descriptor for the properties file
Returns:
the number of bean definitions found
Throws:
BeansException - in case of loading or parsing errors
See Also:
loadBeanDefinitions(org.springframework.core.io.Resource, String)

loadBeanDefinitions

public int loadBeanDefinitions(Resource resource,
                               String prefix)
                        throws BeansException
Load bean definitions from the specified properties file.

Parameters:
resource - the resource descriptor for the properties file
prefix - match or filter within the keys in the map: e.g. 'beans.' (can be empty or null)
Returns:
the number of bean definitions found
Throws:
BeansException - in case of loading or parsing errors

loadBeanDefinitions

public int loadBeanDefinitions(EncodedResource encodedResource)
                        throws BeansException
Load bean definitions from the specified properties file.

Parameters:
encodedResource - the resource descriptor for the properties file, allowing to specify an encoding to use for parsing the file
Returns:
the number of bean definitions found
Throws:
BeansException - in case of loading or parsing errors

loadBeanDefinitions

public int loadBeanDefinitions(EncodedResource encodedResource,
                               String prefix)
                        throws BeansException
Load bean definitions from the specified properties file.

Parameters:
encodedResource - the resource descriptor for the properties file, allowing to specify an encoding to use for parsing the file
Returns:
the number of bean definitions found
Throws:
BeansException - in case of loading or parsing errors

registerBeanDefinitions

public int registerBeanDefinitions(ResourceBundle rb)
                            throws BeanDefinitionStoreException
Register bean definitions contained in a resource bundle, using all property keys (i.e. not filtering by prefix).

Parameters:
rb - the ResourceBundle to load from
Returns:
the number of bean definitions found
Throws:
BeansException - in case of loading or parsing errors
BeanDefinitionStoreException
See Also:
registerBeanDefinitions(java.util.ResourceBundle, String)

registerBeanDefinitions

public int registerBeanDefinitions(ResourceBundle rb,
                                   String prefix)
                            throws BeanDefinitionStoreException
Register bean definitions contained in a ResourceBundle.

Similar syntax as for a Map. This method is useful to enable standard Java internationalization support.

Parameters:
rb - the ResourceBundle to load from
prefix - match or filter within the keys in the map: e.g. 'beans.' (can be empty or null)
Returns:
the number of bean definitions found
Throws:
BeansException - in case of loading or parsing errors
BeanDefinitionStoreException

registerBeanDefinitions

public int registerBeanDefinitions(Map map)
                            throws BeansException
Register bean definitions contained in a Map, using all property keys (i.e. not filtering by prefix).

Parameters:
map - Map: name -> property (String or Object). Property values will be strings if coming from a Properties file etc. Property names (keys) must be Strings. Class keys must be Strings.
Returns:
the number of bean definitions found
Throws:
BeansException - in case of loading or parsing errors
See Also:
registerBeanDefinitions(java.util.Map, String, String)

registerBeanDefinitions

public int registerBeanDefinitions(Map map,
                                   String prefix)
                            throws BeansException
Register bean definitions contained in a Map. Ignore ineligible properties.

Parameters:
map - Map name -> property (String or Object). Property values will be strings if coming from a Properties file etc. Property names (keys) must be Strings. Class keys must be Strings.
prefix - The match or filter within the keys in the map: e.g. 'beans.'
Returns:
the number of bean definitions found
Throws:
BeansException - in case of loading or parsing errors

registerBeanDefinitions

public int registerBeanDefinitions(Map map,
                                   String prefix,
                                   String resourceDescription)
                            throws BeansException
Register bean definitions contained in a Map. Ignore ineligible properties.

Parameters:
map - Map name -> property (String or Object). Property values will be strings if coming from a Properties file etc. Property names (keys) must be strings. Class keys must be Strings.
prefix - match or filter within the keys in the map: e.g. 'beans.' (can be empty or null)
resourceDescription - description of the resource that the Map came from (for logging purposes)
Returns:
the number of bean definitions found
Throws:
BeansException - in case of loading or parsing errors
See Also:
registerBeanDefinitions(Map, String)

registerBeanDefinition

protected void registerBeanDefinition(String beanName,
                                      Map map,
                                      String prefix,
                                      String resourceDescription)
                               throws BeansException
Get all property values, given a prefix (which will be stripped) and add the bean they define to the factory with the given name

Parameters:
beanName - name of the bean to define
map - Map containing string pairs
prefix - prefix of each entry, which will be stripped
resourceDescription - description of the resource that the Map came from (for logging purposes)
Throws:
BeansException - if the bean definition could not be parsed or registered

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