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package org.apache.commons.beanutils;
import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.Map;
import org.apache.commons.collections.FastHashMap;
/**
* <p>Utility methods for using Java Reflection APIs to facilitate generic
* property getter and setter operations on Java objects.</p>
*
* <p>The implementations for these methods are provided by <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.
* For more details see {@link PropertyUtilsBean}.</p>
*
* @author Craig R. McClanahan
* @author Ralph Schaer
* @author Chris Audley
* @author Rey Francois
* @author Gregor Rayman
* @author Jan Sorensen
* @author Scott Sanders
* @version $Revision: 644137 $ $Date: 2008-04-03 03:30:23 +0100 (Thu, 03 Apr 2008) $
* @see PropertyUtilsBean
* @see org.apache.commons.beanutils.expression.Resolver
*/
public class PropertyUtils {
// ----------------------------------------------------- Manifest Constants
/**
* The delimiter that preceeds the zero-relative subscript for an
* indexed reference.
*
* @deprecated The notation used for property name expressions is now
* dependant on the {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.expression.Resolver}
* implementation being used.
*/
public static final char INDEXED_DELIM = '[';
/**
* The delimiter that follows the zero-relative subscript for an
* indexed reference.
*
* @deprecated The notation used for property name expressions is now
* dependant on the {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.expression.Resolver}
* implementation being used.
*/
public static final char INDEXED_DELIM2 = ']';
/**
* The delimiter that preceeds the key of a mapped property.
*
* @deprecated The notation used for property name expressions is now
* dependant on the {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.expression.Resolver}
* implementation being used.
*/
public static final char MAPPED_DELIM = '(';
/**
* The delimiter that follows the key of a mapped property.
*
* @deprecated The notation used for property name expressions is now
* dependant on the {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.expression.Resolver}
* implementation being used.
*/
public static final char MAPPED_DELIM2 = ')';
/**
* The delimiter that separates the components of a nested reference.
*
* @deprecated The notation used for property name expressions is now
* dependant on the {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.expression.Resolver}
* implementation being used.
*/
public static final char NESTED_DELIM = '.';
// ------------------------------------------------------- Static Variables
/**
* The debugging detail level for this component.
*
* Note that this static variable will have unexpected side-effects if
* this class is deployed in a shared classloader within a container.
* However as it is actually completely ignored by this class due to its
* deprecated status, it doesn't do any actual harm.
*
* @deprecated The <code>debug</code> static property is no longer used
*/
private static int debug = 0;
/**
* The <code>debug</code> static property is no longer used
* @return debug property
* @deprecated The <code>debug</code> static property is no longer used
*/
public static int getDebug() {
return (debug);
}
/**
* The <code>debug</code> static property is no longer used
* @param newDebug debug property
* @deprecated The <code>debug</code> static property is no longer used
*/
public static void setDebug(int newDebug) {
debug = newDebug;
}
// --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
/**
* Clear any cached property descriptors information for all classes
* loaded by any class loaders. This is useful in cases where class
* loaders are thrown away to implement class reloading.
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#clearDescriptors
*/
public static void clearDescriptors() {
PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().clearDescriptors();
}
/**
* <p>Copy property values from the "origin" bean to the "destination" bean
* for all cases where the property names are the same (even though the
* actual getter and setter methods might have been customized via
* <code>BeanInfo</code> classes).</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param dest Destination bean whose properties are modified
* @param orig Origin bean whose properties are retrieved
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the <code>dest</code> or
* <code>orig</code> argument is null
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#copyProperties
*/
public static void copyProperties(Object dest, Object orig)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().copyProperties(dest, orig);
}
/**
* <p>Return the entire set of properties for which the specified bean
* provides a read method.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose properties are to be extracted
* @return The set of properties for the bean
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> is null
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#describe
*/
public static Map describe(Object bean)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return (PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().describe(bean));
}
/**
* <p>Return the value of the specified indexed property of the specified
* bean, with no type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name <code>propertyname[index]</code> of the property value
* to be extracted
* @return the indexed property value
*
* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
* is outside the valid range for the underlying property
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
* <code>name</code> is null
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getIndexedProperty(Object,String)
*/
public static Object getIndexedProperty(Object bean, String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return (PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getIndexedProperty(bean, name));
}
/**
* <p>Return the value of the specified indexed property of the specified
* bean, with no type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name Simple property name of the property value to be extracted
* @param index Index of the property value to be extracted
* @return the indexed property value
*
* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
* is outside the valid range for the underlying property
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
* <code>name</code> is null
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getIndexedProperty(Object,String, int)
*/
public static Object getIndexedProperty(Object bean,
String name, int index)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return (PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getIndexedProperty(bean, name, index));
}
/**
* <p>Return the value of the specified mapped property of the
* specified bean, with no type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name <code>propertyname(key)</code> of the property value
* to be extracted
* @return the mapped property value
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getMappedProperty(Object,String)
*/
public static Object getMappedProperty(Object bean, String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return (PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getMappedProperty(bean, name));
}
/**
* <p>Return the value of the specified mapped property of the specified
* bean, with no type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name Mapped property name of the property value to be extracted
* @param key Key of the property value to be extracted
* @return the mapped property value
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getMappedProperty(Object,String, String)
*/
public static Object getMappedProperty(Object bean,
String name, String key)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getMappedProperty(bean, name, key);
}
/**
* <p>Return the mapped property descriptors for this bean class.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param beanClass Bean class to be introspected
* @return the mapped property descriptors
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getMappedPropertyDescriptors(Class)
* @deprecated This method should not be exposed
*/
public static FastHashMap getMappedPropertyDescriptors(Class beanClass) {
return PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getMappedPropertyDescriptors(beanClass);
}
/**
* <p>Return the mapped property descriptors for this bean.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean to be introspected
* @return the mapped property descriptors
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getMappedPropertyDescriptors(Object)
* @deprecated This method should not be exposed
*/
public static FastHashMap getMappedPropertyDescriptors(Object bean) {
return PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getMappedPropertyDescriptors(bean);
}
/**
* <p>Return the value of the (possibly nested) property of the specified
* name, for the specified bean, with no type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name Possibly nested name of the property to be extracted
* @return the nested property value
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
* <code>name</code> is null
* @exception NestedNullException if a nested reference to a
* property returns null
* @exception InvocationTargetException
* if the property accessor method throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getNestedProperty
*/
public static Object getNestedProperty(Object bean, String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getNestedProperty(bean, name);
}
/**
* <p>Return the value of the specified property of the specified bean,
* no matter which property reference format is used, with no
* type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property
* to be extracted
* @return the property value
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
* <code>name</code> is null
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getProperty
*/
public static Object getProperty(Object bean, String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return (PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getProperty(bean, name));
}
/**
* <p>Retrieve the property descriptor for the specified property of the
* specified bean, or return <code>null</code> if there is no such
* descriptor.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
* @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for
* which a property descriptor is requested
* @return the property descriptor
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
* <code>name</code> is null
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if a nested reference to a
* property returns null
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getPropertyDescriptor
*/
public static PropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor(Object bean,
String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getPropertyDescriptor(bean, name);
}
/**
* <p>Retrieve the property descriptors for the specified class,
* introspecting and caching them the first time a particular bean class
* is encountered.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param beanClass Bean class for which property descriptors are requested
* @return the property descriptors
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>beanClass</code> is null
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getPropertyDescriptors(Class)
*/
public static PropertyDescriptor[]
getPropertyDescriptors(Class beanClass) {
return PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getPropertyDescriptors(beanClass);
}
/**
* <p>Retrieve the property descriptors for the specified bean,
* introspecting and caching them the first time a particular bean class
* is encountered.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean for which property descriptors are requested
* @return the property descriptors
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> is null
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getPropertyDescriptors(Object)
*/
public static PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptors(Object bean) {
return PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getPropertyDescriptors(bean);
}
/**
* <p>Return the Java Class repesenting the property editor class that has
* been registered for this property (if any).</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
* @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for
* which a property descriptor is requested
* @return the property editor class
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
* <code>name</code> is null
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if a nested reference to a
* property returns null
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getPropertyEditorClass(Object,String)
*/
public static Class getPropertyEditorClass(Object bean, String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getPropertyEditorClass(bean, name);
}
/**
* <p>Return the Java Class representing the property type of the specified
* property, or <code>null</code> if there is no such property for the
* specified bean.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
* @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for
* which a property descriptor is requested
* @return The property type
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
* <code>name</code> is null
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if a nested reference to a
* property returns null
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getPropertyType(Object, String)
*/
public static Class getPropertyType(Object bean, String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getPropertyType(bean, name);
}
/**
* <p>Return an accessible property getter method for this property,
* if there is one; otherwise return <code>null</code>.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param descriptor Property descriptor to return a getter for
* @return The read method
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getReadMethod(PropertyDescriptor)
*/
public static Method getReadMethod(PropertyDescriptor descriptor) {
return (PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getReadMethod(descriptor));
}
/**
* <p>Return the value of the specified simple property of the specified
* bean, with no type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
* @param name Name of the property to be extracted
* @return The property value
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
* <code>name</code> is null
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the property name
* is nested or indexed
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getSimpleProperty
*/
public static Object getSimpleProperty(Object bean, String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
return PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getSimpleProperty(bean, name);
}
/**
* <p>Return an accessible property setter method for this property,
* if there is one; otherwise return <code>null</code>.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param descriptor Property descriptor to return a setter for
* @return The write method
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#getWriteMethod(PropertyDescriptor)
*/
public static Method getWriteMethod(PropertyDescriptor descriptor) {
return PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().getWriteMethod(descriptor);
}
/**
* <p>Return <code>true</code> if the specified property name identifies
* a readable property on the specified bean; otherwise, return
* <code>false</code>.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean to be examined (may be a {@link DynaBean}
* @param name Property name to be evaluated
* @return <code>true</code> if the property is readable,
* otherwise <code>false</code>
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code>
* or <code>name</code> is <code>null</code>
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#isReadable
* @since BeanUtils 1.6
*/
public static boolean isReadable(Object bean, String name) {
return PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().isReadable(bean, name);
}
/**
* <p>Return <code>true</code> if the specified property name identifies
* a writeable property on the specified bean; otherwise, return
* <code>false</code>.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean to be examined (may be a {@link DynaBean}
* @param name Property name to be evaluated
* @return <code>true</code> if the property is writeable,
* otherwise <code>false</code>
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code>
* or <code>name</code> is <code>null</code>
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#isWriteable
* @since BeanUtils 1.6
*/
public static boolean isWriteable(Object bean, String name) {
return PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().isWriteable(bean, name);
}
/**
* <p>Sets the value of the specified indexed property of the specified
* bean, with no type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be modified
* @param name <code>propertyname[index]</code> of the property value
* to be modified
* @param value Value to which the specified property element
* should be set
*
* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
* is outside the valid range for the underlying property
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
* <code>name</code> is null
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#setIndexedProperty(Object, String, Object)
*/
public static void setIndexedProperty(Object bean, String name,
Object value)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().setIndexedProperty(bean, name, value);
}
/**
* <p>Sets the value of the specified indexed property of the specified
* bean, with no type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be set
* @param name Simple property name of the property value to be set
* @param index Index of the property value to be set
* @param value Value to which the indexed property element is to be set
*
* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
* is outside the valid range for the underlying property
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
* <code>name</code> is null
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#setIndexedProperty(Object, String, Object)
*/
public static void setIndexedProperty(Object bean, String name,
int index, Object value)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().setIndexedProperty(bean, name, index, value);
}
/**
* <p>Sets the value of the specified mapped property of the
* specified bean, with no type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be set
* @param name <code>propertyname(key)</code> of the property value
* to be set
* @param value The property value to be set
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#setMappedProperty(Object, String, Object)
*/
public static void setMappedProperty(Object bean, String name,
Object value)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().setMappedProperty(bean, name, value);
}
/**
* <p>Sets the value of the specified mapped property of the specified
* bean, with no type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be set
* @param name Mapped property name of the property value to be set
* @param key Key of the property value to be set
* @param value The property value to be set
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#setMappedProperty(Object, String, String, Object)
*/
public static void setMappedProperty(Object bean, String name,
String key, Object value)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().setMappedProperty(bean, name, key, value);
}
/**
* <p>Sets the value of the (possibly nested) property of the specified
* name, for the specified bean, with no type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be modified
* @param name Possibly nested name of the property to be modified
* @param value Value to which the property is to be set
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
* <code>name</code> is null
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if a nested reference to a
* property returns null
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#setNestedProperty
*/
public static void setNestedProperty(Object bean,
String name, Object value)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().setNestedProperty(bean, name, value);
}
/**
* <p>Set the value of the specified property of the specified bean,
* no matter which property reference format is used, with no
* type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be modified
* @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property
* to be modified
* @param value Value to which this property is to be set
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
* <code>name</code> is null
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#setProperty
*/
public static void setProperty(Object bean, String name, Object value)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().setProperty(bean, name, value);
}
/**
* <p>Set the value of the specified simple property of the specified bean,
* with no type conversions.</p>
*
* <p>For more details see <code>PropertyUtilsBean</code>.</p>
*
* @param bean Bean whose property is to be modified
* @param name Name of the property to be modified
* @param value Value to which the property should be set
*
* @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
* access to the property accessor method
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
* <code>name</code> is null
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the property name is
* nested or indexed
* @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
* throws an exception
* @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
* propety cannot be found
* @see PropertyUtilsBean#setSimpleProperty
*/
public static void setSimpleProperty(Object bean,
String name, Object value)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {
PropertyUtilsBean.getInstance().setSimpleProperty(bean, name, value);
}
}