Package com.bc.ceres.binding

The main purpose of this package is to provide a simple data binding framework for binding Java objects to a GUI or a DOM.

Basically it also provides support for the Property List and Value Object design patterns (see PropertyContainer and Property).

This package and its sub-packages currently form a self-standing API which is not used by Ceres itself.

An important entry point into this API may be the PropertyContainer class, which is used to manage a collection Propertys whose values may originate from diverse sources.

Since:

Ceres 0.6

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
ClassScanner.FieldFilter
Converter<T>	A Converter provides a strategy to convert a value of a certain type from plain text to a Java object and vice versa.
PropertyAccessor	An PropertyAccessor provides a strategy to get and set a value.
PropertyAccessorFactory	A factory for property accessors derived from Java class fields.
PropertyChangeEmitter	Something that emits property change events.
PropertyDescriptorFactory	A factory for property descriptors derived from Java class Fields.
PropertySet	A loose aggregation of properties.
PropertySetDescriptor	A provider for property descriptors.
Validator	A Validator provides the strategy to validate a value with respect to a provided Property.

Class Summary

Class	Description
ClassScanner	Utility class that is used to scan the fields of plain Java objects (POJOs).
ConverterRegistry	A registry for Converters.
DefaultPropertyDescriptorFactory	Default implementation for the PropertyDescriptorFactory interface.
DefaultPropertySetDescriptor	The default implementation of a property set descriptor.
Property	A property is composed of a PropertyDescriptor (static type description) and an PropertyAccessor (dynamic value assignment).
PropertyContainer	A convenience implementation of the PropertySet interface.
PropertyDescriptor	Describes a property by its name, type and a set of optional (mutable) attributes.
ValueRange	This class represents a numerical value range.
ValueSet	A set of values allowed to be assigned to certain types of values.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
BindingException	Signals a binding failure.
ConversionException	Signals a value conversion failure.
ValidationException	Signals a value validation failure.