net.sf.beanlib.provider.replicator
Class BeanReplicator

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.beanlib.provider.replicator.ReplicatorTemplate
      net.sf.beanlib.provider.replicator.BeanReplicator

All Implemented Interfaces:

BeanReplicatorSpi

Direct Known Subclasses:

Hibernate3JavaBeanReplicator

public class BeanReplicator
extends ReplicatorTemplate
implements BeanReplicatorSpi

Default implementation of BeanReplicatorSpi.

Author:

Joe D. Velopar

Nested Class Summary

private static class

BeanReplicator.Factory Factory for BeanReplicator

Field Summary

private static BeanReplicator.Factory

factory

Fields inherited from class net.sf.beanlib.provider.replicator.ReplicatorTemplate

log

Constructor Summary

BeanReplicator()
Convenient constructor to make use of the default BeanTransformer.

BeanReplicator(BeanTransformerSpi beanTransformer)
Convenient constructor for passing in a bean transformer.

Method Summary

static BeanReplicator	newBeanReplicatable() Convenient factory method to use the default BeanTransformer.
static BeanReplicator	newBeanReplicatable(BeanTransformerSpi beanTransformer)
<V> V	replicateBean(V from) Replicates a given JavaBean object.
<V,T> T	replicateBean(V from, Class<T> toClass) Replicates the properties of a JavaBean object to an instance of a target class, which is selected from the given "from" and "to" classes, giving priority to the one which is more specific whenever possible.
protected <V,T> T	replicateBean(V from, Class<T> toClass, V originalFrom) Replicates the properties of a JavaBean object to an instance of a target class, which is selected from the given "from" and "to" classes, giving priority to the one which is more specific whenever possible.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.beanlib.provider.replicator.ReplicatorTemplate

chooseClass, createToInstance, createToInstance, createToInstanceWithComparator, getTargetCloned, newInstanceAsPrivileged, populateBean, putTargetCloned, replicate, replicate, replicateByBeanReplicatable, transform

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

factory

private static final BeanReplicator.Factory factory

Constructor Detail

BeanReplicator

public BeanReplicator(BeanTransformerSpi beanTransformer)

Convenient constructor for passing in a bean transformer.

BeanReplicator

public BeanReplicator()

Convenient constructor to make use of the default BeanTransformer.

Method Detail

newBeanReplicatable

public static BeanReplicator newBeanReplicatable(BeanTransformerSpi beanTransformer)

newBeanReplicatable

public static BeanReplicator newBeanReplicatable()

Convenient factory method to use the default BeanTransformer.

replicateBean

public <V> V replicateBean(V from)

Replicates a given JavaBean object.

Type Parameters:

V - from type

Parameters:

from - from bean to be replicated.

replicateBean

public <V,T> T replicateBean(V from,
                             Class<T> toClass)

Replicates the properties of a JavaBean object to an instance of a target class, which is selected from the given "from" and "to" classes, giving priority to the one which is more specific whenever possible.

Specified by:

replicateBean in interface BeanReplicatorSpi

Type Parameters:

V - from type

T - target type

Parameters:

from - from bean (after unenhancement) to be replicated

toClass - target class to be instantiated

replicateBean

protected <V,T> T replicateBean(V from,
                                Class<T> toClass,
                                V originalFrom)

Replicates the properties of a JavaBean object to an instance of a target class, which is selected from the given "from" and "to" classes, giving priority to the one which is more specific whenever possible.

Type Parameters:

V - from type

T - target type

Parameters:

from - from bean (after unenhancement) to be replicated

toClass - target class to be instantiated

originalFrom - the original from bean before any "unehancement"

Returns:

an instance of the replicated bean