AbstractPropertyAccessor (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.beans

## Class AbstractPropertyAccessor

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistrySupport
  - - org.springframework.beans.TypeConverterSupport
    - - org.springframework.beans.AbstractPropertyAccessor

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    ConfigurablePropertyAccessor, PropertyAccessor, PropertyEditorRegistry, TypeConverter
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    BeanWrapperImpl, DirectFieldAccessor

      public abstract class AbstractPropertyAccessor
      extends TypeConverterSupport
      implements ConfigurablePropertyAccessor

  Abstract implementation of the `PropertyAccessor` interface. Provides base implementations of all convenience methods, with the implementation of actual property access left to subclasses.
  Since:
    2.0
  Author:
    Juergen Hoeller
  See Also:
    `getPropertyValue(java.lang.String)`, `setPropertyValue(org.springframework.beans.PropertyValue)`

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.PropertyAccessor

      `NESTED_PROPERTY_SEPARATOR, NESTED_PROPERTY_SEPARATOR_CHAR, PROPERTY_KEY_PREFIX, PROPERTY_KEY_PREFIX_CHAR, PROPERTY_KEY_SUFFIX, PROPERTY_KEY_SUFFIX_CHAR`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `AbstractPropertyAccessor()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Class` | `getPropertyType(String propertyPath)` Determine the property type for the given property path.
    `abstract Object` | `getPropertyValue(String propertyName)` Actually get the value of a property.
    `boolean` | `isExtractOldValueForEditor()` Return whether to extract the old property value when applying a property editor to a new value for a property.
    `void` | `setExtractOldValueForEditor(boolean extractOldValueForEditor)` Set whether to extract the old property value when applying a property editor to a new value for a property.
    `void` | `setPropertyValue(PropertyValue pv)` Set the specified value as current property value.
    `abstract void` | `setPropertyValue(String propertyName, Object value)` Actually set a property value.
    `void` | `setPropertyValues(Map<?,?> map)` Perform a batch update from a Map.
    `void` | `setPropertyValues(PropertyValues pvs)` The preferred way to perform a batch update.
    `void` | `setPropertyValues(PropertyValues pvs, boolean ignoreUnknown)` Perform a batch update with more control over behavior.
    `void` | `setPropertyValues(PropertyValues pvs, boolean ignoreUnknown, boolean ignoreInvalid)` Perform a batch update with full control over behavior.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.TypeConverterSupport

      `convertIfNecessary, convertIfNecessary, convertIfNecessary`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistrySupport

      `copyCustomEditorsTo, copyDefaultEditorsTo, findCustomEditor, getConversionService, getDefaultEditor, guessPropertyTypeFromEditors, hasCustomEditorForElement, isSharedEditor, overrideDefaultEditor, registerCustomEditor, registerCustomEditor, registerDefaultEditors, registerSharedEditor, setConversionService, useConfigValueEditors`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.ConfigurablePropertyAccessor

      `getConversionService, setConversionService`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.PropertyAccessor

      `getPropertyTypeDescriptor, isReadableProperty, isWritableProperty`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistry

      `findCustomEditor, registerCustomEditor, registerCustomEditor`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.TypeConverter

      `convertIfNecessary, convertIfNecessary, convertIfNecessary`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### AbstractPropertyAccessor

          public AbstractPropertyAccessor()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setExtractOldValueForEditor

          public void setExtractOldValueForEditor(boolean extractOldValueForEditor)

      Description copied from interface: `ConfigurablePropertyAccessor`
      Set whether to extract the old property value when applying a property editor to a new value for a property.
      Specified by:
        `setExtractOldValueForEditor` in interface `ConfigurablePropertyAccessor`

    - #### isExtractOldValueForEditor

          public boolean isExtractOldValueForEditor()

      Description copied from interface: `ConfigurablePropertyAccessor`
      Return whether to extract the old property value when applying a property editor to a new value for a property.
      Specified by:
        `isExtractOldValueForEditor` in interface `ConfigurablePropertyAccessor`

    - #### setPropertyValue

          public void setPropertyValue(PropertyValue pv)
                                throws BeansException

      Description copied from interface: `PropertyAccessor`
      Set the specified value as current property value.
      Specified by:
        `setPropertyValue` in interface `PropertyAccessor`
      Parameters:
        `pv` - an object containing the new property value
      Throws:
        `InvalidPropertyException` - if there is no such property or if the property isn't writable
        `PropertyAccessException` - if the property was valid but the accessor method failed or a type mismatch occured
        `BeansException`

    - #### setPropertyValues

          public void setPropertyValues(Map<?,?> map)
                                 throws BeansException

      Description copied from interface: `PropertyAccessor`
      Perform a batch update from a Map.

      Bulk updates from PropertyValues are more powerful: This method is provided for convenience. Behavior will be identical to that of the `PropertyAccessor.setPropertyValues(PropertyValues)` method.

      Specified by:
        `setPropertyValues` in interface `PropertyAccessor`
      Parameters:
        `map` - Map to take properties from. Contains property value objects, keyed by property name
      Throws:
        `InvalidPropertyException` - if there is no such property or if the property isn't writable
        `PropertyBatchUpdateException` - if one or more PropertyAccessExceptions occured for specific properties during the batch update. This exception bundles all individual PropertyAccessExceptions. All other properties will have been successfully updated.
        `BeansException`

    - #### setPropertyValues

          public void setPropertyValues(PropertyValues pvs)
                                 throws BeansException

      Description copied from interface: `PropertyAccessor`
      The preferred way to perform a batch update.

      Note that performing a batch update differs from performing a single update, in that an implementation of this class will continue to update properties if a recoverable error (such as a type mismatch, but not an invalid field name or the like) is encountered, throwing a `PropertyBatchUpdateException` containing all the individual errors. This exception can be examined later to see all binding errors. Properties that were successfully updated remain changed.

      Does not allow unknown fields or invalid fields.

      Specified by:
        `setPropertyValues` in interface `PropertyAccessor`
      Parameters:
        `pvs` - PropertyValues to set on the target object
      Throws:
        `InvalidPropertyException` - if there is no such property or if the property isn't writable
        `PropertyBatchUpdateException` - if one or more PropertyAccessExceptions occured for specific properties during the batch update. This exception bundles all individual PropertyAccessExceptions. All other properties will have been successfully updated.
        `BeansException`
      See Also:
        `PropertyAccessor.setPropertyValues(PropertyValues, boolean, boolean)`

    - #### setPropertyValues

          public void setPropertyValues(PropertyValues pvs,
                               boolean ignoreUnknown)
                                 throws BeansException

      Description copied from interface: `PropertyAccessor`
      Perform a batch update with more control over behavior.

      Note that performing a batch update differs from performing a single update, in that an implementation of this class will continue to update properties if a recoverable error (such as a type mismatch, but not an invalid field name or the like) is encountered, throwing a `PropertyBatchUpdateException` containing all the individual errors. This exception can be examined later to see all binding errors. Properties that were successfully updated remain changed.

      Specified by:
        `setPropertyValues` in interface `PropertyAccessor`
      Parameters:
        `pvs` - PropertyValues to set on the target object
        `ignoreUnknown` - should we ignore unknown properties (not found in the bean)
      Throws:
        `InvalidPropertyException` - if there is no such property or if the property isn't writable
        `PropertyBatchUpdateException` - if one or more PropertyAccessExceptions occured for specific properties during the batch update. This exception bundles all individual PropertyAccessExceptions. All other properties will have been successfully updated.
        `BeansException`
      See Also:
        `PropertyAccessor.setPropertyValues(PropertyValues, boolean, boolean)`

    - #### setPropertyValues

          public void setPropertyValues(PropertyValues pvs,
                               boolean ignoreUnknown,
                               boolean ignoreInvalid)
                                 throws BeansException

      Description copied from interface: `PropertyAccessor`
      Perform a batch update with full control over behavior.

      Note that performing a batch update differs from performing a single update, in that an implementation of this class will continue to update properties if a recoverable error (such as a type mismatch, but not an invalid field name or the like) is encountered, throwing a `PropertyBatchUpdateException` containing all the individual errors. This exception can be examined later to see all binding errors. Properties that were successfully updated remain changed.

      Specified by:
        `setPropertyValues` in interface `PropertyAccessor`
      Parameters:
        `pvs` - PropertyValues to set on the target object
        `ignoreUnknown` - should we ignore unknown properties (not found in the bean)
        `ignoreInvalid` - should we ignore invalid properties (found but not accessible)
      Throws:
        `InvalidPropertyException` - if there is no such property or if the property isn't writable
        `PropertyBatchUpdateException` - if one or more PropertyAccessExceptions occured for specific properties during the batch update. This exception bundles all individual PropertyAccessExceptions. All other properties will have been successfully updated.
        `BeansException`

    - #### getPropertyType

          public Class getPropertyType(String propertyPath)

      Description copied from class: `PropertyEditorRegistrySupport`
      Determine the property type for the given property path.

      Called by `PropertyEditorRegistrySupport.findCustomEditor(java.lang.Class<?>, java.lang.String)` if no required type has been specified, to be able to find a type-specific editor even if just given a property path.

      The default implementation always returns `null`. BeanWrapperImpl overrides this with the standard `getPropertyType` method as defined by the BeanWrapper interface.

      Specified by:
        `getPropertyType` in interface `PropertyAccessor`
      Overrides:
        `getPropertyType` in class `PropertyEditorRegistrySupport`
      Parameters:
        `propertyPath` - the property path to determine the type for
      Returns:
        the type of the property, or `null` if not determinable
      See Also:
        `PropertyAccessor.getPropertyType(String)`

    - #### getPropertyValue

          public abstract Object getPropertyValue(String propertyName)
                                           throws BeansException

      Actually get the value of a property.
      Specified by:
        `getPropertyValue` in interface `PropertyAccessor`
      Parameters:
        `propertyName` - name of the property to get the value of
      Returns:
        the value of the property
      Throws:
        `InvalidPropertyException` - if there is no such property or if the property isn't readable
        `PropertyAccessException` - if the property was valid but the accessor method failed
        `BeansException`

    - #### setPropertyValue

          public abstract void setPropertyValue(String propertyName,
                              Object value)
                                         throws BeansException

      Actually set a property value.
      Specified by:
        `setPropertyValue` in interface `PropertyAccessor`
      Parameters:
        `propertyName` - name of the property to set value of
        `value` - the new value
      Throws:
        `InvalidPropertyException` - if there is no such property or if the property isn't writable
        `PropertyAccessException` - if the property was valid but the accessor method failed or a type mismatch occured
        `BeansException`