Example usage for java.beans PropertyEditorSupport getAsText

Introduction

In this page you can find the example usage for java.beans PropertyEditorSupport getAsText.

Prototype

public String getAsText() 

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Gets the property value as a string suitable for presentation to a human to edit.

Usage

From source file:test.automation.operator.AbstractReflectionFormHandler.java

/**
 * Useful for converting a date into a string representation, or serializing an entity, etc..
 * @param field the field in the POJO./*  w w  w . j a  v  a  2 s.co m*/
 * @param entity the entity holding the POJO's state.
 * @return
 */
public String getValueAsText(final Field field, final Object value) {
    // convert the Object into a string representation using a property editor.
    if (propertyEditors != null) {
        final PropertyEditorSupport propertyEditor = propertyEditors.get(field.getType());
        if (propertyEditor != null) {
            propertyEditor.setValue(value);
            return (propertyEditor.getAsText());
        }
    }

    return (value.toString());
}

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