SimplePropertyExample.java

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package com.discursive.jccook.bean;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

import org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils;

public class SimplePropertyExample {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		SimplePropertyExample example = new SimplePropertyExample();
		example.start();
	}
	
	private void start() {
		
		// Create an author
		Author wolfe = new Author( "Tom Wolfe", "Green" );
		
		try {
			String name = (String) PropertyUtils.getSimpleProperty( wolfe, "name" );
			String favoriteColor = (String) PropertyUtils.getSimpleProperty( wolfe, "favoriteColor" );
			
			System.out.println( "The Author has some properties: " + name + ", " + favoriteColor );
		} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
			System.out.println( "You are not allowed to access a property!" );
		} catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
			System.out.println( "There was a problem invoking the method." );
		} catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
			System.out.println( "The is no method to get a property." );
		}
		
		
	}
}