com.redspr.beanldom
Interface PropertyInfo

All Known Implementing Classes:

PropertyInfoImpl

public interface PropertyInfo

Similar to java.beans.PropertyDescriptor but maintains reference to return types ClassInfo and allows static "interpreter" methods. XXX open up a bit more to allow better optimizations?

Author:

Sam Hough

Field Summary

static PropertyInfo[]

EMPTY

Method Summary

String	getName() name of this property
Object	getObject(Object parent) will invoke the appropriate method on parent
ClassInfo	getPropertyType() class info for the type of this property
String	getValue(Object parent) utility method that will call propertyType.getValue(propertyValue)

Field Detail

EMPTY

public static final PropertyInfo[] EMPTY

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

name of this property

getPropertyType

public ClassInfo getPropertyType()

class info for the type of this property

getObject

public Object getObject(Object parent)

will invoke the appropriate method on parent

getValue

public String getValue(Object parent)

utility method that will call propertyType.getValue(propertyValue)