NestedPropertyExample.java

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package com.discursive.jccook.bean;

import org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils;

public class NestedPropertyExample {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		NestedPropertyExample example = new NestedPropertyExample();
		example.start();
	}
	
	private void start() {
		
		// Create an author
		Author wolfe = new Author( "Tom Wolfe", "Green" );
		Book theRightStuff = new Book( "The Right Stuff", wolfe );
		
		try {
			String bookName = (String) PropertyUtils.getSimpleProperty( theRightStuff, "name" );
			String authorName = (String) PropertyUtils.getNestedProperty( theRightStuff, "author.name" );
			
			System.out.println( "The book is " + bookName );
			System.out.println( "The author is " + authorName );
		} catch (Exception e) {
			System.out.println( "There was a problem getting a bean property." );
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		
		
	}
}