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, Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary

Constructors

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getAsText()
void	setAsText(String text)

Methods inherited from class PropertyEditorSupport

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

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Details

ClassArrayEditor

public ClassArrayEditor()

Create a default ClassEditor, using the thread context ClassLoader.

ClassArrayEditor

public ClassArrayEditor(@Nullable 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 Details

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