org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors

Class ClassEditor

java.lang.Object

java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.ClassEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyEditor

public class ClassEditor
extends PropertyEditorSupport

Property editor for java.lang.Class, to enable the direct population of a Class property without recourse to 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:

13.05.2003

Author:

Juergen Hoeller, Rick Evans

See Also:

Class.forName(java.lang.String), ClassUtils.forName(String, ClassLoader)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClassEditor() Create a default ClassEditor, using the thread context ClassLoader.
ClassEditor(ClassLoader classLoader) Create a default ClassEditor, using the given ClassLoader.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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

ClassEditor

public ClassEditor()

Create a default ClassEditor, using the thread context ClassLoader.

ClassEditor

public ClassEditor(ClassLoader classLoader)

Create a default ClassEditor, using the given ClassLoader.

Parameters:

classLoader - the ClassLoader to use (or 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