/* java.beans.PropertyEditorManager Copyright (C) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of GNU Classpath. GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA. Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is making a combined work based on this library. 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If you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your version. */ package java.beans; import gnu.java.beans.editors.ColorEditor; import gnu.java.beans.editors.FontEditor; import gnu.java.beans.editors.NativeBooleanEditor; import gnu.java.beans.editors.NativeByteEditor; import gnu.java.beans.editors.NativeDoubleEditor; import gnu.java.beans.editors.NativeFloatEditor; import gnu.java.beans.editors.NativeIntEditor; import gnu.java.beans.editors.NativeLongEditor; import gnu.java.beans.editors.NativeShortEditor; import gnu.java.beans.editors.StringEditor; import gnu.java.lang.ClassHelper; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Font; /** * PropertyEditorManager is used to find property editors * for various types (not necessarily Beans).<P> * * It first checks to see if the property editor is * already registered; if it is, that property editor is * used. Next it takes the type's classname and appends * "Editor" to it, and searches first in the class's * package and then in the property editor search path. * * <p>Default property editors are provided for:</p> * * <ol> * <li>boolean, byte, short, int, long, float, and double</li> * <li>java.lang.String</li> * <li>java.awt.Color</li> * <li>java.awt.Font</li> * </ol> * * <p><strong>Spec Suggestion:</strong> Perhaps an editor for * Filename or something like it should be provided. As well * as char.</p> * * @author John Keiser * @since 1.1 * @version 1.1.0, 29 Jul 1998 */ public class PropertyEditorManager { static java.util.Hashtable editors = new java.util.Hashtable(); static String[] editorSearchPath = { "gnu.java.beans.editors", "sun.beans.editors" }; static { registerEditor(Boolean.TYPE, NativeBooleanEditor.class); registerEditor(Byte.TYPE, NativeByteEditor.class); registerEditor(Short.TYPE, NativeShortEditor.class); registerEditor(Integer.TYPE, NativeIntEditor.class); registerEditor(Long.TYPE, NativeLongEditor.class); registerEditor(Float.TYPE, NativeFloatEditor.class); registerEditor(Double.TYPE, NativeDoubleEditor.class); registerEditor(String.class, StringEditor.class); registerEditor(Color.class, ColorEditor.class); registerEditor(Font.class, FontEditor.class); } /** * Beats me why this class can be instantiated, but there * you have it. */ public PropertyEditorManager() { // Do nothing here } /** * Register an editor for a class. Replaces old editor * if there was one registered before. * * @param editedClass the class that the property editor * will edit. * @param editorClass the PropertyEditor class. */ public static void registerEditor(Class editedClass, Class editorClass) { editors.put(editedClass, editorClass); } /** * Returns a new instance of the property editor for the * specified class. * * @param editedClass the class that the property editor * will edit. * @return a PropertyEditor instance that can edit the * specified class. */ public static PropertyEditor findEditor(Class editedClass) { try { Class found = (Class)editors.get(editedClass); if(found != null) { return (PropertyEditor)found.newInstance(); } ClassLoader contextClassLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader(); try { found = Class.forName(editedClass.getName()+"Editor", true, contextClassLoader); registerEditor(editedClass,found); return (PropertyEditor)found.newInstance(); } catch(ClassNotFoundException E) { } String appendName = "." + ClassHelper.getTruncatedClassName(editedClass) + "Editor"; synchronized(editorSearchPath) { for(int i=0;i<editorSearchPath.length;i++) { try { found = Class.forName(editorSearchPath[i] + appendName, true, contextClassLoader); registerEditor(editedClass,found); return (PropertyEditor)found.newInstance(); } catch(ClassNotFoundException E) { } } } } catch(InstantiationException E) { } catch(IllegalAccessException E) { } return null; } /** * Get the editor search path. * As a minor departure from the spec, the default value * for the editor search path is "gnu.java.beans.editors", * "sun.beans.editors". * * @return the editor search path. */ public static String[] getEditorSearchPath() { return editorSearchPath; } /** * Set the editor search path. * * @param editorSearchPath the new value for the editor search path. */ public static void setEditorSearchPath(String[] editorSearchPath) { synchronized(editorSearchPath) { PropertyEditorManager.editorSearchPath = editorSearchPath; } } }