Example usage for org.springframework.beans PropertyValue setOptional

Introduction

In this page you can find the example usage for org.springframework.beans PropertyValue setOptional.

Prototype

public void setOptional(boolean optional) 

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Set whether this is an optional value, that is, to be ignored when no corresponding property exists on the target class.

Usage

From source file:net.sourceforge.jabm.spring.PropertyOverrideWithReferencesConfigurer.java

@Override
protected void applyPropertyValue(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory factory, String beanName, String property,
        String value) {//  www.j a  v  a  2  s .c o m
    if (value != null && value.length() > 0 && !(value.charAt(0) == '&')) {
        super.applyPropertyValue(factory, beanName, property, value);
    } else {
        BeanDefinition bd = factory.getBeanDefinition(beanName);
        while (bd.getOriginatingBeanDefinition() != null) {
            bd = bd.getOriginatingBeanDefinition();
        }
        Object referencedValue = new RuntimeBeanReference(value.substring(1));
        PropertyValue pv = new PropertyValue(property, referencedValue);
        pv.setOptional(false);
        bd.getPropertyValues().addPropertyValue(pv);
    }
}

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From source file:org.springframework.beans.AbstractPropertyAccessorTests.java

@Test
public void setUnknownOptionalProperty() {
    Simple target = new Simple("John", 2);
    AbstractPropertyAccessor accessor = createAccessor(target);

    try {//  w w  w .  ja v  a  2s . c  o m
        PropertyValue value = new PropertyValue("foo", "value");
        value.setOptional(true);
        accessor.setPropertyValue(value);
    } catch (NotWritablePropertyException e) {
        fail("Should not have failed to set an unknown optional property.");
    }
}

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