PropertyUtil.java

package net.eusashead.hateoas.header.impl;

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import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;

import org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConvertUtils;
import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;

public class PropertyUtil {

	public static Object getValue(Object target, String name) {
		PropertyDescriptor property = BeanUtils.getPropertyDescriptor(target.getClass(), name); 
		try {
			return property.getReadMethod().invoke(target);
		} catch (Exception e) {
			throw new RuntimeException("Unable to get value for target " + target.getClass());
		} 
	}
	
	public static <V> V getValue(Object target, String name, Class<V> type) {
		return type.cast(ConvertUtils.convert(getValue(target, name), type));
	}
	
}