Java examples for Reflection:Property
Sets the specified attribute on the specified object.
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All Rights Reserved. */ //package com.java2s; import java.beans.BeanInfo; import java.beans.IntrospectionException; import java.beans.Introspector; import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor; import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException; import java.lang.reflect.Method; import java.util.StringTokenizer; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { Object bean = "java2s.com"; String propertyNames = "java2s.com"; Object value = "java2s.com"; setObjectAttribute(bean, propertyNames, value); } /** * String used to separate multiple properties inside of embedded * beans. */ private static final String PROPERTY_SEPARATOR = "."; /** * an empty object array used for null parameter method reflection */ private static Object[] NO_ARGUMENTS_ARRAY = new Object[] {}; /** * <p>Sets the specified attribute on the specified object. For example, * <code>getObjectAttribute(o, "address.line1", value)</code> will call * <code>o.getAddress().setLine1(value)</code>.<p> * * <p>The attribute specified may contain as many levels as you like. If at * any time a null reference is acquired by calling one of the successive * getter methods, then a <code>NullPointerException</code> is thrown.</p> * * @param bean the bean to call the getters on * @param propertyNames the name of the attribute(s) to set. If this is * null or the empty string, then an exception is thrown. * @param value the value of the object to set on the bean property * * @throws PropertyNotFoundException indicates the the given property * could not be found on the bean * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the supplied parameter is not of * a valid type * @throws NoSuchMethodException never * @throws IllegalAccessException if a getter or setter method is * not public or property is read-only. * @throws InvocationTargetException if a specified getter method throws an * exception. */ public static void setObjectAttribute(Object bean, String propertyNames, Object value) throws IllegalAccessException, IllegalArgumentException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException { Object result = bean; String propertyName = propertyNames; // Check if this has some embedded properties. If it does, use the // getObjectAttribute to get the proper object to call this on. int indexOfLastPropertySeparator = propertyName .lastIndexOf(PROPERTY_SEPARATOR); if (indexOfLastPropertySeparator >= 0) { String embeddedProperties = propertyName.substring(0, indexOfLastPropertySeparator); // Grab the final property name after the last property separator propertyName = propertyName .substring(indexOfLastPropertySeparator + PROPERTY_SEPARATOR.length()); result = getObjectAttribute(result, embeddedProperties); } Class resultClass = result.getClass(); PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor = getPropertyDescriptor( propertyName, resultClass); Method writeMethod = propertyDescriptor.getWriteMethod(); if (writeMethod == null) { throw new IllegalAccessException( "User is attempting to write " + "to a property that has no write method. This is likely " + "a read-only bean property. Caused by property [" + propertyName + "] on class [" + resultClass + "]"); } writeMethod.invoke(result, new Object[] { value }); } /** * <p>Gets the specified attribute from the specified object. For example, * <code>getObjectAttribute(o, "address.line1")</code> will return * the result of calling <code>o.getAddress().getLine1()</code>.<p> * * <p>The attribute specified may contain as many levels as you like. If at * any time a null reference is acquired by calling one of the successive * getter methods, then the return value from this method is also null.</p> * * <p>When reading from a boolean property the underlying bean introspector * first looks for an is<Property> read method, not finding one it will * still look for a get<Property> read method. Not finding either, the * property is considered write-only.</p> * * @param bean the bean to set the property on * @param propertyNames the name of the propertie(s) to retrieve. If this is * null or the empty string, then <code>bean</code> will be returned. * @return the object value of the bean attribute * * @throws PropertyNotFoundException indicates the the given property * could not be found on the bean * @throws NoSuchMethodException Not thrown * @throws InvocationTargetException if a specified getter method throws an * exception. * @throws IllegalAccessException if a getter method is * not public or property is write-only. */ public static Object getObjectAttribute(Object bean, String propertyNames) throws NoSuchMethodException, InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException { Object result = bean; StringTokenizer propertyTokenizer = new StringTokenizer( propertyNames, PROPERTY_SEPARATOR); // Run through the tokens, calling get methods and // replacing result with the new object each time. // If the result equals null, then simply return null. while (propertyTokenizer.hasMoreElements() && result != null) { Class resultClass = result.getClass(); String currentPropertyName = propertyTokenizer.nextToken(); PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor = getPropertyDescriptor( currentPropertyName, resultClass); Method readMethod = propertyDescriptor.getReadMethod(); if (readMethod == null) { throw new IllegalAccessException( "User is attempting to " + "read from a property that has no read method. " + " This is likely a write-only bean property. Caused " + "by property [" + currentPropertyName + "] on class [" + resultClass + "]"); } result = readMethod.invoke(result, NO_ARGUMENTS_ARRAY); } return result; } /** * Retrieves a property descriptor object for a given property. * <p> * Uses the classes in <code>java.beans</code> to get back * a descriptor for a property. Read-only and write-only * properties will have a slower return time. * </p> * * @param propertyName The programmatic name of the property * @param beanClass The Class object for the target bean. * For example sun.beans.OurButton.class. * @return a PropertyDescriptor for a property that follows the * standard Java naming conventions. * @throws PropertyNotFoundException indicates that the property * could not be found on the bean class. */ private static final PropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor( String propertyName, Class beanClass) { PropertyDescriptor resultPropertyDescriptor = null; char[] pNameArray = propertyName.toCharArray(); pNameArray[0] = Character.toLowerCase(pNameArray[0]); propertyName = new String(pNameArray); try { resultPropertyDescriptor = new PropertyDescriptor(propertyName, beanClass); } catch (IntrospectionException e1) { // Read-only and write-only properties will throw this // exception. The properties must be looked up using // brute force. // This will get the list of all properties and iterate // through looking for one that matches the property // name passed into the method. try { BeanInfo beanInfo = Introspector.getBeanInfo(beanClass); PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptors = beanInfo .getPropertyDescriptors(); for (int i = 0; i < propertyDescriptors.length; i++) { if (propertyDescriptors[i].getName().equals( propertyName)) { // If the names match, this this describes the // property being searched for. Break out of // the iteration. resultPropertyDescriptor = propertyDescriptors[i]; break; } } } catch (IntrospectionException e2) { e2.printStackTrace(); } } // If no property descriptor was found, then this bean does not // have a property matching the name passed in. if (resultPropertyDescriptor == null) { System.out.println("resultPropertyDescriptor == null"); } return resultPropertyDescriptor; } }