org.springframework.beans.factory.config
Class TypedStringValue

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.beans.factory.config.TypedStringValue

public class TypedStringValue
extends Object

Holder for a typed String value. Can be added to bean definitions to explicitly specify a target type for a String value, for example for collection elements.

This holder will just store the String value and the target type. The actual conversion will be performed by the bean factory.

Since:

1.2

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

BeanDefinition.getPropertyValues(), MutablePropertyValues.addPropertyValue(org.springframework.beans.PropertyValue)

Constructor Summary

TypedStringValue(String value, Class targetType)
Create a new TypedStringValue for the given String value and target type.

TypedStringValue(String value, String targetTypeName)
Create a new TypedStringValue for the given String value and target type.

Method Summary

Class	getTargetType() Return the type to convert to.
String	getTargetTypeName() Return the type to convert to.
String	getValue() Return the String value.
boolean	hasTargetType() Return whether this typed String value carries a target type .
Class	resolveTargetType(ClassLoader classLoader) Determine the type to convert to, resolving it from a specified class name if necessary.
void	setTargetType(Class targetType) Set the type to convert to.
void	setTargetTypeName(String targetTypeName) Specify the type to convert to.
void	setValue(String value) Set the String value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TypedStringValue

public TypedStringValue(String value,
                        Class targetType)

Create a new TypedStringValue for the given String value and target type.

Parameters:

value - the String value

targetType - the type to convert to

TypedStringValue

public TypedStringValue(String value,
                        String targetTypeName)

Create a new TypedStringValue for the given String value and target type.

Parameters:

value - the String value

targetTypeName - the type to convert to

Method Detail

setValue

public void setValue(String value)

Set the String value. Only necessary for manipulating a registered value, for example in BeanFactoryPostProcessors.

See Also:

PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer

getValue

public String getValue()

Return the String value.

hasTargetType

public boolean hasTargetType()

Return whether this typed String value carries a target type .

setTargetType

public void setTargetType(Class targetType)

Set the type to convert to. Only necessary for manipulating a registered value, for example in BeanFactoryPostProcessors.

See Also:

PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer

getTargetType

public Class getTargetType()

Return the type to convert to.

setTargetTypeName

public void setTargetTypeName(String targetTypeName)

Specify the type to convert to.

getTargetTypeName

public String getTargetTypeName()

Return the type to convert to.

resolveTargetType

public Class resolveTargetType(ClassLoader classLoader)
                        throws ClassNotFoundException

Determine the type to convert to, resolving it from a specified class name if necessary. Will also reload a specified Class from its name when called with the target type already resolved.

Parameters:

classLoader - the ClassLoader to use for resolving a (potential) class name

Returns:

the resolved type to convert to

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - if the type cannot be resolved