/*
* ========================================================================
*
* Copyright 2005 Tim O'Brien.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*
* ========================================================================
*/
package com.discursive.jccook.bean;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils;
public final class BeanUtilExample {
private BeanUtilExample() {
}
private static String propName = "author.name";
public static void main(String[] pArgs) {
if (pArgs.length > 0 && pArgs[0] != null) {
propName = pArgs[0];
}
System.out.println("Getting Property: " + propName);
List books = createBooks();
Iterator i = books.iterator();
while( i.hasNext() ) {
Book book = (Book) i.next();
Object propVal = null;
try {
propVal = PropertyUtils.getProperty(book, propName);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println(
"Error getting property: "
+ propName
+ ", from book: "
+ book.getName()
+ ", exception: "
+ e.getMessage());
}
System.out.println("Property Value: " + propVal);
}
}
private static List createBooks() {
List retList = new ArrayList();
retList.add(new Book("Java Threads", new Author("Oaks", "Pistachio")));
retList.add(new Book("Hamlet", new Author("Willy", "Rocky Road")));
return retList;
}
}
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