org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors

Class StringTrimmerEditor

java.lang.Object

java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.StringTrimmerEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.beans.PropertyEditor

public class StringTrimmerEditor
extends java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

Property editor that trims Strings.

Optionally allows transforming an empty string into a null value. Needs to be explicitly registered, e.g. for command binding.

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

DataBinder.registerCustomEditor(java.lang.Class<?>, java.beans.PropertyEditor)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringTrimmerEditor(boolean emptyAsNull) Create a new StringTrimmerEditor.
StringTrimmerEditor(java.lang.String charsToDelete, boolean emptyAsNull) Create a new StringTrimmerEditor.

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

StringTrimmerEditor

public StringTrimmerEditor(boolean emptyAsNull)

Create a new StringTrimmerEditor.

Parameters:

emptyAsNull - true if an empty String is to be transformed into null

StringTrimmerEditor

public StringTrimmerEditor(java.lang.String charsToDelete,
                           boolean emptyAsNull)

Create a new StringTrimmerEditor.

Parameters:

charsToDelete - a set of characters to delete, in addition to trimming an input String. Useful for deleting unwanted line breaks: e.g. "\r\n\f" will delete all new lines and line feeds in a String.

emptyAsNull - true if an empty String is to be transformed into null

Method Detail

setAsText

public void setAsText(java.lang.String text)

Specified by:

setAsText in interface java.beans.PropertyEditor

Overrides:

setAsText in class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

getAsText

public java.lang.String getAsText()

Specified by:

getAsText in interface java.beans.PropertyEditor

Overrides:

getAsText in class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport