All Superinterfaces:

AnnotationProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

PropertyAdapterImpl
```
public interface PropertyAdapter
extends AnnotationProvider
```
Provides access to a single property within a class. Acts as an AnnotationProvider; when searching for annotations, the read method (if present) is checked first, followed by the write method, followed by the underlying field (when the property name matches the field name). Starting in release 5.2, this property may actually be a public field. In 5.3, it may be a public static field.

See Also:

ClassPropertyAdapter

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`get(java.lang.Object instance)`	Reads the property value.
`java.lang.Class`	`getBeanType()`	Returns the type of bean to which this property belongs.
`ClassPropertyAdapter`	`getClassAdapter()`	Returns the `ClassPropertyAdapter` that provides access to other properties defined by the same class.
`java.lang.Class`	`getDeclaringClass()`	The class in which the property (or public field) is defined.
`java.lang.reflect.Field`	`getField()`	Returns the field if the property is a public field or null if the property is accessed via the read method.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of the property (or public field).
`java.lang.reflect.Method`	`getReadMethod()`	Returns the method used to read the property, or null if the property is not readable (or is a public field).
`java.lang.Class`	`getType()`	Returns the type of the property.
`java.lang.reflect.Method`	`getWriteMethod()`	Returns the method used to update the property, or null if the property is not writeable (or a public field).
`boolean`	`isCastRequired()`	Returns true if the return type of the read method is not the same as the property type.
`boolean`	`isField()`	Returns true if the property is actually a public field (possibly, a public static field).
`boolean`	`isRead()`	Returns true if the property is readable (i.e., has a getter method or is a public field).
`boolean`	`isUpdate()`	Returns true if the property is writeable (i.e., has a setter method or is a non-final field).
`void`	`set(java.lang.Object instance, java.lang.Object value)`	Updates the property value.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry5.commons.AnnotationProvider
getAnnotation

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Returns the name of the property (or public field).
  - isRead
```
boolean isRead()
```
    Returns true if the property is readable (i.e., has a getter method or is a public field).
  - getReadMethod
```
java.lang.reflect.Method getReadMethod()
```
    Returns the method used to read the property, or null if the property is not readable (or is a public field).
  - isUpdate
```
boolean isUpdate()
```
    Returns true if the property is writeable (i.e., has a setter method or is a non-final field).
  - getWriteMethod
```
java.lang.reflect.Method getWriteMethod()
```
    Returns the method used to update the property, or null if the property is not writeable (or a public field).
  - get
```
java.lang.Object get(java.lang.Object instance)
```
    Reads the property value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    instance - to read from
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - if the property is write only
  - set
```
void set(java.lang.Object instance,
         java.lang.Object value)
```
    Updates the property value. The provided value must not be null if the property type is primitive, and must otherwise be of the proper type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    instance - to update
    
    value - new value for the property
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - if the property is read only
  - getType
```
java.lang.Class getType()
```
    Returns the type of the property.
  - isCastRequired
```
boolean isCastRequired()
```
    Returns true if the return type of the read method is not the same as the property type. This can occur when the property has been defined using generics, in which case, the method's type may be Object when the property type is something more specific. This method is primarily used when generating runtime code related to the property.
  - getClassAdapter
```
ClassPropertyAdapter getClassAdapter()
```
    Returns the ClassPropertyAdapter that provides access to other properties defined by the same class.
  - getBeanType
```
java.lang.Class getBeanType()
```
    Returns the type of bean to which this property belongs. This is the same as ClassPropertyAdapter.getBeanType().
  - isField
```
boolean isField()
```
    Returns true if the property is actually a public field (possibly, a public static field).
    
    Since:
    
    5.2
  - getField
```
java.lang.reflect.Field getField()
```
    Returns the field if the property is a public field or null if the property is accessed via the read method.
    
    Since:
    
    5.2
  - getDeclaringClass
```
java.lang.Class getDeclaringClass()
```
    The class in which the property (or public field) is defined.
    
    Since:
    
    5.2

Interface PropertyAdapter

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry5.commons.AnnotationProvider

Method Detail

getName

isRead

getReadMethod

isUpdate

getWriteMethod

get

set

getType

isCastRequired

getClassAdapter

getBeanType

isField

getField

getDeclaringClass