org.springframework.beans

Interface PropertyValues

All Superinterfaces:

Iterable<PropertyValue>

All Known Implementing Classes:

MutablePropertyValues, ServletRequestParameterPropertyValues

public interface PropertyValues
extends Iterable<PropertyValue>

Holder containing one or more PropertyValue objects, typically comprising one update for a specific target bean.

Since:

13 May 2001

Author:

Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

PropertyValue

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PropertyValues	changesSince(PropertyValues old) Return the changes since the previous PropertyValues.
boolean	contains(String propertyName) Is there a property value (or other processing entry) for this property?
PropertyValue	getPropertyValue(String propertyName) Return the property value with the given name, if any.
PropertyValue[]	getPropertyValues() Return an array of the PropertyValue objects held in this object.
boolean	isEmpty() Does this holder not contain any PropertyValue objects at all?
default Iterator<PropertyValue>	iterator() Return an Iterator over the property values.
default Spliterator<PropertyValue>	spliterator() Return a Spliterator over the property values.
default Stream<PropertyValue>	stream() Return a sequential Stream containing the property values.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

forEach

Method Detail

iterator

default Iterator<PropertyValue> iterator()

Return an Iterator over the property values.

Specified by:

iterator in interface Iterable<PropertyValue>

Since:

5.1

spliterator

default Spliterator<PropertyValue> spliterator()

Return a Spliterator over the property values.

Specified by:

spliterator in interface Iterable<PropertyValue>

Since:

5.1

stream

default Stream<PropertyValue> stream()

Return a sequential Stream containing the property values.

Since:

5.1

getPropertyValues

PropertyValue[] getPropertyValues()

Return an array of the PropertyValue objects held in this object.

getPropertyValue

@Nullable
PropertyValue getPropertyValue(String propertyName)

Return the property value with the given name, if any.

Parameters:

propertyName - the name to search for

Returns:

the property value, or null if none

changesSince

PropertyValues changesSince(PropertyValues old)

Return the changes since the previous PropertyValues. Subclasses should also override equals.

Parameters:

old - the old property values

Returns:

the updated or new properties. Return empty PropertyValues if there are no changes.

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object)

contains

boolean contains(String propertyName)

Is there a property value (or other processing entry) for this property?

Parameters:

propertyName - the name of the property we're interested in

Returns:

whether there is a property value for this property

isEmpty

boolean isEmpty()

Does this holder not contain any PropertyValue objects at all?