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

All Implemented Interfaces:
ConfigurablePropertyAccessor, PropertyAccessor, PropertyEditorRegistry, TypeConverter
Direct Known Subclasses:
BeanWrapperImpl, DirectFieldAccessor
```
public abstract class AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor
extends AbstractPropertyAccessor
```
A basic ConfigurablePropertyAccessor that provides the necessary infrastructure for all typical use cases.
This accessor will convert collection and array values to the corresponding target collections or arrays, if necessary. Custom property editors that deal with collections or arrays can either be written via PropertyEditor's setValue, or against a comma-delimited String via setAsText, as String arrays are converted in such a format if the array itself is not assignable.
Since:
4.2
Author:
Juergen Hoeller, Stephane Nicoll, Rod Johnson, Rob Harrop
See Also:
PropertyEditorRegistrySupport.registerCustomEditor(java.lang.Class<?>, java.beans.PropertyEditor), AbstractPropertyAccessor.setPropertyValues(java.util.Map<?, ?>), setPropertyValue(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object), getPropertyValue(java.lang.String), getPropertyType(java.lang.String), BeanWrapper, PropertyEditorRegistrySupport

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`protected static class`	`AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyHandler`	A handler for a specific property.
`protected static class`	`AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyTokenHolder`	Holder class used to store property tokens.

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
Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	`AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor()`	Create a new empty accessor.
`protected`	`AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor(boolean registerDefaultEditors)`	Create a new empty accessor.
`protected`	`AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor(Class<?> clazz)`	Create a new accessor, wrapping a new instance of the specified class.
`protected`	`AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor(Object object)`	Create a new accessor for the given object.
`protected`	`AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor(Object object, String nestedPath, Object rootObject)`	Create a new accessor for the given object, registering a nested path that the object is in.
`protected`	`AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor(Object object, String nestedPath, AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor parent)`	Create a new accessor for the given object, registering a nested path that the object is in.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`convertForProperty(String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue, TypeDescriptor td)`
`protected abstract NotWritablePropertyException`	`createNotWritablePropertyException(String propertyName)`	Create a `NotWritablePropertyException` for the specified property.
`int`	`getAutoGrowCollectionLimit()`	Return the limit for array and collection auto-growing.
`protected String`	`getFinalPath(AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor pa, String nestedPath)`	Get the last component of the path.
`protected abstract AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyHandler`	`getLocalPropertyHandler(String propertyName)`	Return a `AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyHandler` for the specified local `propertyName`.
`String`	`getNestedPath()`	Return the nested path of the object wrapped by this accessor.
`protected AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor`	`getPropertyAccessorForPropertyPath(String propertyPath)`	Recursively navigate to return a property accessor for the nested property path.
`protected AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyHandler`	`getPropertyHandler(String propertyName)`	Return the `AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyHandler` for the specified `propertyName`, navigating if necessary.
`Class<?>`	`getPropertyType(String propertyName)`	Determine the property type for the given property path.
`TypeDescriptor`	`getPropertyTypeDescriptor(String propertyName)`	Return a type descriptor for the specified property: preferably from the read method, falling back to the write method.
`Object`	`getPropertyValue(String propertyName)`	Actually get the value of a property.
`protected Object`	`getPropertyValue(AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyTokenHolder tokens)`
`Class<?>`	`getRootClass()`	Return the class of the root object at the top of the path of this accessor.
`Object`	`getRootInstance()`	Return the root object at the top of the path of this accessor.
`Class<?>`	`getWrappedClass()`
`Object`	`getWrappedInstance()`
`boolean`	`isReadableProperty(String propertyName)`	Determine whether the specified property is readable.
`boolean`	`isWritableProperty(String propertyName)`	Determine whether the specified property is writable.
`protected abstract AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor`	`newNestedPropertyAccessor(Object object, String nestedPath)`	Create a new nested property accessor instance.
`void`	`setAutoGrowCollectionLimit(int autoGrowCollectionLimit)`	Specify a limit for array and collection auto-growing.
`void`	`setPropertyValue(String propertyName, Object value)`	Actually set a property value.
`protected void`	`setPropertyValue(AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyTokenHolder tokens, PropertyValue pv)`
`void`	`setPropertyValue(PropertyValue pv)`	Set the specified value as current property value.
`void`	`setWrappedInstance(Object object)`	Switch the target object, replacing the cached introspection results only if the class of the new object is different to that of the replaced object.
`void`	`setWrappedInstance(Object object, String nestedPath, Object rootObject)`	Switch the target object, replacing the cached introspection results only if the class of the new object is different to that of the replaced object.
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.AbstractPropertyAccessor
isAutoGrowNestedPaths, isExtractOldValueForEditor, setAutoGrowNestedPaths, setExtractOldValueForEditor, setPropertyValues, setPropertyValues, setPropertyValues, setPropertyValues

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, overrideDefaultEditor, registerCustomEditor, registerCustomEditor, registerDefaultEditors, setConversionService, useConfigValueEditors

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.ConfigurablePropertyAccessor
getConversionService, setConversionService

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistry
findCustomEditor, registerCustomEditor, registerCustomEditor

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.TypeConverter
convertIfNecessary, convertIfNecessary, convertIfNecessary

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor
```
protected AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor()
```
    Create a new empty accessor. Wrapped instance needs to be set afterwards. Registers default editors.
    See Also:
    setWrappedInstance(java.lang.Object)
  - AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor
```
protected AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor(boolean registerDefaultEditors)
```
    Create a new empty accessor. Wrapped instance needs to be set afterwards.
    Parameters:
    registerDefaultEditors - whether to register default editors (can be suppressed if the accessor won't need any type conversion)
    See Also:
    setWrappedInstance(java.lang.Object)
  - AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor
```
protected AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor(Object object)
```
    Create a new accessor for the given object.
    Parameters:
    object - object wrapped by this accessor
  - AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor
```
protected AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Create a new accessor, wrapping a new instance of the specified class.
    Parameters:
    clazz - class to instantiate and wrap
  - AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor
```
protected AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor(Object object,
                                           String nestedPath,
                                           Object rootObject)
```
    Create a new accessor for the given object, registering a nested path that the object is in.
    Parameters:
    object - object wrapped by this accessor
    nestedPath - the nested path of the object
    rootObject - the root object at the top of the path
  - AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor
```
protected AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor(Object object,
                                           String nestedPath,
                                           AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor parent)
```
    Create a new accessor for the given object, registering a nested path that the object is in.
    Parameters:
    object - object wrapped by this accessor
    nestedPath - the nested path of the object
    parent - the containing accessor (must not be null)
- Method Detail
  - setAutoGrowCollectionLimit
```
public void setAutoGrowCollectionLimit(int autoGrowCollectionLimit)
```
    Specify a limit for array and collection auto-growing.
    Default is unlimited on a plain accessor.
  - getAutoGrowCollectionLimit
```
public int getAutoGrowCollectionLimit()
```
    Return the limit for array and collection auto-growing.
  - setWrappedInstance
```
public void setWrappedInstance(Object object)
```
    Switch the target object, replacing the cached introspection results only if the class of the new object is different to that of the replaced object.
    Parameters:
    object - the new target object
  - setWrappedInstance
```
public void setWrappedInstance(Object object,
                               String nestedPath,
                               Object rootObject)
```
    Switch the target object, replacing the cached introspection results only if the class of the new object is different to that of the replaced object.
    Parameters:
    object - the new target object
    nestedPath - the nested path of the object
    rootObject - the root object at the top of the path
  - getWrappedInstance
```
public final Object getWrappedInstance()
```
  - getWrappedClass
```
public final Class<?> getWrappedClass()
```
  - getNestedPath
```
public final String getNestedPath()
```
    Return the nested path of the object wrapped by this accessor.
  - getRootInstance
```
public final Object getRootInstance()
```
    Return the root object at the top of the path of this accessor.
    See Also:
    getNestedPath()
  - getRootClass
```
public final Class<?> getRootClass()
```
    Return the class of the root object at the top of the path of this accessor.
    See Also:
    getNestedPath()
  - setPropertyValue
```
public void setPropertyValue(String propertyName,
                             Object value)
                      throws BeansException
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractPropertyAccessor
    Actually set a property value.
    Specified by:
    setPropertyValue in interface PropertyAccessor
    Specified by:
    setPropertyValue in class AbstractPropertyAccessor
    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 occurred
    BeansException
  - 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
    Overrides:
    setPropertyValue in class AbstractPropertyAccessor
    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 occurred
    BeansException
  - setPropertyValue
```
protected void setPropertyValue(AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyTokenHolder tokens,
                                PropertyValue pv)
                         throws BeansException
```
    Throws:
    BeansException
  - getPropertyType
```
public Class<?> getPropertyType(String propertyName)
                         throws BeansException
```
    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 AbstractPropertyAccessor
    Parameters:
    propertyName - the property path to determine the type for
    Returns:
    the type of the property, or null if not determinable
    Throws:
    PropertyAccessException - if the property was valid but the accessor method failed
    BeansException
    See Also:
    PropertyAccessor.getPropertyType(String)
  - getPropertyTypeDescriptor
```
public TypeDescriptor getPropertyTypeDescriptor(String propertyName)
                                         throws BeansException
```
    Description copied from interface: PropertyAccessor
    Return a type descriptor for the specified property: preferably from the read method, falling back to the write method.
    Parameters:
    propertyName - the property to check (may be a nested path and/or an indexed/mapped property)
    Returns:
    the property type for the particular property, or null if not determinable
    Throws:
    PropertyAccessException - if the property was valid but the accessor method failed
    BeansException
  - isReadableProperty
```
public boolean isReadableProperty(String propertyName)
```
    Description copied from interface: PropertyAccessor
    Determine whether the specified property is readable.
    Returns false if the property doesn't exist.
    Parameters:
    propertyName - the property to check (may be a nested path and/or an indexed/mapped property)
    Returns:
    whether the property is readable
  - isWritableProperty
```
public boolean isWritableProperty(String propertyName)
```
    Description copied from interface: PropertyAccessor
    Determine whether the specified property is writable.
    Returns false if the property doesn't exist.
    Parameters:
    propertyName - the property to check (may be a nested path and/or an indexed/mapped property)
    Returns:
    whether the property is writable
  - convertForProperty
```
protected Object convertForProperty(String propertyName,
                                    Object oldValue,
                                    Object newValue,
                                    TypeDescriptor td)
                             throws TypeMismatchException
```
    Throws:
    TypeMismatchException
  - getPropertyValue
```
public Object getPropertyValue(String propertyName)
                        throws BeansException
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractPropertyAccessor
    Actually get the value of a property.
    Specified by:
    getPropertyValue in interface PropertyAccessor
    Specified by:
    getPropertyValue in class AbstractPropertyAccessor
    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
  - getPropertyValue
```
protected Object getPropertyValue(AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyTokenHolder tokens)
                           throws BeansException
```
    Throws:
    BeansException
  - getPropertyHandler
```
protected AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyHandler getPropertyHandler(String propertyName)
                                                                       throws BeansException
```
    Return the AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyHandler for the specified propertyName, navigating if necessary. Return null if not found rather than throwing an exception.
    Parameters:
    propertyName - the property to obtain the descriptor for
    Returns:
    the property descriptor for the specified property, or null if not found
    Throws:
    BeansException - in case of introspection failure
  - getLocalPropertyHandler
```
protected abstract AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyHandler getLocalPropertyHandler(String propertyName)
```
    Return a AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyHandler for the specified local propertyName. Only used to reach a property available in the current context.
    Parameters:
    propertyName - the name of a local property
    Returns:
    the handler for that property or null if it has not been found
  - newNestedPropertyAccessor
```
protected abstract AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor newNestedPropertyAccessor(Object object,
                                                                              String nestedPath)
```
    Create a new nested property accessor instance. Can be overridden in subclasses to create a PropertyAccessor subclass.
    Parameters:
    object - object wrapped by this PropertyAccessor
    nestedPath - the nested path of the object
    Returns:
    the nested PropertyAccessor instance
  - createNotWritablePropertyException
```
protected abstract NotWritablePropertyException createNotWritablePropertyException(String propertyName)
```
    Create a NotWritablePropertyException for the specified property.
  - getFinalPath
```
protected String getFinalPath(AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor pa,
                              String nestedPath)
```
    Get the last component of the path. Also works if not nested.
    Parameters:
    pa - property accessor to work on
    nestedPath - property path we know is nested
    Returns:
    last component of the path (the property on the target bean)
  - getPropertyAccessorForPropertyPath
```
protected AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor getPropertyAccessorForPropertyPath(String propertyPath)
```
    Recursively navigate to return a property accessor for the nested property path.
    Parameters:
    propertyPath - property path, which may be nested
    Returns:
    a property accessor for the target bean
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    toString in class Object

Class AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.PropertyAccessor

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.AbstractPropertyAccessor

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.TypeConverterSupport

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistrySupport

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.ConfigurablePropertyAccessor

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistry

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.TypeConverter

Constructor Detail

AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor

AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor

AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor

AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor

AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor

AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor

Method Detail

setAutoGrowCollectionLimit

getAutoGrowCollectionLimit

setWrappedInstance

setWrappedInstance

getWrappedInstance

getWrappedClass

getNestedPath

getRootInstance

getRootClass

setPropertyValue

setPropertyValue

setPropertyValue

getPropertyType

getPropertyTypeDescriptor

isReadableProperty

isWritableProperty

convertForProperty

getPropertyValue

getPropertyValue

getPropertyHandler

getLocalPropertyHandler

newNestedPropertyAccessor

createNotWritablePropertyException

getFinalPath

getPropertyAccessorForPropertyPath

toString