java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.core.AttributeAccessorSupport
- - org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor
  - - org.springframework.beans.PropertyValue

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, BeanMetadataElement, AttributeAccessor
```
public class PropertyValue
extends BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor
implements Serializable
```
Object to hold information and value for an individual bean property. Using an object here, rather than just storing all properties in a map keyed by property name, allows for more flexibility, and the ability to handle indexed properties etc in an optimized way.
Note that the value doesn't need to be the final required type: A BeanWrapper implementation should handle any necessary conversion, as this object doesn't know anything about the objects it will be applied to.
Since:
13 May 2001
Author:
Rod Johnson, Rob Harrop, Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
PropertyValues, BeanWrapper, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`PropertyValue(String name, Object value)`	Create a new PropertyValue instance.
`PropertyValue(PropertyValue original)`	Copy constructor.
`PropertyValue(PropertyValue original, Object newValue)`	Constructor that exposes a new value for an original value holder.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object other)`
`Object`	`getConvertedValue()`	Return the converted value of the constructor argument, after processed type conversion.
`String`	`getName()`	Return the name of the property.
`PropertyValue`	`getOriginalPropertyValue()`	Return the original PropertyValue instance for this value holder.
`Object`	`getValue()`	Return the value of the property.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`isConverted()`	Return whether this holder contains a converted value already (`true`), or whether the value still needs to be converted (`false`).
`boolean`	`isOptional()`	Return whether this is an optional value, that is, to be ignored when no corresponding property exists on the target class.
`void`	`setConvertedValue(Object value)`	Set the converted value of the constructor argument, after processed type conversion.
`void`	`setOptional(boolean optional)`	Set whether this is an optional value, that is, to be ignored when no corresponding property exists on the target class.
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor
addMetadataAttribute, getAttribute, getMetadataAttribute, getSource, removeAttribute, setAttribute, setSource

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.AttributeAccessorSupport
attributeNames, copyAttributesFrom, hasAttribute

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

- Constructor Detail
  - PropertyValue
```
public PropertyValue(String name,
                     Object value)
```
    Create a new PropertyValue instance.
    Parameters:
    name - the name of the property (never null)
    value - the value of the property (possibly before type conversion)
  - PropertyValue
```
public PropertyValue(PropertyValue original)
```
    Copy constructor.
    Parameters:
    original - the PropertyValue to copy (never null)
  - PropertyValue
```
public PropertyValue(PropertyValue original,
                     Object newValue)
```
    Constructor that exposes a new value for an original value holder. The original holder will be exposed as source of the new holder.
    Parameters:
    original - the PropertyValue to link to (never null)
    newValue - the new value to apply
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Return the name of the property.
  - getValue
```
public Object getValue()
```
    Return the value of the property.
    Note that type conversion will not have occurred here. It is the responsibility of the BeanWrapper implementation to perform type conversion.
  - getOriginalPropertyValue
```
public PropertyValue getOriginalPropertyValue()
```
    Return the original PropertyValue instance for this value holder.
    Returns:
    the original PropertyValue (either a source of this value holder or this value holder itself).
  - setOptional
```
public void setOptional(boolean optional)
```
    Set whether this is an optional value, that is, to be ignored when no corresponding property exists on the target class.
    Since:
    3.0
  - isOptional
```
public boolean isOptional()
```
    Return whether this is an optional value, that is, to be ignored when no corresponding property exists on the target class.
    Since:
    3.0
  - isConverted
```
public boolean isConverted()
```
    Return whether this holder contains a converted value already (true), or whether the value still needs to be converted (false).
  - setConvertedValue
```
public void setConvertedValue(Object value)
```
    Set the converted value of the constructor argument, after processed type conversion.
  - getConvertedValue
```
public Object getConvertedValue()
```
    Return the converted value of the constructor argument, after processed type conversion.
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object other)
```
    Overrides:
    equals in class AttributeAccessorSupport
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    hashCode in class AttributeAccessorSupport
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    toString in class Object

Class PropertyValue

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.AttributeAccessorSupport

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

PropertyValue

PropertyValue

PropertyValue

Method Detail

getName

getValue

getOriginalPropertyValue

setOptional

isOptional

isConverted

setConvertedValue

getConvertedValue

equals

hashCode

toString