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groovy.lang

public abstract Class MetaProperty

extends Object
Class Inheritance
Known Direct Subclasses
groovy.lang.MetaExpandoProperty, org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedField, org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.metaclass.MethodMetaProperty, org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.metaclass.MultipleSetterProperty, groovy.lang.MetaArrayLengthProperty, groovy.lang.MetaBeanProperty
Imports
java.lang.reflect.Modifier
Represents a property on a bean which may have a getter and/or a setter

Field Summary

Modifier and TypeField and Description
protected final String
name

public static final String
PROPERTY_SET_PREFIX

protected Class<T>
type

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
public
MetaProperty(String name, Class<T> type)

Constructor that sets the property name and type (class)

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public static String

Returns:

The name of the property. The name is "get"+ the capitalized propertyName or, in the case of boolean values, "is" + the capitalized propertyName
getGetterName(String propertyName, Class<T> type)

Gets the name for the getter for this property

public int

Returns:

Modifier.PUBLIC
getModifiers()

Returns the access modifier.

public String

Returns:

the name of the property
getName()

Return the name of the property

public abstract Object

Returns:

the property of the given object
getProperty(Object object)

public static String

Returns:

The name of the property. The name is "set"+ the capitalized propertyName.
getSetterName(String propertyName)

Gets the setter for the getter for this property.

public Class<T>

Returns:

the type of the property
getType()

public abstract void
setProperty(Object
on which to set the property
object, Object
the new value of the property
newValue)

Sets the property on the given object to the new value.

Inherited from java.lang.Object:
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Field Detail

nameback to summary
protected final String name
PROPERTY_SET_PREFIXback to summary
public static final String PROPERTY_SET_PREFIX
typeback to summary
protected Class<T> type

Constructor Detail

MetaPropertyback to summary
public MetaProperty(String name, Class<T> type)

Constructor that sets the property name and type (class)

Method Detail

getGetterNameback to summary
public static String getGetterName(String propertyName, Class<T> type)

Gets the name for the getter for this property

Returns:String

The name of the property. The name is "get"+ the capitalized propertyName or, in the case of boolean values, "is" + the capitalized propertyName

getModifiersback to summary
public int getModifiers()

Returns the access modifier.

Returns:int

Modifier.PUBLIC

getNameback to summary
public String getName()

Return the name of the property

Returns:String

the name of the property

getPropertyback to summary
public abstract Object getProperty(Object object)
Returns:Object

the property of the given object

Exceptions
RuntimeException:
if the property could not be evaluated
getSetterNameback to summary
public static String getSetterName(String propertyName)

Gets the setter for the getter for this property.

Returns:String

The name of the property. The name is "set"+ the capitalized propertyName.

getTypeback to summary
public Class<T> getType()
Returns:Class<T>

the type of the property

setPropertyback to summary
public abstract void setProperty(Object object, Object newValue)

Sets the property on the given object to the new value.

Parameters
object:Object

on which to set the property

newValue:Object

the new value of the property

Exceptions
RuntimeException:
if the property could not be set