org.joda.beans.impl
Class BasicBean

java.lang.Object
  org.joda.beans.impl.BasicBean

All Implemented Interfaces:

Bean

Direct Known Subclasses:

FlexiBean

public abstract class BasicBean
extends Object
implements Bean

Basic implementation of Bean intended for applications to subclass.

The subclass must to provide an implementation for Bean.metaBean(). This returns the complete definition of the bean at the meta level.

BasicBean

public BasicBean()

property

public <R> Property<R> property(String propertyName)

Description copied from interface: Bean

Gets a property by name.

Each bean consists of a known set of properties. This method checks whether there is a property with the specified name.

The base interface throws an exception if the name is not recognised. By contrast, the DynamicBean subinterface creates the property on demand.

Specified by:

property in interface Bean

Type Parameters:

R - the property type, optional, enabling auto-casting

Parameters:

propertyName - the property name to retrieve, not null

Returns:

the property, not null

propertyNames

public Set<String> propertyNames()

Description copied from interface: Bean

Gets the set of property names.

Each bean consists of a known set of properties. This method returns the known property names.

Specified by:

propertyNames in interface Bean

Returns:

the unmodifiable set of property names, not null

clone

public BasicBean clone()

Clones this bean, returning an independent copy.

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

the clone, not null

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Checks if this bean equals another.

This compares the class and all the properties of the bean.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - the object to compare to, null returns false

Returns:

true if the beans are equal

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a suitable hash code.

The hash code is derived from all the properties of the bean.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a suitable hash code

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string that summarises the bean.

The string contains the class name and properties.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a summary string, not null