org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors

Class ClassArrayEditor

java.lang.Object

java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.ClassArrayEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.beans.PropertyEditor

public class ClassArrayEditor
extends java.beans.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, Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary

Constructors

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getAsText()
void	setAsText(java.lang.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(java.lang.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(java.lang.String text)
               throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Specified by:

setAsText in interface java.beans.PropertyEditor

Overrides:

setAsText in class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

getAsText

public java.lang.String getAsText()

Specified by:

getAsText in interface java.beans.PropertyEditor

Overrides:

getAsText in class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport