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package org.apache.commons.beanutils;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
Predicate
that evaluates a property value against a specified value.
An implementation of org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate
that evaluates a
property value on the object provided against a specified value and returns true
if equal; false
otherwise.
The BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate
constructor takes two parameters which
determine what property will be evaluated on the target object and what its expected value should
be.
-
public BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate( String propertyName, Object propertyValue )
-
Will create a
Predicate
that will evaluate the target object and return
true
if the property specified by propertyName
has a value which
is equal to the the value specified by propertyValue
. Or return
false
otherwise.
Note: Property names can be a simple, nested, indexed, or mapped property as defined by
org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils
. If any object in the property path
specified by propertyName
is null
then the outcome is based on the
value of the ignoreNull
attribute.
A typical usage might look like:
// create the closure
BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate predicate =
new BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate( "activeEmployee", Boolean.FALSE );
// filter the Collection
CollectionUtils.filter( peopleCollection, predicate );
This would take a Collection
of person objects and filter out any people whose
activeEmployee
property is false
. Assuming...
-
The top level object in the
peeopleCollection
is an object which represents a
person.
-
The person object has a
getActiveEmployee()
method which returns
the boolean value for the object's activeEmployee
property.
Another typical usage might look like:
// create the closure
BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate predicate =
new BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate( "personId", "456-12-1234" );
// search the Collection
CollectionUtils.find( peopleCollection, predicate );
This would search a Collection
of person objects and return the first object whose
personId
property value equals 456-12-1234
. Assuming...
-
The top level object in the
peeopleCollection
is an object which represents a
person.
-
The person object has a
getPersonId()
method which returns
the value for the object's personId
property.
See Also: Version: $Id$
/**
* <p><code>Predicate</code> that evaluates a property value against a specified value.</p>
* <p>
* An implementation of <code>org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate</code> that evaluates a
* property value on the object provided against a specified value and returns <code>true</code>
* if equal; <code>false</code> otherwise.
* The <code>BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate</code> constructor takes two parameters which
* determine what property will be evaluated on the target object and what its expected value should
* be.
* <dl>
* <dt>
* <strong><code>
* <pre>public BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate( String propertyName, Object propertyValue )</pre>
* </code></strong>
* </dt>
* <dd>
* Will create a <code>Predicate</code> that will evaluate the target object and return
* <code>true</code> if the property specified by <code>propertyName</code> has a value which
* is equal to the the value specified by <code>propertyValue</code>. Or return
* <code>false</code> otherwise.
* </dd>
* </dl>
* </p>
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> Property names can be a simple, nested, indexed, or mapped property as defined by
* <code>org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils</code>. If any object in the property path
* specified by <code>propertyName</code> is <code>null</code> then the outcome is based on the
* value of the <code>ignoreNull</code> attribute.
* </p>
* <p>
* A typical usage might look like:
* <code><pre>
* // create the closure
* BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate predicate =
* new BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate( "activeEmployee", Boolean.FALSE );
*
* // filter the Collection
* CollectionUtils.filter( peopleCollection, predicate );
* </pre></code>
* </p>
* <p>
* This would take a <code>Collection</code> of person objects and filter out any people whose
* <code>activeEmployee</code> property is <code>false</code>. Assuming...
* <ul>
* <li>
* The top level object in the <code>peeopleCollection</code> is an object which represents a
* person.
* </li>
* <li>
* The person object has a <code>getActiveEmployee()</code> method which returns
* the boolean value for the object's <code>activeEmployee</code> property.
* </li>
* </ul>
* </p>
* <p>
* Another typical usage might look like:
* <code><pre>
* // create the closure
* BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate predicate =
* new BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate( "personId", "456-12-1234" );
*
* // search the Collection
* CollectionUtils.find( peopleCollection, predicate );
* </pre></code>
* </p>
* <p>
* This would search a <code>Collection</code> of person objects and return the first object whose
* <code>personId</code> property value equals <code>456-12-1234</code>. Assuming...
* <ul>
* <li>
* The top level object in the <code>peeopleCollection</code> is an object which represents a
* person.
* </li>
* <li>
* The person object has a <code>getPersonId()</code> method which returns
* the value for the object's <code>personId</code> property.
* </li>
* </ul>
* </p>
*
* @version $Id$
* @see org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils
* @see org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate
*/
public class BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate implements Predicate {
For logging. /** For logging. */
private final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(this.getClass());
The name of the property which will be evaluated when this Predicate
is executed.
/**
* The name of the property which will be evaluated when this <code>Predicate</code> is executed.
*/
private String propertyName;
The value that the property specified by propertyName
will be compared to when this Predicate
executes.
/**
* The value that the property specified by <code>propertyName</code>
* will be compared to when this <code>Predicate</code> executes.
*/
private Object propertyValue;
Should null
objects in the property path be ignored?
Determines whether null
objects in the property path will genenerate an
IllegalArgumentException
or not. If set to true
then if any objects
in the property path evaluate to null
then the
IllegalArgumentException
throw by PropertyUtils
will be logged but
not rethrown and false
will be returned. If set to false
then if
any objects in the property path evaluate to null
then the
IllegalArgumentException
throw by PropertyUtils
will be logged and
rethrown.
/**
* <p>Should <code>null</code> objects in the property path be ignored?</p>
* <p>
* Determines whether <code>null</code> objects in the property path will genenerate an
* <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> or not. If set to <code>true</code> then if any objects
* in the property path evaluate to <code>null</code> then the
* <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> throw by <code>PropertyUtils</code> will be logged but
* not rethrown and <code>false</code> will be returned. If set to <code>false</code> then if
* any objects in the property path evaluate to <code>null</code> then the
* <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> throw by <code>PropertyUtils</code> will be logged and
* rethrown.
* </p>
*/
private boolean ignoreNull;
Constructor which takes the name of the property, its expected value to be used in evaluation,
and assumes ignoreNull
to be false
.
Params: - propertyName – The name of the property that will be evaluated against the expected value.
- propertyValue – The value to use in object evaluation.
Throws: - IllegalArgumentException – If the property name provided is null or empty.
/**
* Constructor which takes the name of the property, its expected value to be used in evaluation,
* and assumes <code>ignoreNull</code> to be <code>false</code>.
*
* @param propertyName The name of the property that will be evaluated against the expected value.
* @param propertyValue The value to use in object evaluation.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException If the property name provided is null or empty.
*/
public BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate(final String propertyName, final Object propertyValue) {
this(propertyName, propertyValue, false);
}
Constructor which takes the name of the property, its expected value
to be used in evaluation, and a boolean which determines whether null
objects in
the property path will genenerate an IllegalArgumentException
or not.
Params: - propertyName – The name of the property that will be evaluated against the expected value.
- propertyValue – The value to use in object evaluation.
- ignoreNull – Determines whether
null
objects in the property path will
genenerate an IllegalArgumentException
or not.
Throws: - IllegalArgumentException – If the property name provided is null or empty.
/**
* Constructor which takes the name of the property, its expected value
* to be used in evaluation, and a boolean which determines whether <code>null</code> objects in
* the property path will genenerate an <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> or not.
*
* @param propertyName The name of the property that will be evaluated against the expected value.
* @param propertyValue The value to use in object evaluation.
* @param ignoreNull Determines whether <code>null</code> objects in the property path will
* genenerate an <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> or not.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException If the property name provided is null or empty.
*/
public BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate(final String propertyName, final Object propertyValue, final boolean ignoreNull) {
super();
if ((propertyName != null) && (propertyName.length() > 0)) {
this.propertyName = propertyName;
this.propertyValue = propertyValue;
this.ignoreNull = ignoreNull;
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("propertyName cannot be null or empty");
}
}
Evaulates the object provided against the criteria specified when this
BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate
was constructed. Equality is based on
either reference or logical equality as defined by the property object's equals method. If
any object in the property path leading up to the target property is null
then
the outcome will be based on the value of the ignoreNull
attribute. By default,
ignoreNull
is false
and would result in an
IllegalArgumentException
if an object in the property path leading up to the
target property is null
.
Params: - object – The object to be evaluated.
Throws: - IllegalArgumentException – If an IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, or
NoSuchMethodException is thrown when trying to access the property specified on the object
provided. Or if an object in the property path provided is
null
and
ignoreNull
is set to false
.
Returns: True if the object provided meets all the criteria for this Predicate
;
false otherwise.
/**
* Evaulates the object provided against the criteria specified when this
* <code>BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate</code> was constructed. Equality is based on
* either reference or logical equality as defined by the property object's equals method. If
* any object in the property path leading up to the target property is <code>null</code> then
* the outcome will be based on the value of the <code>ignoreNull</code> attribute. By default,
* <code>ignoreNull</code> is <code>false</code> and would result in an
* <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> if an object in the property path leading up to the
* target property is <code>null</code>.
*
* @param object The object to be evaluated.
* @return True if the object provided meets all the criteria for this <code>Predicate</code>;
* false otherwise.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException If an IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, or
* NoSuchMethodException is thrown when trying to access the property specified on the object
* provided. Or if an object in the property path provided is <code>null</code> and
* <code>ignoreNull</code> is set to <code>false</code>.
*/
public boolean evaluate(final Object object) {
boolean evaluation = false;
try {
evaluation = evaluateValue(propertyValue,
PropertyUtils.getProperty(object, propertyName));
} catch (final IllegalArgumentException e) {
final String errorMsg = "Problem during evaluation. Null value encountered in property path...";
if (ignoreNull) {
log.warn("WARNING: " + errorMsg + e);
} else {
final IllegalArgumentException iae = new IllegalArgumentException(errorMsg);
if (!BeanUtils.initCause(iae, e)) {
log.error(errorMsg, e);
}
throw iae;
}
} catch (final IllegalAccessException e) {
final String errorMsg = "Unable to access the property provided.";
final IllegalArgumentException iae = new IllegalArgumentException(errorMsg);
if (!BeanUtils.initCause(iae, e)) {
log.error(errorMsg, e);
}
throw iae;
} catch (final InvocationTargetException e) {
final String errorMsg = "Exception occurred in property's getter";
final IllegalArgumentException iae = new IllegalArgumentException(errorMsg);
if (!BeanUtils.initCause(iae, e)) {
log.error(errorMsg, e);
}
throw iae;
} catch (final NoSuchMethodException e) {
final String errorMsg = "Property not found.";
final IllegalArgumentException iae = new IllegalArgumentException(errorMsg);
if (!BeanUtils.initCause(iae, e)) {
log.error(errorMsg, e);
}
throw iae;
}
return evaluation;
}
Utility method which evaluates whether the actual property value equals the expected property
value.
Params: - expected – The expected value.
- actual – The actual value.
Returns: True if they are equal; false otherwise.
/**
* Utility method which evaluates whether the actual property value equals the expected property
* value.
*
* @param expected The expected value.
* @param actual The actual value.
* @return True if they are equal; false otherwise.
*/
protected boolean evaluateValue(final Object expected, final Object actual) {
return (expected == actual) || ((expected != null) && expected.equals(actual));
}
Returns the name of the property which will be evaluated when this Predicate
is
executed.
Returns: The name of the property which will be evaluated when this Predicate
is
executed.
/**
* Returns the name of the property which will be evaluated when this <code>Predicate</code> is
* executed.
*
* @return The name of the property which will be evaluated when this <code>Predicate</code> is
* executed.
*/
public String getPropertyName() {
return propertyName;
}
Returns the value that the property specified by propertyName
will be compared to
when this Predicate
executes.
Returns: The value that the property specified by propertyName
will be compared to
when this Predicate
executes.
/**
* Returns the value that the property specified by <code>propertyName</code> will be compared to
* when this <code>Predicate</code> executes.
*
* @return The value that the property specified by <code>propertyName</code> will be compared to
* when this <code>Predicate</code> executes.
*/
public Object getPropertyValue() {
return propertyValue;
}
Returns the flag which determines whether null
objects in the property path will
genenerate an IllegalArgumentException
or not. If set to true
then
if any objects in the property path evaluate to null
then the
IllegalArgumentException
throw by PropertyUtils
will be logged but
not rethrown and false
will be returned. If set to false
then if
any objects in the property path evaluate to null
then the
IllegalArgumentException
throw by PropertyUtils
will be logged and
rethrown.
Returns: The flag which determines whether null
objects in the property path will
genenerate an IllegalArgumentException
or not.
/**
* Returns the flag which determines whether <code>null</code> objects in the property path will
* genenerate an <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> or not. If set to <code>true</code> then
* if any objects in the property path evaluate to <code>null</code> then the
* <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> throw by <code>PropertyUtils</code> will be logged but
* not rethrown and <code>false</code> will be returned. If set to <code>false</code> then if
* any objects in the property path evaluate to <code>null</code> then the
* <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> throw by <code>PropertyUtils</code> will be logged and
* rethrown.
*
* @return The flag which determines whether <code>null</code> objects in the property path will
* genenerate an <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> or not.
*/
public boolean isIgnoreNull() {
return ignoreNull;
}
}