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package org.springframework.validation;

import org.springframework.beans.ConfigurablePropertyAccessor;
import org.springframework.beans.PropertyAccessorFactory;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;

/**
 * Special implementation of the Errors and BindingResult interfaces,
 * supporting registration and evaluation of binding errors on value objects.
 * Performs direct field access instead of going through JavaBean getters.
 *
 * <p>This implementation just supports fields in the actual target object.
 * It is not able to traverse nested fields.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.0
 * @see DataBinder#getBindingResult()
 * @see DataBinder#initDirectFieldAccess()
 * @see BeanPropertyBindingResult
 */
public class DirectFieldBindingResult extends AbstractPropertyBindingResult {

	private final Object target;

	private transient ConfigurablePropertyAccessor directFieldAccessor;


	/**
	 * Create a new DirectFieldBindingResult instance.
	 * @param target the target object to bind onto
	 * @param objectName the name of the target object
	 */
	public DirectFieldBindingResult(Object target, String objectName) {
		super(objectName);
		this.target = target;
	}


	public final Object getTarget() {
		return this.target;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the DirectFieldAccessor that this instance uses.
	 * Creates a new one if none existed before.
	 * @see #createDirectFieldAccessor()
	 */
	public final ConfigurablePropertyAccessor getPropertyAccessor() {
		if (this.directFieldAccessor == null) {
			this.directFieldAccessor = createDirectFieldAccessor();
			this.directFieldAccessor.setExtractOldValueForEditor(true);
		}
		return this.directFieldAccessor;
	}

	/**
	 * Create a new DirectFieldAccessor for the underlying target object.
	 * @see #getTarget()
	 */
	protected ConfigurablePropertyAccessor createDirectFieldAccessor() {
		Assert.state(this.target != null, "Cannot access fields on null target instance '" + getObjectName() + "'!");
		return PropertyAccessorFactory.forDirectFieldAccess(this.target);
	}

}