org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors
Class ClassArrayEditor

java.lang.Object
  java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport
      org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.ClassArrayEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyEditor

public class ClassArrayEditor
extends PropertyEditorSupport

Property editor for an array of Classes, to enable the direct population of a Class[] property without having to use a String class name property as bridge.

Also supports "java.lang.String[]"-style array class names, in contrast to the standard Class.forName(String) method.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Rob Harrop

Constructor Summary

ClassArrayEditor()
Create a default ClassEditor, using the thread context ClassLoader.

ClassArrayEditor(ClassLoader classLoader)
Create a default ClassArrayEditor, using the given ClassLoader.

Method Summary

String	getAsText()
void	setAsText(String text)

Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, getValue, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setSource, setValue, supportsCustomEditor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ClassArrayEditor

public ClassArrayEditor()

Create a default ClassEditor, using the thread context ClassLoader.

ClassArrayEditor

public ClassArrayEditor(ClassLoader classLoader)

Create a default ClassArrayEditor, using the given ClassLoader.

Parameters:

classLoader - the ClassLoader to use (or pass null for the thread context ClassLoader)

Method Detail

setAsText

public void setAsText(String text)
               throws IllegalArgumentException

Specified by:

setAsText in interface PropertyEditor

Overrides:

setAsText in class PropertyEditorSupport

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException

getAsText

public String getAsText()

Specified by:

getAsText in interface PropertyEditor

Overrides:

getAsText in class PropertyEditorSupport