Property (Spring Data Core 2.0.0.M2 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.data.mapping.model.Property

```
public class Property
extends Object
```
Value object to abstract the concept of a property backed by a Field and / or a PropertyDescriptor.

Author:

Oliver Gierke, Christoph Strobl

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`Optional<Method>`	`getGetter()` Returns the getter of the property if available and if it matches the type of the property.
`String`	`getName()` Returns the name of the property.
`Optional<Method>`	`getSetter()` Returns the setter of the property if available and if its first (only) parameter matches the type of the property.
`Class<?>`	`getType()` Returns the type of the property.
`boolean`	`hasAccessor()` Returns whether the property exposes a getter or a setter.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`isFieldBacked()` Returns whether the property is backed by a field.
`static Property`	`of(Field field)` Creates a new `Property` backed by the given field.
`static Property`	`of(Field field, PropertyDescriptor descriptor)` Creates a new `Property` backed by the given `Field` and `PropertyDescriptor`.
`static Property`	`of(PropertyDescriptor descriptor)` Creates a new `Property` for the given `PropertyDescriptor`.
`String`	`toString()`

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

- Method Detail
  - of
```
public static Property of(Field field)
```
    Creates a new Property backed by the given field.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - must not be null.
    
    Returns:
  - of
```
public static Property of(Field field,
                          PropertyDescriptor descriptor)
```
    Creates a new Property backed by the given Field and PropertyDescriptor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - must not be null.
    
    descriptor - must not be null.
    
    Returns:
  - of
```
public static Property of(PropertyDescriptor descriptor)
```
    Creates a new Property for the given PropertyDescriptor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    descriptor - must not be null.
    
    Returns:
  - isFieldBacked
```
public boolean isFieldBacked()
```
    Returns whether the property is backed by a field.
    
    Returns:
  - getGetter
```
public Optional<Method> getGetter()
```
    Returns the getter of the property if available and if it matches the type of the property.
    
    Returns:
    
    will never be null.
  - getSetter
```
public Optional<Method> getSetter()
```
    Returns the setter of the property if available and if its first (only) parameter matches the type of the property.
    
    Returns:
    
    will never be null.
  - hasAccessor
```
public boolean hasAccessor()
```
    Returns whether the property exposes a getter or a setter.
    
    Returns:
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Returns the name of the property.
    
    Returns:
    
    will never be null.
  - getType
```
public Class<?> getType()
```
    Returns the type of the property.
    
    Returns:
    
    will never be null.
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object

Class Property

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

of

of

of

isFieldBacked

getGetter

getSetter

hasAccessor

getName

getType

hashCode

equals

toString