/**
* Examines a property's type to see which method should be used to parse the property's value.
*
* @param desc The description of the property
* @param value The value of the XML attribute containing the prop value
* @return The value stored in the element
* @throws IOException If there is an error reading the document
*/
public Object getObjectValue(PropertyDescriptor desc, String value) throws IOException {
// Find out what kind of property it is
Class type = desc.getPropertyType();
// If it's an array, get the base type
if (type.isArray()) {
type = type.getComponentType();
}
// For native types, object wrappers for natives, and strings, use the
// basic parse routine
if (type.equals(Integer.TYPE)
|| type.equals(Long.TYPE)
|| type.equals(Short.TYPE)
|| type.equals(Byte.TYPE)
|| type.equals(Boolean.TYPE)
|| type.equals(Float.TYPE)
|| type.equals(Double.TYPE)
|| Integer.class.isAssignableFrom(type)
|| Long.class.isAssignableFrom(type)
|| Short.class.isAssignableFrom(type)
|| Byte.class.isAssignableFrom(type)
|| Boolean.class.isAssignableFrom(type)
|| Float.class.isAssignableFrom(type)
|| Double.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
return parseBasicType(type, value);
} else if (String.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
return value;
} else if (java.util.Date.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
// If it's a date, use the date parser
return parseDate(value, JOXDateHandler.determineDateFormat());
} else {
return null;
}
}
/**
* Examines a property's type to see which method should be used to parse the property's value.
*
* @param desc The description of the property
* @param element The XML element containing the property value
* @return The value stored in the element
* @throws IOException If there is an error reading the document
*/
public Object getObjectValue(PropertyDescriptor desc, Element element) throws IOException {
// Find out what kind of property it is
Class type = desc.getPropertyType();
// If it's an array, get the base type
if (type.isArray()) {
type = type.getComponentType();
}
// For native types, object wrappers for natives, and strings, use the
// basic parse routine
if (type.equals(Integer.TYPE)
|| type.equals(Long.TYPE)
|| type.equals(Short.TYPE)
|| type.equals(Byte.TYPE)
|| type.equals(Boolean.TYPE)
|| type.equals(Float.TYPE)
|| type.equals(Double.TYPE)
|| Integer.class.isAssignableFrom(type)
|| Long.class.isAssignableFrom(type)
|| Short.class.isAssignableFrom(type)
|| Byte.class.isAssignableFrom(type)
|| Boolean.class.isAssignableFrom(type)
|| Float.class.isAssignableFrom(type)
|| Double.class.isAssignableFrom(type)
|| String.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
return readBasicType(type, element);
} else if (java.util.Date.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
// If it's a date, use the date parser
return readDate(element);
} else {
try {
// If it's an object, create a new instance of the object (it should
// be a bean, or there will be trouble)
Object newOb = type.newInstance();
// Copy the XML element into the bean
readObject(newOb, element);
return newOb;
} catch (InstantiationException exc) {
throw new IOException(
"Error creating object for " + desc.getName() + ": " + exc.toString());
} catch (IllegalAccessException exc) {
throw new IOException(
"Error creating object for " + desc.getName() + ": " + exc.toString());
}
}
}