PropertyEditorRegistry (SNAP Engine API)

java.lang.Object
- com.bc.ceres.swing.binding.PropertyEditorRegistry

```
public class PropertyEditorRegistry
extends Object
```
A registry for PropertyEditor.

Since:

BEAM 4.6

Version:

$Revision$ $Date$

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PropertyEditor`	`findPropertyEditor(PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor)`	Finds a matching `PropertyEditor` for the given `PropertyDescriptor`.
`static PropertyEditorRegistry`	`getInstance()`
`PropertyEditor`	`getPropertyEditor(String className)`	Gets a `PropertyEditor` by its class name.
`static void`	`setInstance(PropertyEditorRegistry registry)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static PropertyEditorRegistry getInstance()
```
  - setInstance
```
public static void setInstance(PropertyEditorRegistry registry)
```
  - getPropertyEditor
```
public PropertyEditor getPropertyEditor(String className)
```
    Gets a PropertyEditor by its class name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    className - The class name of the PropertyEditor.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value editor or null if no editor exist for the given class name.
  - findPropertyEditor
```
public PropertyEditor findPropertyEditor(PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor)
```
    Finds a matching PropertyEditor for the given PropertyDescriptor.
    At first , if set, the property "propertyEditor" of the property descriptor is used. Afterwards all registered PropertyEditors are tested, whether the can provide an editor. As a fallback a TextFieldEditor is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    propertyDescriptor - the value descriptor
    
    Returns:
    
    the editor that can edit values described by the value descriptor