Package 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:

  • Method Details

    • 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:

    • 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?