Checks whether the property is editable or not. - Java Reflection

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Checks whether the property is editable or not.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;
import java.beans.BeanInfo;
import java.beans.IntrospectionException;
import java.beans.Introspector;
import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;

public class Main {

    /**
     * Checks whether the property is editable or not. Generally it checks
     * whether the mutator is available for this property or not. A property is
     * editable iff the property mutator is available.
     * 
     * @param beanClass the class of bean whose property is being inspecting.
     * @param property the name of property to inspect.
     * @return Returns <code>true</code> if the property is editable else <code>false</code>
     * @throws IntrospectionException
     */
    public static final boolean isPropertyEditable(Class beanClass,
            String property) throws IntrospectionException {
        // Gets the property descriptor for given property
        PropertyDescriptor descriptor = getPropertyDescriptor(beanClass,
                property);
        return descriptor == null ? false
                : descriptor.getWriteMethod() != null;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the property descriptor for the property name from given class.
     * 
     * @param beanClass the class of bean
     * @param property the name of property.
     * @return the property descriptor if property name found else return <code>null</code>.
     * @throws IntrospectionException
     */
    public static final PropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor(
            Class beanClass, String property) throws IntrospectionException {
        BeanInfo beanInfo = Introspector.getBeanInfo(beanClass);
        PropertyDescriptor[] descriptors = beanInfo
                .getPropertyDescriptors();
        int length = descriptors == null ? 0 : descriptors.length;
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            if (descriptors[i].getDisplayName().equals(property)) {
                return descriptors[i];
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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