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/* 
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 * 
 * Copyright 2005 Tim O'Brien.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package com.discursive.jccook.bean;

import org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils;

public class NestedPropertyExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        NestedPropertyExample example = new NestedPropertyExample();
        example.start();
    }

    private void start() {

        // Create an author
        Author wolfe = new Author("Tom Wolfe", "Green");
        Book theRightStuff = new Book("The Right Stuff", wolfe);

        try {
            String bookName = (String) PropertyUtils.getSimpleProperty(theRightStuff, "name");
            String authorName = (String) PropertyUtils.getNestedProperty(theRightStuff, "author.name");

            System.out.println("The book is " + bookName);
            System.out.println("The author is " + authorName);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("There was a problem getting a bean property.");
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }
}