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java.lang.Object org.springframework.core.Constants
public class Constants
This class can be used to parse other classes containing constant definitions
in public static final members. The asXXXX
methods of this class
allow these constant values to be accessed via their string names.
Consider class Foo containing public final static int CONSTANT1 = 66;
An instance of this class wrapping Foo.class
will return the constant value
of 66 from its asNumber
method given the argument "CONSTANT1"
.
This class is ideal for use in PropertyEditors, enabling them to recognize the same names as the constants themselves, and freeing them from maintaining their own mapping.
Constructor Summary | |
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Constants(Class clazz)
Create a new Constants converter class wrapping the given class. |
Method Summary | |
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Number |
asNumber(String code)
Return a constant value cast to a Number. |
Object |
asObject(String code)
Parse the given String (upper or lower case accepted) and return the appropriate value if it's the name of a constant field in the class that we're analysing. |
String |
asString(String code)
Return a constant value as a String. |
String |
getClassName()
Return the name of the analyzed class. |
protected Map |
getFieldCache()
Exposes the field cache to subclasses: a Map from String field name to object value. |
Set |
getNames(String namePrefix)
Return all names of the given group of constants. |
Set |
getNamesForProperty(String propertyName)
Return all names of the group of constants for the given bean property name. |
Set |
getNamesForSuffix(String nameSuffix)
Return all names of the given group of constants. |
int |
getSize()
Return the number of constants exposed. |
Set |
getValues(String namePrefix)
Return all values of the given group of constants. |
Set |
getValuesForProperty(String propertyName)
Return all values of the group of constants for the given bean property name. |
Set |
getValuesForSuffix(String nameSuffix)
Return all values of the given group of constants. |
String |
propertyToConstantNamePrefix(String propertyName)
Convert the given bean property name to a constant name prefix. |
String |
toCode(Object value,
String namePrefix)
Look up the given value within the given group of constants. |
String |
toCodeForProperty(Object value,
String propertyName)
Look up the given value within the group of constants for the given bean property name. |
String |
toCodeForSuffix(Object value,
String nameSuffix)
Look up the given value within the given group of constants. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
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clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
Constructor Detail |
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public Constants(Class clazz)
All public static final variables will be exposed, whatever their type.
clazz
- the class to analyze
IllegalArgumentException
- if the supplied clazz
is null
Method Detail |
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public final String getClassName()
public final int getSize()
protected final Map getFieldCache()
public Number asNumber(String code) throws ConstantException
code
- the name of the field (never null
)
ConstantException
- if the field name wasn't found
or if the type wasn't compatible with NumberasObject(java.lang.String)
public String asString(String code) throws ConstantException
code
- the name of the field (never null
)
toString()
).
ConstantException
- if the field name wasn't foundasObject(java.lang.String)
public Object asObject(String code) throws ConstantException
code
- the name of the field (never null
)
ConstantException
- if there's no such fieldpublic Set getNames(String namePrefix)
Note that this method assumes that constants are named
in accordance with the standard Java convention for constant
values (i.e. all uppercase). The supplied namePrefix
will be uppercased (in a locale-insensitive fashion) prior to
the main logic of this method kicking in.
namePrefix
- prefix of the constant names to search (may be null
)
public Set getNamesForProperty(String propertyName)
propertyName
- the name of the bean property
propertyToConstantNamePrefix(java.lang.String)
public Set getNamesForSuffix(String nameSuffix)
Note that this method assumes that constants are named
in accordance with the standard Java convention for constant
values (i.e. all uppercase). The supplied nameSuffix
will be uppercased (in a locale-insensitive fashion) prior to
the main logic of this method kicking in.
nameSuffix
- suffix of the constant names to search (may be null
)
public Set getValues(String namePrefix)
Note that this method assumes that constants are named
in accordance with the standard Java convention for constant
values (i.e. all uppercase). The supplied namePrefix
will be uppercased (in a locale-insensitive fashion) prior to
the main logic of this method kicking in.
namePrefix
- prefix of the constant names to search (may be null
)
public Set getValuesForProperty(String propertyName)
propertyName
- the name of the bean property
propertyToConstantNamePrefix(java.lang.String)
public Set getValuesForSuffix(String nameSuffix)
Note that this method assumes that constants are named
in accordance with the standard Java convention for constant
values (i.e. all uppercase). The supplied nameSuffix
will be uppercased (in a locale-insensitive fashion) prior to
the main logic of this method kicking in.
nameSuffix
- suffix of the constant names to search (may be null
)
public String toCode(Object value, String namePrefix) throws ConstantException
Will return the first match.
value
- constant value to look upnamePrefix
- prefix of the constant names to search (may be null
)
ConstantException
- if the value wasn't foundpublic String toCodeForProperty(Object value, String propertyName) throws ConstantException
value
- constant value to look uppropertyName
- the name of the bean property
ConstantException
- if the value wasn't foundpropertyToConstantNamePrefix(java.lang.String)
public String toCodeForSuffix(Object value, String nameSuffix) throws ConstantException
Will return the first match.
value
- constant value to look upnameSuffix
- suffix of the constant names to search (may be null
)
ConstantException
- if the value wasn't foundpublic String propertyToConstantNamePrefix(String propertyName)
Uses a common naming idiom: turning all lower case characters to upper case, and prepending upper case characters with an underscore.
Example: "imageSize" -> "IMAGE_SIZE"
Example: "imagesize" -> "IMAGESIZE".
Example: "ImageSize" -> "_IMAGE_SIZE".
Example: "IMAGESIZE" -> "_I_M_A_G_E_S_I_Z_E"
propertyName
- the name of the bean property
getValuesForProperty(java.lang.String)
,
toCodeForProperty(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String)
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