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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.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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 *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package com.discursive.jccook.bean;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

import org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils;

public class SimplePropertyExample {

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

    private void start() {

        // Create an author
        Author wolfe = new Author("Tom Wolfe", "Green");

        try {
            String name = (String) PropertyUtils.getSimpleProperty(wolfe, "name");
            String favoriteColor = (String) PropertyUtils.getSimpleProperty(wolfe, "favoriteColor");

            System.out.println("The Author has some properties: " + name + ", " + favoriteColor);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
            System.out.println("You are not allowed to access a property!");
        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
            System.out.println("There was a problem invoking the method.");
        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
            System.out.println("The is no method to get a property.");
        }

    }
}