Source for java.beans.PropertyDescriptor

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  37: 
  38: package java.beans;
  39: 
  40: import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
  41: import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
  42: import java.lang.reflect.Method;
  43: 
  44: /**
  45:  ** PropertyDescriptor describes information about a JavaBean property,
  46:  ** by which we mean a property that has been exposed via a pair of
  47:  ** get and set methods.  (There may be no get method, which means
  48:  ** the property is write-only, or no set method, which means the
  49:  ** the property is read-only.)<P>
  50:  **
  51:  ** The constraints put on get and set methods are:<P>
  52:  ** <OL>
  53:  ** <LI>A get method must have signature
  54:  **     <CODE>&lt;propertyType&gt; &lt;getMethodName&gt;()</CODE></LI>
  55:  ** <LI>A set method must have signature
  56:  **     <CODE>void &lt;setMethodName&gt;(&lt;propertyType&gt;)</CODE></LI>
  57:  ** <LI>Either method type may throw any exception.</LI>
  58:  ** <LI>Both methods must be public.</LI>
  59:  ** </OL>
  60:  **
  61:  ** @author John Keiser
  62:  ** @author Robert Schuster (thebohemian@gmx.net)
  63:  ** @since 1.1
  64:  ** @status updated to 1.4
  65:  **/
  66: public class PropertyDescriptor extends FeatureDescriptor
  67: {
  68:     Class<?> propertyType;
  69:     Method getMethod;
  70:     Method setMethod;
  71: 
  72:     Class<?> propertyEditorClass;
  73:     boolean bound;
  74:     boolean constrained;
  75: 
  76:     PropertyDescriptor(String name)
  77:     {
  78:         setName(name);
  79:     }
  80: 
  81:     /** Create a new PropertyDescriptor by introspection.
  82:      ** This form of constructor creates the PropertyDescriptor by
  83:      ** looking for a getter method named <CODE>get&lt;name&gt;()</CODE>
  84:      ** (or, optionally, if the property is boolean,
  85:      ** <CODE>is&lt;name&gt;()</CODE>) and
  86:      ** <CODE>set&lt;name&gt;()</CODE> in class
  87:      ** <CODE>&lt;beanClass&gt;</CODE>, where &lt;name&gt; has its
  88:      ** first letter capitalized by the constructor.<P>
  89:      **
  90:      ** Note that using this constructor the given property must be read- <strong>and</strong>
  91:      ** writeable. If the implementation does not both, a read and a write method, an
  92:      ** <code>IntrospectionException</code> is thrown.
  93:      **
  94:      ** <B>Implementation note:</B> If there is both are both isXXX and
  95:      ** getXXX methods, the former is used in preference to the latter.
  96:      ** We do not check that an isXXX method returns a boolean. In both
  97:      ** cases, this matches the behaviour of JDK 1.4<P>
  98:      **
  99:      ** @param name the programmatic name of the property, usually
 100:      **             starting with a lowercase letter (e.g. fooManChu
 101:      **             instead of FooManChu).
 102:      ** @param beanClass the class the get and set methods live in.
 103:      ** @exception IntrospectionException if the methods are not found 
 104:      **            or invalid.
 105:      **/
 106:     public PropertyDescriptor(String name, Class<?> beanClass)
 107:         throws IntrospectionException
 108:     {
 109:         setName(name);
 110:         if (name.length() == 0)
 111:         {
 112:             throw new IntrospectionException("empty property name");
 113:         }
 114:         String caps = Character.toUpperCase(name.charAt(0)) + name.substring(1);
 115:         findMethods(beanClass, "is" + caps, "get" + caps, "set" + caps);
 116: 
 117:         if (getMethod == null)
 118:         {
 119:             throw new IntrospectionException(
 120:                 "Cannot find a is" + caps + " or get" + caps + " method");
 121:         }
 122: 
 123:         if (setMethod == null)
 124:         {
 125:             throw new IntrospectionException(
 126:                 "Cannot find a " + caps + " method");
 127:         }
 128: 
 129:         // finally check the methods compatibility        
 130:         propertyType = checkMethods(getMethod, setMethod);
 131:     }
 132: 
 133:     /** Create a new PropertyDescriptor by introspection.
 134:      ** This form of constructor allows you to specify the
 135:      ** names of the get and set methods to search for.<P>
 136:      **
 137:      ** <B>Implementation note:</B> If there is a get method (or
 138:      ** boolean isXXX() method), then the return type of that method
 139:      ** is used to find the set method.  If there is no get method,
 140:      ** then the set method is searched for exhaustively.<P>
 141:      **
 142:      ** <B>Spec note:</B>
 143:      ** If there is no get method and multiple set methods with
 144:      ** the same name and a single parameter (different type of course),
 145:      ** then an IntrospectionException is thrown.  While Sun's spec
 146:      ** does not state this, it can make Bean behavior different on
 147:      ** different systems (since method order is not guaranteed) and as
 148:      ** such, can be treated as a bug in the spec.  I am not aware of
 149:      ** whether Sun's implementation catches this.
 150:      **
 151:      ** @param name the programmatic name of the property, usually
 152:      **             starting with a lowercase letter (e.g. fooManChu
 153:      **             instead of FooManChu).
 154:      ** @param beanClass the class the get and set methods live in.
 155:      ** @param getMethodName the name of the get method or <code>null</code> if the property is write-only.
 156:      ** @param setMethodName the name of the set method or <code>null</code> if the property is read-only.
 157:      ** @exception IntrospectionException if the methods are not found 
 158:      **            or invalid.
 159:      **/
 160:     public PropertyDescriptor(
 161:         String name,
 162:         Class<?> beanClass,
 163:         String getMethodName,
 164:         String setMethodName)
 165:         throws IntrospectionException
 166:     {
 167:         setName(name);
 168:         findMethods(beanClass, getMethodName, null, setMethodName);
 169: 
 170:         if (getMethod == null && getMethodName != null)
 171:         {
 172:             throw new IntrospectionException(
 173:                 "Cannot find a getter method called " + getMethodName);
 174:         }
 175: 
 176:         if (setMethod == null && setMethodName != null)
 177:         {
 178:             throw new IntrospectionException(
 179:                 "Cannot find a setter method called " + setMethodName);
 180:         }
 181: 
 182:         propertyType = checkMethods(getMethod, setMethod);
 183:     }
 184: 
 185:     /** Create a new PropertyDescriptor using explicit Methods.
 186:      ** Note that the methods will be checked for conformance to standard
 187:      ** Property method rules, as described above at the top of this class.
 188:      **<br>
 189:      ** It is possible to call this method with both <code>Method</code> arguments
 190:      ** being <code>null</code>. In such a case the property type is <code>null</code>.
 191:      ** 
 192:      ** @param name the programmatic name of the property, usually
 193:      **             starting with a lowercase letter (e.g. fooManChu
 194:      **             instead of FooManChu).
 195:      ** @param readMethod the read method or <code>null</code> if the property is write-only.
 196:      ** @param writeMethod the write method or <code>null</code> if the property is read-only.
 197:      ** @exception IntrospectionException if the methods are not found 
 198:      **            or invalid.
 199:      **/
 200:     public PropertyDescriptor(
 201:         String name,
 202:         Method readMethod,
 203:         Method writeMethod)
 204:         throws IntrospectionException
 205:     {
 206:         setName(name);
 207:         getMethod = readMethod;
 208:         setMethod = writeMethod;
 209:         propertyType = checkMethods(getMethod, setMethod);
 210:     }
 211: 
 212:     /** Get the property type.
 213:      ** This is the type the get method returns and the set method
 214:      ** takes in.
 215:      **/
 216:     public Class<?> getPropertyType()
 217:     {
 218:         return propertyType;
 219:     }
 220: 
 221:     /** Get the get method.  Why they call it readMethod here and
 222:      ** get everywhere else is beyond me.
 223:      **/
 224:     public Method getReadMethod()
 225:     {
 226:         return getMethod;
 227:     }
 228: 
 229:     /** Sets the read method.<br/>
 230:      * The read method is used to retrieve the value of a property. A legal
 231:      * read method must have no arguments. Its return type must not be
 232:      * <code>void</code>. If this methods succeeds the property type
 233:      * is adjusted to the return type of the read method.<br/>
 234:      * <br/>
 235:      * It is legal to set the read and the write method to <code>null</code>
 236:      * or provide method which have been declared in distinct classes.
 237:      * 
 238:      * @param readMethod The new method to be used or <code>null</code>.
 239:      * @throws IntrospectionException If the given method is invalid.
 240:      * @since 1.2
 241:      */
 242:     public void setReadMethod(Method readMethod) throws IntrospectionException
 243:     {
 244:         propertyType = checkMethods(readMethod, setMethod);
 245: 
 246:         getMethod = readMethod;
 247:     }
 248: 
 249:     /** Get the set method.  Why they call it writeMethod here and
 250:      ** set everywhere else is beyond me.
 251:      **/
 252:     public Method getWriteMethod()
 253:     {
 254:         return setMethod;
 255:     }
 256: 
 257:     /** Sets the write method.<br/>
 258:      * The write method is used to set the value of a property. A legal write method
 259:      * must have a single argument which can be assigned to the property. If no
 260:      * read method exists the property type changes to the argument type of the
 261:      * write method.<br/>
 262:      * <br/>
 263:      * It is legal to set the read and the write method to <code>null</code>
 264:      * or provide method which have been declared in distinct classes.
 265:      * 
 266:      * @param writeMethod The new method to be used or <code>null</code>.
 267:      * @throws IntrospectionException If the given method is invalid.
 268:      * @since 1.2
 269:      */
 270:     public void setWriteMethod(Method writeMethod)
 271:         throws IntrospectionException
 272:     {
 273:         propertyType = checkMethods(getMethod, writeMethod);
 274: 
 275:         setMethod = writeMethod;
 276:     }
 277: 
 278:     /** Get whether the property is bound.  Defaults to false. **/
 279:     public boolean isBound()
 280:     {
 281:         return bound;
 282:     }
 283: 
 284:     /** Set whether the property is bound.
 285:      ** As long as the the bean implements addPropertyChangeListener() and
 286:      ** removePropertyChangeListener(), setBound(true) may safely be called.<P>
 287:      ** If these things are not true, then the behavior of the system
 288:      ** will be undefined.<P>
 289:      **
 290:      ** When a property is bound, its set method is required to fire the
 291:      ** <CODE>PropertyChangeListener.propertyChange())</CODE> event
 292:      ** after the value has changed.
 293:      ** @param bound whether the property is bound or not.
 294:      **/
 295:     public void setBound(boolean bound)
 296:     {
 297:         this.bound = bound;
 298:     }
 299: 
 300:     /** Get whether the property is constrained.  Defaults to false. **/
 301:     public boolean isConstrained()
 302:     {
 303:         return constrained;
 304:     }
 305: 
 306:     /** Set whether the property is constrained.
 307:      ** If the set method throws <CODE>java.beans.PropertyVetoException</CODE>
 308:      ** (or subclass thereof) and the bean implements addVetoableChangeListener()
 309:      ** and removeVetoableChangeListener(), then setConstrained(true) may safely
 310:      ** be called.  Otherwise, the system behavior is undefined.
 311:      ** <B>Spec note:</B> given those strict parameters, it would be nice if it
 312:      ** got set automatically by detection, but oh well.<P>
 313:      ** When a property is constrained, its set method is required to:<P>
 314:      ** <OL>
 315:      ** <LI>Fire the <CODE>VetoableChangeListener.vetoableChange()</CODE>
 316:      **     event notifying others of the change and allowing them a chance to
 317:      **     say it is a bad thing.</LI>
 318:      ** <LI>If any of the listeners throws a PropertyVetoException, then
 319:      **     it must fire another vetoableChange() event notifying the others
 320:      **     of a reversion to the old value (though, of course, the change
 321:      **     was never made).  Then it rethrows the PropertyVetoException and
 322:      **     exits.</LI>
 323:      ** <LI>If all has gone well to this point, the value may be changed.</LI>
 324:      ** </OL>
 325:      ** @param constrained whether the property is constrained or not.
 326:      **/
 327:     public void setConstrained(boolean constrained)
 328:     {
 329:         this.constrained = constrained;
 330:     }
 331: 
 332:     /** Get the PropertyEditor class.  Defaults to null. **/
 333:     public Class<?> getPropertyEditorClass()
 334:     {
 335:         return propertyEditorClass;
 336:     }
 337: 
 338:     /** Set the PropertyEditor class.  If the class does not implement
 339:      ** the PropertyEditor interface, you will likely get an exception
 340:      ** late in the game.
 341:      ** @param propertyEditorClass the PropertyEditor class for this 
 342:      **        class to use.
 343:      **/
 344:     public void setPropertyEditorClass(Class<?> propertyEditorClass)
 345:     {
 346:         this.propertyEditorClass = propertyEditorClass;
 347:     }
 348: 
 349:     /**
 350:      * Instantiate a property editor using the property editor class.
 351:      * If no property editor class has been set, this will return null.
 352:      * If the editor class has a public constructor which takes a single
 353:      * argument, that will be used and the bean parameter will be passed
 354:      * to it.  Otherwise, a public no-argument constructor will be used,
 355:      * if available.  This method will return null if no constructor is
 356:      * found or if construction fails for any reason.
 357:      * @param bean the argument to the constructor
 358:      * @return a new PropertyEditor, or null on error
 359:      * @since 1.5
 360:      */
 361:     public PropertyEditor createPropertyEditor(Object bean)
 362:     {
 363:       if (propertyEditorClass == null)
 364:         return null;
 365:       Constructor c = findConstructor(propertyEditorClass,
 366:                                       new Class[] { Object.class });
 367:       if (c != null)
 368:         return instantiateClass(c, new Object[] { bean });
 369:       c = findConstructor(propertyEditorClass, null);
 370:       if (c != null)
 371:         return instantiateClass(c, null);
 372:       return null;
 373:     }
 374: 
 375:     // Helper method to look up a constructor and return null if it is not
 376:     // found.
 377:     private Constructor findConstructor(Class k, Class[] argTypes)
 378:     {
 379:       try
 380:         {
 381:           return k.getConstructor(argTypes);
 382:         }
 383:       catch (NoSuchMethodException _)
 384:         {
 385:           return null;
 386:         }
 387:     }
 388: 
 389:     // Helper method to instantiate an object but return null on error.
 390:     private PropertyEditor instantiateClass(Constructor c, Object[] args)
 391:     {
 392:       try
 393:         {
 394:           return (PropertyEditor) c.newInstance(args);
 395:         }
 396:       catch (InstantiationException _)
 397:         {
 398:           return null;
 399:         }
 400:       catch (InvocationTargetException _)
 401:         {
 402:           return null;
 403:         }
 404:       catch (IllegalAccessException _)
 405:         {
 406:           return null;
 407:         }
 408:       catch (ClassCastException _)
 409:         {
 410:           return null;
 411:         }
 412:     }
 413: 
 414:     private void findMethods(
 415:         Class beanClass,
 416:         String getMethodName1,
 417:         String getMethodName2,
 418:         String setMethodName)
 419:         throws IntrospectionException
 420:     {
 421:         try
 422:         {
 423:             // Try the first get method name
 424:             if (getMethodName1 != null)
 425:             {
 426:                 try
 427:                 {
 428:                     getMethod =
 429:                         beanClass.getMethod(getMethodName1, new Class[0]);
 430:                 }
 431:                 catch (NoSuchMethodException e)
 432:                 {}
 433:             }
 434: 
 435:             // Fall back to the second get method name
 436:             if (getMethod == null && getMethodName2 != null)
 437:             {
 438:                 try
 439:                 {
 440:                     getMethod =
 441:                         beanClass.getMethod(getMethodName2, new Class[0]);
 442:                 }
 443:                 catch (NoSuchMethodException e)
 444:                 {}
 445:             }
 446: 
 447:             // Try the set method name
 448:             if (setMethodName != null)
 449:             {
 450:                 if (getMethod != null)
 451:                 {
 452:                     // If there is a get method, use its return type to help
 453:                     // select the corresponding set method.
 454:                     Class propertyType = getMethod.getReturnType();
 455:                     if (propertyType == Void.TYPE)
 456:                     {
 457:                         String msg =
 458:                             "The property's read method has return type 'void'";
 459:                         throw new IntrospectionException(msg);
 460:                     }
 461: 
 462:                     Class[] setArgs = new Class[] { propertyType };
 463:                     try
 464:                     {
 465:                         setMethod = beanClass.getMethod(setMethodName, setArgs);
 466:                     }
 467:                     catch (NoSuchMethodException e)
 468:                     {}
 469:                 }
 470:                 else if (getMethodName1 == null && getMethodName2 == null)
 471:                 {
 472:                     // If this is a write-only property, choose the first set method
 473:                     // with the required name, one parameter and return type 'void'
 474:                     Method[] methods = beanClass.getMethods();
 475:                     for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++)
 476:                     {
 477:                         if (methods[i].getName().equals(setMethodName)
 478:                             && methods[i].getParameterTypes().length == 1
 479:                             && methods[i].getReturnType() == Void.TYPE)
 480:                         {
 481:                             setMethod = methods[i];
 482:                             break;
 483:                         }
 484:                     }
 485:                 }
 486:             }
 487:         }
 488:         catch (SecurityException e)
 489:         {
 490:             // FIXME -- shouldn't we just allow SecurityException to propagate?
 491:             String msg =
 492:                 "SecurityException thrown on attempt to access methods.";
 493:             throw new IntrospectionException(msg);
 494:         }
 495:     }
 496: 
 497:     /** Checks whether the given <code>Method</code> instances are legal read and
 498:      * write methods. The following requirements must be met:<br/>
 499:      * <ul>
 500:      * <li>the read method must not have an argument</li>
 501:      * <li>the read method must have a non void return type</li>
 502:      * <li>the read method may not exist</li>
 503:      * <li>the write method must have a single argument</li>
 504:      * <li>the property type and the read method's return type must be assignable from the
 505:      * write method's argument type</li>
 506:      * <li>the write method may not exist</li>
 507:      * </ul>
 508:      * While checking the methods a common new property type is calculated. If the method
 509:      * succeeds this property type is returned.<br/>
 510:      * <br/>
 511:      * For compatibility this has to be noted:<br/>
 512:      * The two methods are allowed to be defined in two distinct classes and may both be null.
 513:      * 
 514:      * @param readMethod The new read method to check.
 515:      * @param writeMethod The new write method to check.
 516:      * @return The common property type of the two method.
 517:      * @throws IntrospectionException If any of the above requirements are not met.
 518:      */
 519:     private Class<?> checkMethods(Method readMethod, Method writeMethod)
 520:         throws IntrospectionException
 521:     {
 522:         Class<?> newPropertyType = propertyType;
 523: 
 524:         // a valid read method has zero arguments and a non-void return type.
 525:         if (readMethod != null)
 526:         {
 527:             if (readMethod.getParameterTypes().length > 0)
 528:             {
 529:                 throw new IntrospectionException("read method has unexpected parameters");
 530:             }
 531: 
 532:             newPropertyType = readMethod.getReturnType();
 533: 
 534:             if (newPropertyType == Void.TYPE)
 535:             {
 536:                 throw new IntrospectionException("read method return type is void");
 537:             }
 538:         }
 539: 
 540:         // a valid write method has one argument which can be assigned to the property
 541:         if (writeMethod != null)
 542:         {
 543:             if (writeMethod.getParameterTypes().length != 1)
 544:             {
 545:                 String msg = "write method does not have exactly one parameter";
 546:                 throw new IntrospectionException(msg);
 547:             }
 548: 
 549:             if (readMethod == null)
 550:             {
 551:                 // changes the property type if there is no read method
 552:                 newPropertyType = writeMethod.getParameterTypes()[0];
 553:             }
 554:             else
 555:             {
 556:                 // checks whether the write method can be assigned to the return type of the read
 557:                 // method (if this is not the case, the methods are not compatible)
 558:                 // note: newPropertyType may be null if no methods or method names have been
 559:                 // delivered in the constructor.
 560:                 if (newPropertyType != null
 561:                     && !newPropertyType.isAssignableFrom(
 562:                         writeMethod.getParameterTypes()[0]))
 563:                 {
 564:                     // note: newPropertyType is the same as readMethod.getReturnType() at this point
 565:                     throw new IntrospectionException("read and write method are not compatible");
 566:                 }
 567: 
 568:                 /* note: the check whether both method are defined in related classes makes sense but is not
 569:                  * done in the JDK. 
 570:                  * I leave this code here in case someone at Sun decides to add that functionality in later versions (rschuster)
 571:                 if ((!readMethod
 572:                     .getDeclaringClass()
 573:                     .isAssignableFrom(writeMethod.getDeclaringClass()))
 574:                     && (!writeMethod
 575:                         .getDeclaringClass()
 576:                         .isAssignableFrom(readMethod.getDeclaringClass())))
 577:                 {
 578:                     String msg =
 579:                         "set and get methods are not in the same class.";
 580:                     throw new IntrospectionException(msg);
 581:                 }
 582:                 */
 583: 
 584:             }
 585:         }
 586: 
 587:         return newPropertyType;
 588:     }
 589: 
 590:     /**
 591:      * Return a hash code for this object, conforming to the contract described
 592:      * in {@link Object#hashCode()}.
 593:      * @return the hash code
 594:      * @since 1.5
 595:      */
 596:     public int hashCode()
 597:     {
 598:       return ((propertyType == null ? 0 : propertyType.hashCode())
 599:               | (propertyEditorClass == null ? 0 : propertyEditorClass.hashCode())
 600:               | (bound ? Boolean.TRUE : Boolean.FALSE).hashCode()
 601:               | (constrained ? Boolean.TRUE : Boolean.FALSE).hashCode()
 602:               | (getMethod == null ? 0 : getMethod.hashCode())
 603:               | (setMethod == null ? 0 : setMethod.hashCode()));
 604:     }
 605: 
 606:     /** Compares this <code>PropertyDescriptor</code> against the
 607:      * given object.
 608:      * Two PropertyDescriptors are equals if
 609:      * <ul>
 610:      * <li>the read methods are equal</li>
 611:      * <li>the write methods are equal</li>
 612:      * <li>the property types are equals</li>
 613:      * <li>the property editor classes are equal</li>
 614:      * <li>the flags (constrained and bound) are equal</li>
 615:      * </ul>
 616:      * @return Whether both objects are equal according to the rules given above.
 617:      * @since 1.4
 618:     */
 619:     public boolean equals(Object o)
 620:     {
 621:         if (o instanceof PropertyDescriptor)
 622:         {
 623:             PropertyDescriptor that = (PropertyDescriptor) o;
 624: 
 625:             // compares the property types and checks the case where both are null
 626:             boolean samePropertyType =
 627:                 (propertyType == null)
 628:                     ? that.propertyType == null
 629:                     : propertyType.equals(that.propertyType);
 630: 
 631:             // compares the property editor classes and checks the case where both are null
 632:             boolean samePropertyEditorClass =
 633:                 (propertyEditorClass == null)
 634:                     ? that.propertyEditorClass == null
 635:                     : propertyEditorClass.equals(that.propertyEditorClass);
 636: 
 637:             // compares the flags for equality
 638:             boolean sameFlags =
 639:                 bound == that.bound && constrained == that.constrained;
 640: 
 641:             // compares the read methods and checks the case where both are null
 642:             boolean sameReadMethod =
 643:                 (getMethod == null)
 644:                     ? that.getMethod == null
 645:                     : getMethod.equals(that.getMethod);
 646: 
 647:             boolean sameWriteMethod =
 648:                 (setMethod == null)
 649:                     ? that.setMethod == null
 650:                     : setMethod.equals(that.setMethod);
 651: 
 652:             return samePropertyType
 653:                 && sameFlags
 654:                 && sameReadMethod
 655:                 && sameWriteMethod
 656:                 && samePropertyEditorClass;
 657:         }
 658:         else
 659:         {
 660:             return false;
 661:         }
 662:         
 663:     }
 664: 
 665: }