ClassEditor

java.lang.Object

java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

org.apache.xbean.propertyeditor.AbstractConverter

org.apache.xbean.propertyeditor.ClassEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:: PropertyEditor, Converter

public class ClassEditor extends AbstractConverter

A property editor for converting class names into class object instances

Version:: $Rev: 6680 $

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

ClassEditor()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

protected Object

toObjectImpl(String text)

Return a resolved class using the text value of the property as the name.

protected String

toStringImpl(Object value)

Converts the supplied object to text.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.xbean.propertyeditor.AbstractConverter
getAsText, getType, getValue, setAsText, setValue, toObject, toString

Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport
addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setSource, supportsCustomEditor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.beans.PropertyEditor
addPropertyChangeListener, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getTags, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, supportsCustomEditor

Constructor Details
- ClassEditor
  
  public ClassEditor()
Method Details
- toObjectImpl
  
  protected Object toObjectImpl(String text)
  
  Return a resolved class using the text value of the property as the name. The class is loading using the current context class loader, using the resolution rules defined by ClassLoading.java.
  
  Specified by:
  
  toObjectImpl in class AbstractConverter
  
  Parameters:
  
  text - the text to convert
  
  Returns:
  
  a Class object created from the text value of the name.
  
  Throws:
  
  PropertyEditorException - Unable to resolve the Class object from the name.
- toStringImpl
  
  protected String toStringImpl(Object value)
  
  Description copied from class: AbstractConverter
  
  Converts the supplied object to text. The supplied object will always be an instance of the editor type, and specifically will never be null or a String (unless this is the String editor).
  
  Overrides:
  
  toStringImpl in class AbstractConverter
  
  Parameters:
  
  value - an instance of the editor type
  
  Returns:
  
  the text equivalent of the value