Interface Probe

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseProbe, ComplexBeanProbe, DomProbe, GenericProbe

public interface Probe

A Probe is an object that is used to work with beans, DOM objects, or other objects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	getObject(Object object, String name)	Gets an Object property from another object.
Class	getPropertyTypeForGetter(Object object, String name)	Returns the class that the getter will return when reading a property.
Class	getPropertyTypeForSetter(Object object, String name)	Returns the class that the setter expects when setting a property.
boolean	hasReadableProperty(Object object, String propertyName)	Checks to see if an object has a readable property by a given name.
boolean	hasWritableProperty(Object object, String propertyName)	Checks to see if an object has a writable property by a given name.
void	setObject(Object object, String name, Object value)	Sets the value of a property on an object.

Method Details

getObject

Object getObject(Object object,
 String name)

Gets an Object property from another object.

Parameters:

object - - the object

name - - the property name

Returns:

The property value (as an Object)

setObject

void setObject(Object object,
 String name,
 Object value)

Sets the value of a property on an object.

Parameters:

object - - the object to change

name - - the name of the property to set

value - - the new value to set

getPropertyTypeForSetter

Class getPropertyTypeForSetter(Object object,
 String name)

Returns the class that the setter expects when setting a property.

Parameters:

object - - the object to check

name - - the name of the property

Returns:

The type of the property

getPropertyTypeForGetter

Class getPropertyTypeForGetter(Object object,
 String name)

Returns the class that the getter will return when reading a property.

Parameters:

object - - the object to check

name - - the name of the property

Returns:

The type of the property

hasWritableProperty

boolean hasWritableProperty(Object object,
 String propertyName)

Checks to see if an object has a writable property by a given name.

Parameters:

object - - the object to check

propertyName - - the property to check for

Returns:

True if the property exists and is writable

hasReadableProperty

boolean hasReadableProperty(Object object,
 String propertyName)

Checks to see if an object has a readable property by a given name.

Parameters:

object - - the object to check

propertyName - - the property to check for

Returns:

True if the property exists and is readable