Bean (Joda-Beans 2.11.1 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

DynamicBean, ImmutableBean

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicBean, DirectBean, FlexiBean, MapBean
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public interface Bean
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A bean consisting of a set of properties.
The implementation may be any class, but is typically a standard JavaBean with get/set methods. Alternate implementations might store the properties in another data structure such as a map.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`MetaBean`	`metaBean()`	Gets the meta-bean representing the parts of the bean that are common across all instances, such as the set of meta-properties.
`default <R> Property<R>`	`property(String propertyName)`	Gets a property by name.
`default Set<String>`	`propertyNames()`	Gets the set of property names.

- Method Detail
  - metaBean
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MetaBean metaBean()
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    Gets the meta-bean representing the parts of the bean that are common across all instances, such as the set of meta-properties.
    The meta-bean can be thought of as the equivalent of Class but for beans.
    
    Returns:
    
    the meta-bean, not null
  - property
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default <R> Property<R> property(String propertyName)
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    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.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    R - the property type, optional, enabling auto-casting
    
    Parameters:
    
    propertyName - the property name to retrieve, not null
    
    Returns:
    
    the property, not null
    
    Throws:
    
    NoSuchElementException - if the property name is invalid
  - propertyNames
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default Set<String> propertyNames()
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    Gets the set of property names.
    Each bean consists of a known set of properties. This method returns the known property names.
    
    Returns:
    
    the unmodifiable set of property names, not null