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Commons Beanutils example source code file (BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate.java)

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The Commons Beanutils BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate.java source code

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package org.apache.commons.beanutils;

import org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;


/**
 * <p>Predicate that evaluates a property value against a specified value.

* <p> * An implementation of <code>org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate that evaluates a * property value on the object provided against a specified value and returns <code>true * if equal; <code>false otherwise. * The <code>BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate constructor takes two parameters which * determine what property will be evaluated on the target object and what its expected value should * be. * <dl> * <dt> * <strong> * <pre>public BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate( String propertyName, Object propertyValue )
* </code> * </dt> * <dd> * Will create a <code>Predicate that will evaluate the target object and return * <code>true if the property specified by propertyName has a value which * is equal to the the value specified by <code>propertyValue. Or return * <code>false otherwise. * </dd> * </dl> * </p> * <p> * <strong>Note: Property names can be a simple, nested, indexed, or mapped property as defined by * <code>org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils. If any object in the property path * specified by <code>propertyName is null then the outcome is based on the * value of the <code>ignoreNull attribute. * </p> * <p> * A typical usage might look like: * <code>
 * // create the closure
 * BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate predicate =
 *    new BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate( "activeEmployee", Boolean.FALSE );
 *
 * // filter the Collection
 * CollectionUtils.filter( peopleCollection, predicate );
 * </pre>
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This would take a <code>Collection of person objects and filter out any people whose
 * <code>activeEmployee property is false. Assuming...
 * <ul>
 *    <li>
 *       The top level object in the <code>peeopleCollection is an object which represents a
 *       person.
 *    </li>
 *    <li>
 *       The person object has a <code>getActiveEmployee() method which returns
 *       the boolean value for the object's <code>activeEmployee property.
 *    </li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Another typical usage might look like:
 * <code>
 * // create the closure
 * BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate predicate =
 *    new BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate( "personId", "456-12-1234" );
 *
 * // search the Collection
 * CollectionUtils.find( peopleCollection, predicate );
 * </pre>
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This would search a <code>Collection of person objects and return the first object whose
 * <code>personId property value equals 456-12-1234. Assuming...
 * <ul>
 *    <li>
 *       The top level object in the <code>peeopleCollection is an object which represents a
 *       person.
 *    </li>
 *    <li>
 *       The person object has a <code>getPersonId() method which returns
 *       the value for the object's <code>personId property.
 *    </li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Norm Deane
 * @see org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils
 * @see org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate
 */
public class BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate implements Predicate {
   
    /** For logging. */
    private final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(this.getClass());

    /**
     * The name of the property which will be evaluated when this <code>Predicate is executed.
     */
    private String propertyName;

    /**
     * The value that the property specified by <code>propertyName
     * will be compared to when this <code>Predicate executes.
     */
    private Object propertyValue;

    /**
     * <p>Should null objects in the property path be ignored?

* <p> * Determines whether <code>null objects in the property path will genenerate an * <code>IllegalArgumentException or not. If set to true then if any objects * in the property path evaluate to <code>null then the * <code>IllegalArgumentException throw by PropertyUtils will be logged but * not rethrown and <code>false will be returned. If set to false then if * any objects in the property path evaluate to <code>null then the * <code>IllegalArgumentException throw by PropertyUtils will be logged and * rethrown. * </p> */ private boolean ignoreNull; /** * Constructor which takes the name of the property, its expected value to be used in evaluation, * and assumes <code>ignoreNull to be false. * * @param propertyName The name of the property that will be evaluated against the expected value. * @param propertyValue The value to use in object evaluation. * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the property name provided is null or empty. */ public BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate(String propertyName, Object propertyValue) { this(propertyName, propertyValue, false); } /** * Constructor which takes the name of the property, its expected value * to be used in evaluation, and a boolean which determines whether <code>null objects in * the property path will genenerate an <code>IllegalArgumentException or not. * * @param propertyName The name of the property that will be evaluated against the expected value. * @param propertyValue The value to use in object evaluation. * @param ignoreNull Determines whether <code>null objects in the property path will * genenerate an <code>IllegalArgumentException or not. * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the property name provided is null or empty. */ public BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate(String propertyName, Object propertyValue, boolean ignoreNull) { super(); if ((propertyName != null) && (propertyName.length() > 0)) { this.propertyName = propertyName; this.propertyValue = propertyValue; this.ignoreNull = ignoreNull; } else { throw new IllegalArgumentException("propertyName cannot be null or empty"); } } /** * Evaulates the object provided against the criteria specified when this * <code>BeanPropertyValueEqualsPredicate was constructed. Equality is based on * either reference or logical equality as defined by the property object's equals method. If * any object in the property path leading up to the target property is <code>null then * the outcome will be based on the value of the <code>ignoreNull attribute. By default, * <code>ignoreNull is false and would result in an * <code>IllegalArgumentException if an object in the property path leading up to the * target property is <code>null. * * @param object The object to be evaluated. * @return True if the object provided meets all the criteria for this <code>Predicate; * false otherwise. * @throws IllegalArgumentException If an IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, or * NoSuchMethodException is thrown when trying to access the property specified on the object * provided. Or if an object in the property path provided is <code>null and * <code>ignoreNull is set to false. */ public boolean evaluate(Object object) { boolean evaluation = false; try { evaluation = evaluateValue(propertyValue, PropertyUtils.getProperty(object, propertyName)); } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) { final String errorMsg = "Problem during evaluation. Null value encountered in property path..."; if (ignoreNull) { log.warn("WARNING: " + errorMsg + e); } else { IllegalArgumentException iae = new IllegalArgumentException(errorMsg); if (!BeanUtils.initCause(iae, e)) { log.error(errorMsg, e); } throw iae; } } catch (IllegalAccessException e) { final String errorMsg = "Unable to access the property provided."; IllegalArgumentException iae = new IllegalArgumentException(errorMsg); if (!BeanUtils.initCause(iae, e)) { log.error(errorMsg, e); } throw iae; } catch (InvocationTargetException e) { final String errorMsg = "Exception occurred in property's getter"; IllegalArgumentException iae = new IllegalArgumentException(errorMsg); if (!BeanUtils.initCause(iae, e)) { log.error(errorMsg, e); } throw iae; } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) { final String errorMsg = "Property not found."; IllegalArgumentException iae = new IllegalArgumentException(errorMsg); if (!BeanUtils.initCause(iae, e)) { log.error(errorMsg, e); } throw iae; } return evaluation; } /** * Utility method which evaluates whether the actual property value equals the expected property * value. * * @param expected The expected value. * @param actual The actual value. * @return True if they are equal; false otherwise. */ protected boolean evaluateValue(Object expected, Object actual) { return (expected == actual) || ((expected != null) && expected.equals(actual)); } /** * Returns the name of the property which will be evaluated when this <code>Predicate is * executed. * * @return The name of the property which will be evaluated when this <code>Predicate is * executed. */ public String getPropertyName() { return propertyName; } /** * Returns the value that the property specified by <code>propertyName will be compared to * when this <code>Predicate executes. * * @return The value that the property specified by <code>propertyName will be compared to * when this <code>Predicate executes. */ public Object getPropertyValue() { return propertyValue; } /** * Returns the flag which determines whether <code>null objects in the property path will * genenerate an <code>IllegalArgumentException or not. If set to true then * if any objects in the property path evaluate to <code>null then the * <code>IllegalArgumentException throw by PropertyUtils will be logged but * not rethrown and <code>false will be returned. If set to false then if * any objects in the property path evaluate to <code>null then the * <code>IllegalArgumentException throw by PropertyUtils will be logged and * rethrown. * * @return The flag which determines whether <code>null objects in the property path will * genenerate an <code>IllegalArgumentException or not. */ public boolean isIgnoreNull() { return ignoreNull; } }

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