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BeanDumper.javaAPI DocExample5414Mon Apr 06 18:10:20 BST 1998None

BeanDumper.java

//: BeanDumper.java
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// Copyright (c) Bruce Eckel, 1998
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// A method to introspect a Bean
import java.beans.*;
import java.lang.reflect.*;

public class BeanDumper {
  public static void dump(Class bean){
    BeanInfo bi = null;
    try {
      bi = Introspector.getBeanInfo(
        bean, java.lang.Object.class);
    } catch(IntrospectionException ex) {
      System.out.println("Couldn't introspect " +
        bean.getName());
      System.exit(1);
    }
    PropertyDescriptor[] properties = 
      bi.getPropertyDescriptors();
    for(int i = 0; i < properties.length; i++) {
      Class p = properties[i].getPropertyType();
      System.out.println(
        "Property type:\n  " + p.getName());
      System.out.println(
        "Property name:\n  " + 
        properties[i].getName());
      Method readMethod = 
        properties[i].getReadMethod();
      if(readMethod != null)
        System.out.println(
          "Read method:\n  " + 
          readMethod.toString());
      Method writeMethod = 
        properties[i].getWriteMethod();
      if(writeMethod != null)
        System.out.println(
          "Write method:\n  " +
          writeMethod.toString());
      System.out.println("====================");
    }
    System.out.println("Public methods:");
    MethodDescriptor[] methods =
      bi.getMethodDescriptors();
    for(int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++)
      System.out.println(
        methods[i].getMethod().toString());
    System.out.println("======================");
    System.out.println("Event support:");
    EventSetDescriptor[] events = 
      bi.getEventSetDescriptors();
    for(int i = 0; i < events.length; i++) {
      System.out.println("Listener type:\n  " +
        events[i].getListenerType().getName());
      Method[] lm = 
        events[i].getListenerMethods();
      for(int j = 0; j < lm.length; j++)
        System.out.println(
          "Listener method:\n  " +
          lm[j].getName());
      MethodDescriptor[] lmd = 
        events[i].getListenerMethodDescriptors();
      for(int j = 0; j < lmd.length; j++)
        System.out.println(
          "Method descriptor:\n  " +
          lmd[j].getMethod().toString());
      Method addListener = 
        events[i].getAddListenerMethod();
      System.out.println(
          "Add Listener Method:\n  " +
        addListener.toString());
      Method removeListener =
        events[i].getRemoveListenerMethod();
      System.out.println(
        "Remove Listener Method:\n  " +
        removeListener.toString());
      System.out.println("====================");
    }
  }
  // Dump the class of your choice:
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    if(args.length < 1) {
      System.err.println("usage: \n" +
        "BeanDumper fully.qualified.class");
      System.exit(0);
    }
    Class c = null;
    try {
      c = Class.forName(args[0]);
    } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
      System.err.println(
        "Couldn't find " + args[0]);
      System.exit(0);
    }
    dump(c);
  }
} ///:~