org.apache.geronimo.common.propertyeditor
Class PropertiesEditor

java.lang.Object
  java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport
      org.apache.geronimo.common.propertyeditor.TextPropertyEditorSupport
          org.apache.geronimo.common.propertyeditor.PropertiesEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyEditor

public class PropertiesEditor
extends TextPropertyEditorSupport

A property editor for indirect property bundles. This editor transforms the text value of the propery into a Property resource bundle.

Constructor Summary

PropertiesEditor()

Method Summary

String	getAsText() Provides a String version of a Properties object suitable for loading into a Properties table using the load method.
Object	getValue() Treats the text value of this property as an input stream that is converted into a Property bundle.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.geronimo.common.propertyeditor.TextPropertyEditorSupport

setAsText

Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setSource, setValue, supportsCustomEditor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PropertiesEditor

public PropertiesEditor()

Method Detail

getValue

public Object getValue()

Treats the text value of this property as an input stream that is converted into a Property bundle.

Specified by:

getValue in interface PropertyEditor

Overrides:

getValue in class PropertyEditorSupport

Returns:

a Properties object

Throws:

PropertyEditorException - An error occurred creating the Properties object.

getAsText

public String getAsText()

Provides a String version of a Properties object suitable for loading into a Properties table using the load method.

Specified by:

getAsText in interface PropertyEditor

Overrides:

getAsText in class PropertyEditorSupport

Returns:

The String value of the Properties object as created by the store method.

Throws:

PropertyEditorException - An error occurred converting the Properties object

See Also:

Properties.store(java.io.OutputStream, String)