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package org.apache.commons.digester;


import java.util.HashMap;

import org.apache.commons.beanutils.BeanUtils;
import org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils;
import org.xml.sax.Attributes;


Rule implementation that sets properties on the object at the top of the stack, based on attributes with corresponding names.

This rule supports custom mapping of attribute names to property names. The default mapping for particular attributes can be overridden by using SetPropertiesRule(String[] attributeNames, String[] propertyNames). This allows attributes to be mapped to properties with different names. Certain attributes can also be marked to be ignored.

/** * <p>Rule implementation that sets properties on the object at the top of the * stack, based on attributes with corresponding names.</p> * * <p>This rule supports custom mapping of attribute names to property names. * The default mapping for particular attributes can be overridden by using * {@link #SetPropertiesRule(String[] attributeNames, String[] propertyNames)}. * This allows attributes to be mapped to properties with different names. * Certain attributes can also be marked to be ignored.</p> */
public class SetPropertiesRule extends Rule { // ----------------------------------------------------------- Constructors
Default constructor sets only the the associated Digester.
Params:
  • digester – The digester with which this rule is associated
Deprecated:The digester instance is now set in the Digester.addRule method. Use SetPropertiesRule() instead.
/** * Default constructor sets only the the associated Digester. * * @param digester The digester with which this rule is associated * * @deprecated The digester instance is now set in the {@link Digester#addRule} method. * Use {@link #SetPropertiesRule()} instead. */
@Deprecated public SetPropertiesRule(Digester digester) { this(); }
Base constructor.
/** * Base constructor. */
public SetPropertiesRule() { // nothing to set up }

Convenience constructor overrides the mapping for just one property.

For details about how this works, see SetPropertiesRule(String[] attributeNames, String[] propertyNames).

Params:
  • attributeName – map this attribute
  • propertyName – to a property with this name
/** * <p>Convenience constructor overrides the mapping for just one property.</p> * * <p>For details about how this works, see * {@link #SetPropertiesRule(String[] attributeNames, String[] propertyNames)}.</p> * * @param attributeName map this attribute * @param propertyName to a property with this name */
public SetPropertiesRule(String attributeName, String propertyName) { attributeNames = new String[1]; attributeNames[0] = attributeName; propertyNames = new String[1]; propertyNames[0] = propertyName; }

Constructor allows attribute->property mapping to be overriden.

Two arrays are passed in. One contains the attribute names and the other the property names. The attribute name / property name pairs are match by position In order words, the first string in the attribute name list matches to the first string in the property name list and so on.

If a property name is null or the attribute name has no matching property name, then this indicates that the attibute should be ignored.

Example One

The following constructs a rule that maps the alt-city attribute to the city property and the alt-state to the state property. All other attributes are mapped as usual using exact name matching.

     SetPropertiesRule(
               new String[] {"alt-city", "alt-state"}, 
               new String[] {"city", "state"});
Example Two

The following constructs a rule that maps the class attribute to the className property. The attribute ignore-me is not mapped. All other attributes are mapped as usual using exact name matching.

     SetPropertiesRule(
               new String[] {"class", "ignore-me"}, 
               new String[] {"className"});
Params:
  • attributeNames – names of attributes to map
  • propertyNames – names of properties mapped to
/** * <p>Constructor allows attribute->property mapping to be overriden.</p> * * <p>Two arrays are passed in. * One contains the attribute names and the other the property names. * The attribute name / property name pairs are match by position * In order words, the first string in the attribute name list matches * to the first string in the property name list and so on.</p> * * <p>If a property name is null or the attribute name has no matching * property name, then this indicates that the attibute should be ignored.</p> * * <h5>Example One</h5> * <p> The following constructs a rule that maps the <code>alt-city</code> * attribute to the <code>city</code> property and the <code>alt-state</code> * to the <code>state</code> property. * All other attributes are mapped as usual using exact name matching. * <code><pre> * SetPropertiesRule( * new String[] {"alt-city", "alt-state"}, * new String[] {"city", "state"}); * </pre></code> * * <h5>Example Two</h5> * <p> The following constructs a rule that maps the <code>class</code> * attribute to the <code>className</code> property. * The attribute <code>ignore-me</code> is not mapped. * All other attributes are mapped as usual using exact name matching. * <code><pre> * SetPropertiesRule( * new String[] {"class", "ignore-me"}, * new String[] {"className"}); * </pre></code> * * @param attributeNames names of attributes to map * @param propertyNames names of properties mapped to */
public SetPropertiesRule(String[] attributeNames, String[] propertyNames) { // create local copies this.attributeNames = new String[attributeNames.length]; for (int i=0, size=attributeNames.length; i<size; i++) { this.attributeNames[i] = attributeNames[i]; } this.propertyNames = new String[propertyNames.length]; for (int i=0, size=propertyNames.length; i<size; i++) { this.propertyNames[i] = propertyNames[i]; } } // ----------------------------------------------------- Instance Variables
Attribute names used to override natural attribute->property mapping
/** * Attribute names used to override natural attribute->property mapping */
private String [] attributeNames;
Property names used to override natural attribute->property mapping
/** * Property names used to override natural attribute->property mapping */
private String [] propertyNames;
Used to determine whether the parsing should fail if an property specified in the XML is missing from the bean. Default is true for backward compatibility.
/** * Used to determine whether the parsing should fail if an property specified * in the XML is missing from the bean. Default is true for backward compatibility. */
private boolean ignoreMissingProperty = true; // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
Process the beginning of this element.
Params:
  • attributes – The attribute list of this element
/** * Process the beginning of this element. * * @param attributes The attribute list of this element */
@Override public void begin(Attributes attributes) throws Exception { // Build a set of attribute names and corresponding values HashMap<String, String> values = new HashMap<String, String>(); // set up variables for custom names mappings int attNamesLength = 0; if (attributeNames != null) { attNamesLength = attributeNames.length; } int propNamesLength = 0; if (propertyNames != null) { propNamesLength = propertyNames.length; } for (int i = 0; i < attributes.getLength(); i++) { String name = attributes.getLocalName(i); if ("".equals(name)) { name = attributes.getQName(i); } String value = attributes.getValue(i); // we'll now check for custom mappings for (int n = 0; n<attNamesLength; n++) { if (name.equals(attributeNames[n])) { if (n < propNamesLength) { // set this to value from list name = propertyNames[n]; } else { // set name to null // we'll check for this later name = null; } break; } } if (digester.log.isDebugEnabled()) { digester.log.debug("[SetPropertiesRule]{" + digester.match + "} Setting property '" + name + "' to '" + value + "'"); } if ((!ignoreMissingProperty) && (name != null)) { // The BeanUtils.populate method silently ignores items in // the map (ie xml entities) which have no corresponding // setter method, so here we check whether each xml attribute // does have a corresponding property before calling the // BeanUtils.populate method. // // Yes having the test and set as separate steps is ugly and // inefficient. But BeanUtils.populate doesn't provide the // functionality we need here, and changing the algorithm which // determines the appropriate setter method to invoke is // considered too risky. // // Using two different classes (PropertyUtils vs BeanUtils) to // do the test and the set is also ugly; the codepaths // are different which could potentially lead to trouble. // However the BeanUtils/ProperyUtils code has been carefully // compared and the PropertyUtils functionality does appear // compatible so we'll accept the risk here. Object top = digester.peek(); boolean test = PropertyUtils.isWriteable(top, name); if (!test) throw new NoSuchMethodException("Property " + name + " can't be set"); } if (name != null) { values.put(name, value); } } // Populate the corresponding properties of the top object Object top = digester.peek(); if (digester.log.isDebugEnabled()) { if (top != null) { digester.log.debug("[SetPropertiesRule]{" + digester.match + "} Set " + top.getClass().getName() + " properties"); } else { digester.log.debug("[SetPropertiesRule]{" + digester.match + "} Set NULL properties"); } } BeanUtils.populate(top, values); }

Add an additional attribute name to property name mapping. This is intended to be used from the xml rules.

/** * <p>Add an additional attribute name to property name mapping. * This is intended to be used from the xml rules. */
public void addAlias(String attributeName, String propertyName) { // this is a bit tricky. // we'll need to resize the array. // probably should be synchronized but digester's not thread safe anyway if (attributeNames == null) { attributeNames = new String[1]; attributeNames[0] = attributeName; propertyNames = new String[1]; propertyNames[0] = propertyName; } else { int length = attributeNames.length; String [] tempAttributes = new String[length + 1]; for (int i=0; i<length; i++) { tempAttributes[i] = attributeNames[i]; } tempAttributes[length] = attributeName; String [] tempProperties = new String[length + 1]; for (int i=0; i<length && i< propertyNames.length; i++) { tempProperties[i] = propertyNames[i]; } tempProperties[length] = propertyName; propertyNames = tempProperties; attributeNames = tempAttributes; } }
Render a printable version of this Rule.
/** * Render a printable version of this Rule. */
@Override public String toString() { StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("SetPropertiesRule["); sb.append("]"); return (sb.toString()); }

Are attributes found in the xml without matching properties to be ignored?

If false, the parsing will interrupt with an NoSuchMethodException if a property specified in the XML is not found. The default is true.

Returns:true if skipping the unmatched attributes.
/** * <p>Are attributes found in the xml without matching properties to be ignored? * </p><p> * If false, the parsing will interrupt with an <code>NoSuchMethodException</code> * if a property specified in the XML is not found. The default is true. * </p> * @return true if skipping the unmatched attributes. */
public boolean isIgnoreMissingProperty() { return this.ignoreMissingProperty; }
Sets whether attributes found in the xml without matching properties should be ignored. If set to false, the parsing will throw an NoSuchMethodException if an unmatched attribute is found. This allows to trap misspellings in the XML file.
Params:
  • ignoreMissingProperty – false to stop the parsing on unmatched attributes.
/** * Sets whether attributes found in the xml without matching properties * should be ignored. * If set to false, the parsing will throw an <code>NoSuchMethodException</code> * if an unmatched * attribute is found. This allows to trap misspellings in the XML file. * @param ignoreMissingProperty false to stop the parsing on unmatched attributes. */
public void setIgnoreMissingProperty(boolean ignoreMissingProperty) { this.ignoreMissingProperty = ignoreMissingProperty; } }