org.codehaus.groovy.grails.web.binding
Interface StructuredPropertyEditor

All Known Implementing Classes:

StructuredDateEditor

public interface StructuredPropertyEditor

A PropertyEditor that is able to edit structured properties (properties made up of multiple field values). The #assemble method takes the required type and a map of field values and create an instance of the required type.

Since:

1.0.4

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	assemble(java.lang.Class type, java.util.Map fieldValues) Assemble and bind a property value from the specified fieldValues and the given type
java.util.List	getOptionalFields()
java.util.List	getRequiredFields()

Method Detail

getRequiredFields

java.util.List getRequiredFields()

Returns:

The required fields

getOptionalFields

java.util.List getOptionalFields()

Returns:

The optional fields

assemble

java.lang.Object assemble(java.lang.Class type,
                          java.util.Map fieldValues)
                          throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Assemble and bind a property value from the specified fieldValues and the given type

Parameters:

type - The type

fieldValues - The field values

Returns:

A bound property

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - Thrown in one of the field values is illegal