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package org.apache.commons.beanutils;

Decorates a DynaBean to provide Map behavior.

The motivation for this implementation is to provide access to DynaBean properties in technologies that are unaware of BeanUtils and DynaBeans - such as the expression languages of JSTL and JSF.

This can be achieved either by wrapping the DynaBean prior to providing it to the technology to process or by providing a Map accessor method on the DynaBean implementation:


        public Map<String, Object> getMap() {
            return new DynaBeanPropertyMapDecorator(this);
        }

This, for example, could be used in JSTL in the following way to access a DynaBean's fooProperty:

  • ${myDynaBean.map.fooProperty}

Usage

To decorate a DynaBean simply instantiate this class with the target DynaBean:

  • Map<String, Object> fooMap = new DynaBeanPropertyMapDecorator(fooDynaBean);

The above example creates a read only Map. To create a Map which can be modified, construct a DynaBeanPropertyMapDecorator with the read only attribute set to false:

  • Map<String, Object> fooMap = new DynaBeanPropertyMapDecorator(fooDynaBean, false);

Limitations

In this implementation the entrySet(), keySet() and values() methods create an unmodifiable Set and it does not support the Map's clear() and remove() operations.

Since:BeanUtils 1.9.0
Version:$Id$
/** * <p>Decorates a {@link DynaBean} to provide <code>Map</code> behavior.</p> * * <p>The motivation for this implementation is to provide access to {@link DynaBean} * properties in technologies that are unaware of BeanUtils and {@link DynaBean}s - * such as the expression languages of JSTL and JSF.</p> * * <p>This can be achieved either by wrapping the {@link DynaBean} prior to * providing it to the technology to process or by providing a <code>Map</code> * accessor method on the DynaBean implementation: * <pre><code> * public Map&lt;String, Object&gt; getMap() { * return new DynaBeanPropertyMapDecorator(this); * }</code></pre> * </ul> * </p> * * <p>This, for example, could be used in JSTL in the following way to access * a DynaBean's <code>fooProperty</code>: * <ul><li><code>${myDynaBean.<b>map</b>.fooProperty}</code></li></ul> * </p> * * <h3>Usage</h3> * * <p>To decorate a {@link DynaBean} simply instantiate this class with the * target {@link DynaBean}:</p> * * <ul><li><code>Map&lt;String, Object&gt; fooMap = new DynaBeanPropertyMapDecorator(fooDynaBean);</code></li></ul> * * <p>The above example creates a <b><i>read only</i></b> <code>Map</code>. * To create a <code>Map</code> which can be modified, construct a * <code>DynaBeanPropertyMapDecorator</code> with the <b><i>read only</i></b> * attribute set to <code>false</code>:</p> * * <ul><li><code>Map&lt;String, Object&gt; fooMap = * new DynaBeanPropertyMapDecorator(fooDynaBean, false);</code></li></ul> * * <h3>Limitations</h3> * <p>In this implementation the <code>entrySet()</code>, <code>keySet()</code> * and <code>values()</code> methods create an <b><i>unmodifiable</i></b> * <code>Set</code> and it does not support the Map's <code>clear()</code> * and <code>remove()</code> operations.</p> * * @since BeanUtils 1.9.0 * @version $Id$ */
public class DynaBeanPropertyMapDecorator extends BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator<String> {
Construct a Map for the specified DynaBean.
Params:
  • dynaBean – The dyna bean being decorated
  • readOnly – true if the Map is read only otherwise false
Throws:
/** * Construct a Map for the specified {@link DynaBean}. * * @param dynaBean The dyna bean being decorated * @param readOnly <code>true</code> if the Map is read only * otherwise <code>false</code> * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the {@link DynaBean} is null. */
public DynaBeanPropertyMapDecorator(final DynaBean dynaBean, final boolean readOnly) { super(dynaBean, readOnly); }
Constructs a read only Map for the specified DynaBean.
Params:
  • dynaBean – The dyna bean being decorated
Throws:
/** * Constructs a read only Map for the specified * {@link DynaBean}. * * @param dynaBean The dyna bean being decorated * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the {@link DynaBean} is null. */
public DynaBeanPropertyMapDecorator(final DynaBean dynaBean) { super(dynaBean); } @Override protected String convertKey(final String propertyName) { return propertyName; } }