Spring Framework 6.1.4 · org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.ClassEditor

Property editor for java.lang.Class, to enable the direct population of a Class property without recourse to having to use a String class name property as bridge.

Also supports "java.lang.String[]"-style array class names, in contrast to the standard Class#forName(String) method.

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private final ClassLoader	classLoader

Constructor Summary

Access	Constructor and Description
public	ClassEditor() Create a default ClassEditor, using the thread context ClassLoader.
public	ClassEditor(ClassLoader the ClassLoader to use (or `null` for the thread context ClassLoader) classLoader) Create a default ClassEditor, using the given ClassLoader.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public String	getAsText() Overrides java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport.getAsText. Implements java.beans.PropertyEditor.getAsText. Gets the property value as a string suitable for presentation to a human to edit.
public void	setAsText(String The string to be parsed. text) Overrides java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport.setAsText. Implements java.beans.PropertyEditor.setAsText. Sets the property value by parsing a given String.

Inherited from java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport:: addPropertyChangeListener firePropertyChange getCustomEditor getJavaInitializationString getSource getTags getValue isPaintable paintValue removePropertyChangeListener setSource setValue supportsCustomEditor

Field Detail

classLoader	back to summary
private final ClassLoader classLoader Annotations @Nullable

Constructor Detail

ClassEditor	back to summary
public ClassEditor() Create a default ClassEditor, using the thread context ClassLoader.

ClassEditor back to summary

ClassEditor	back to summary
public ClassEditor(ClassLoader classLoader) Create a default ClassEditor, using the given ClassLoader. Parameters classLoader:ClassLoader the ClassLoader to use (or `null` for the thread context ClassLoader)

public ClassEditor(ClassLoader classLoader)

Create a default ClassEditor, using the given ClassLoader.

Parameters

classLoader:ClassLoader: the ClassLoader to use (or null for the thread context ClassLoader)

Method Detail

getAsText	back to summary
public String getAsText() Overrides java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport.getAsText. Implements java.beans.PropertyEditor.getAsText. Doc from java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport.getAsText. Gets the property value as a string suitable for presentation to a human to edit. Returns:String The property value as a string suitable for presentation to a human to edit. Returns null if the value can't be expressed as a string. If a non-null value is returned, then the PropertyEditor should be prepared to parse that string back in setAsText(). Annotations @Override

getAsText

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public String getAsText()

Overrides java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport.getAsText.

Implements java.beans.PropertyEditor.getAsText.

Doc from java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport.getAsText.

Gets the property value as a string suitable for presentation to a human to edit.

Returns:String

The property value as a string suitable for presentation to a human to edit.

Returns null if the value can't be expressed as a string.

If a non-null value is returned, then the PropertyEditor should be prepared to parse that string back in setAsText().

Annotations

@Override

setAsText	back to summary
public void setAsText(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException Overrides java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport.setAsText. Implements java.beans.PropertyEditor.setAsText. Doc from java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport.setAsText. Sets the property value by parsing a given String. May raise java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if either the String is badly formatted or if this kind of property can't be expressed as text. Parameters text:String The string to be parsed. Annotations @Override

setAsText

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public void setAsText(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException

Overrides java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport.setAsText.

Implements java.beans.PropertyEditor.setAsText.

Doc from java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport.setAsText.

Sets the property value by parsing a given String. May raise java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if either the String is badly formatted or if this kind of property can't be expressed as text.