Package org.springframework.beans

This package contains interfaces and classes for manipulating Java beans.

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Description

Interface Summary

BeanWrapper	The central interface of Spring's low-level JavaBeans infrastructure.
PropertyValues	Object containing 0 or more PropertyValues comprising one update.

Class Summary

BeanUtils	Static convenience methods for JavaBeans, for instantiating beans, copying bean properties, etc.
BeanWrapperImpl	Default implementation of the BeanWrapper interface that should be sufficient for all normal uses.
MutablePropertyValues	Default implementation of the PropertyValues interface.
PropertyValue	Class to hold information and value for an individual property.
PropertyValuesEditor	Editor for PropertyValues objects.

Exception Summary

BeansException	Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
FatalBeanException	Thrown on an unrecoverable problem encountered in the beans packages or sub-packages, e.g.
MethodInvocationException	Thrown when a method getter or setter throws an exception, analogous to an InvocationTargetException.
NotWritablePropertyException	Exception thrown on an attempt to set the value of a property that isn't writable, because there's no setter method.
NullValueInNestedPathException	Exception thrown when navigation of a valid nested property path encounters a null pointer exception.
PropertyAccessException	Superclass for exceptions related to a property access, such as type mismatch or invocation target exception.
PropertyAccessExceptionsException	Combined exception, composed of individual binding propertyAccessExceptions.
TypeMismatchException	Exception thrown on a type mismatch when trying to set a property.

Package org.springframework.beans Description

This package contains interfaces and classes for manipulating Java beans. It is used by most other Spring packages.

A BeanWrapper object may be used to set and get bean properties, singly or in bulk.

The classes in this package are discussed in Chapter 11 of Expert One-On-One J2EE Design and Development by Rod Johnson (Wrox, 2002).