ResourceBundleEditor

Class Overview

java.beans.PropertyEditor implementation for java.util.ResourceBundle ResourceBundles.

Only supports conversion from a String, but not to a String. Find below some examples of using this class in a (properly configured) Spring container using XML-based metadata:

 <bean id="errorDialog" class="...">
    <!--
        the 'messages' property is of type java.util.ResourceBundle.
        the 'DialogMessages.properties' file exists at the root of the CLASSPATH
    -->
    <property name="messages" value="DialogMessages"/>
 </bean>

 <bean id="errorDialog" class="...">
    <!--
        the 'DialogMessages.properties' file exists in the 'com/messages' package
    -->
    <property name="messages" value="com/messages/DialogMessages"/>
 </bean>

A 'properly configured' Spring container might contain a CustomEditorConfigurer definition such that the conversion can be effected transparently:

 <bean class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.CustomEditorConfigurer">
    <property name="customEditors">
        <map>
            <entry key="java.util.ResourceBundle">
                <bean class="org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.ResourceBundleEditor"/>
            </entry>
        </map>
    </property>
 </bean>

Please note that this PropertyEditor is not registered by default with any of the Spring infrastructure.

Thanks to David Leal Valmana for the suggestion and initial prototype.

Summary

[Expand] Inherited Methods
From class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport synchronized void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener arg0) void firePropertyChange() String getAsText() Component getCustomEditor() String getJavaInitializationString() Object getSource() String[] getTags() Object getValue() boolean isPaintable() void paintValue(Graphics arg0, Rectangle arg1) synchronized void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener arg0) void setAsText(String arg0) void setSource(Object arg0) void setValue(Object arg0) boolean supportsCustomEditor()
From class java.lang.Object Object clone() boolean equals(Object arg0) void finalize() final Class<?> getClass() int hashCode() final void notify() final void notifyAll() String toString() final void wait() final void wait(long arg0, int arg1) final void wait(long arg0)
From interface java.beans.PropertyEditor abstract void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener arg0) abstract String getAsText() abstract Component getCustomEditor() abstract String getJavaInitializationString() abstract String[] getTags() abstract Object getValue() abstract boolean isPaintable() abstract void paintValue(Graphics arg0, Rectangle arg1) abstract void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener arg0) abstract void setAsText(String arg0) abstract void setValue(Object arg0) abstract boolean supportsCustomEditor()