org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors

Class PropertiesEditor

java.lang.Object

java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.PropertiesEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyEditor

public class PropertiesEditor
extends PropertyEditorSupport

Custom PropertyEditor for Properties objects.

Handles conversion from content String to Properties object. Also handles Map to Properties conversion, for populating a Properties object via XML "map" entries.

The required format is defined in the standard Properties documentation. Each property must be on a new line.

Author:

Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

Properties.load(java.io.Reader)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PropertiesEditor()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	setAsText(String text) Convert String into Properties, considering it as properties content.
void	setValue(Object value) Take Properties as-is; convert Map into Properties.

Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getAsText, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, getValue, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setSource, supportsCustomEditor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PropertiesEditor

public PropertiesEditor()

Method Detail

setAsText

public void setAsText(String text)
               throws IllegalArgumentException

Convert String into Properties, considering it as properties content.

Specified by:

setAsText in interface PropertyEditor

Overrides:

setAsText in class PropertyEditorSupport

Parameters:

text - the text to be so converted

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException

setValue

public void setValue(Object value)

Take Properties as-is; convert Map into Properties.

Specified by:

setValue in interface PropertyEditor

Overrides:

setValue in class PropertyEditorSupport