net.sf.mmm.util.pojo.api

Interface PojoUtil

All Known Implementing Classes:

PojoUtilImpl

@ComponentSpecification
public interface PojoUtil

This is the interface for a collection of utility functions to deal with POJOs.

Since:

7.1.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

See Also:

PojoDescriptorBuilder, ReflectionUtil

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	visitObjectRecursive(Object object, Filter<Object> visitor) This method recursively traverses all objects starting from the given Object via all properties and contents.
void	visitObjectRecursive(Object object, Filter<Object> visitor, boolean loopProtection) This method recursively traverses all objects starting from the given Object via all properties and contents.

Method Detail

visitObjectRecursive

void visitObjectRecursive(Object object,
                          Filter<Object> visitor)

This method recursively traverses all objects starting from the given Object via all properties and contents. It simply delegates to visitObjectRecursive(Object, Filter, boolean) using true for loopProtection.

Parameters:

object - is the Object to traverse recursively.

visitor - is the Filter invoked for all traversed Objects. If an Object is not accepted by this Filter the recursion stops at this point.

visitObjectRecursive

void visitObjectRecursive(Object object,
                          Filter<Object> visitor,
                          boolean loopProtection)

This method recursively traverses all objects starting from the given Object via all properties and contents. It supports Collections, Maps, Object arrays, and Pojos.
ATTENTION:
This method will NOT traverse into primitive arrays for performance reasons. Simply realize this inside your visitor if you need it.

Parameters:

object - is the Object to traverse recursively.

visitor - is the Filter invoked for all traversed Objects. If an Object is not accepted by this Filter the recursion stops at this point.

loopProtection - - true to collect all visited Objects in a Set in order to prevent infinity loops, false otherwise (to save performance if no loops are possible for the given Object).