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package org.apache.commons.beanutils;


import java.beans.BeanInfo;
import java.beans.IndexedPropertyDescriptor;
import java.beans.IntrospectionException;
import java.beans.Introspector;
import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
import java.lang.reflect.Array;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import org.apache.commons.collections.FastHashMap;


/**
 * Utility methods for using Java Reflection APIs to facilitate generic
 * property getter and setter operations on Java objects.  Much of this
 * code was originally included in <code>BeanUtils</code>, but has been
 * separated because of the volume of code involved.
 * <p>
 * In general, the objects that are examined and modified using these
 * methods are expected to conform to the property getter and setter method
 * naming conventions described in the JavaBeans Specification (Version 1.0.1).
 * No data type conversions are performed, and there are no usage of any
 * <code>PropertyEditor</code> classes that have been registered, although
 * a convenient way to access the registered classes themselves is included.
 * <p>
 * For the purposes of this class, five formats for referencing a particular
 * property value of a bean are defined, with the layout of an identifying
 * String in parentheses:
 * <ul>
 * <li><strong>Simple (<code>name</code>)</strong> - The specified
 *     <code>name</code> identifies an individual property of a particular
 *     JavaBean.  The name of the actual getter or setter method to be used
 *     is determined using standard JavaBeans instrospection, so that (unless
 *     overridden by a <code>BeanInfo</code> class, a property named "xyz"
 *     will have a getter method named <code>getXyz()</code> or (for boolean
 *     properties only) <code>isXyz()</code>, and a setter method named
 *     <code>setXyz()</code>.</li>
 * <li><strong>Nested (<code>name1.name2.name3</code>)</strong> The first
 *     name element is used to select a property getter, as for simple
 *     references above.  The object returned for this property is then
 *     consulted, using the same approach, for a property getter for a
 *     property named <code>name2</code>, and so on.  The property value that
 *     is ultimately retrieved or modified is the one identified by the
 *     last name element.</li>
 * <li><strong>Indexed (<code>name[index]</code>)</strong> - The underlying
 *     property value is assumed to be an array, or this JavaBean is assumed
 *     to have indexed property getter and setter methods.  The appropriate
 *     (zero-relative) entry in the array is selected.</li>
 * <li><strong>Mapped (<code>name(key)</code>)</strong> - The JavaBean
 *     is assumed to have an property getter and setter methods with an
 *     additional attribute of type <code>java.lang.String</code>.</li>
 * <li><strong>Combined (<code>name1.name2[index].name3(key)</code>)</strong> -
 *     Combining mapped, nested, and indexed references is also
 *     supported.</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @author Craig R. McClanahan
 * @author Ralph Schaer
 * @author Chris Audley
 * @author Rey François
 * @author Gregor Raıman
 * @author Jan Sorensen
 * @version $Revision: 1.15 $ $Date: 2001/12/15 19:19:24 $
 */

public class PropertyUtils {


    // ----------------------------------------------------- Manifest Constants


    /**
     * The delimiter that preceeds the zero-relative subscript for an
     * indexed reference.
     */
    public static final char INDEXED_DELIM = '[';


    /**
     * The delimiter that follows the zero-relative subscript for an
     * indexed reference.
     */
    public static final char INDEXED_DELIM2 = ']';


    /**
     * The delimiter that preceeds the key of a mapped property.
     */
    public static final char MAPPED_DELIM = '(';


    /**
     * The delimiter that follows the key of a mapped property.
     */
    public static final char MAPPED_DELIM2 = ')';


    /**
     * The delimiter that separates the components of a nested reference.
     */
    public static final char NESTED_DELIM = '.';


    // ------------------------------------------------------- Static Variables


    /**
     * The debugging detail level for this component.
     */
    private static int debug = 0;

    public static int getDebug() {
        return (debug);
    }

    public static void setDebug(int newDebug) {
        debug = newDebug;
    }


    /**
     * The cache of PropertyDescriptor arrays for beans we have already
     * introspected, keyed by the java.lang.Class of this object.
     */
    private static FastHashMap descriptorsCache = null;
    private static FastHashMap mappedDescriptorsCache = null;
    static {
        descriptorsCache = new FastHashMap();
        descriptorsCache.setFast(true);
        mappedDescriptorsCache = new FastHashMap();
        mappedDescriptorsCache.setFast(true);
    }


    // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods


    /**
     * Clear any cached property descriptors information for all classes
     * loaded by any class loaders.  This is useful in cases where class
     * loaders are thrown away to implement class reloading.
     */
    public static void clearDescriptors() {

        descriptorsCache.clear();
        mappedDescriptorsCache.clear();
        Introspector.flushCaches();

    }


    /**
     * Copy property values from the "origin" bean to the "destination" bean
     * for all cases where the property names are the same (even though the
     * actual getter and setter methods might have been customized via
     * <code>BeanInfo</code> classes).  No conversions are performed on the
     * actual property values -- it is assumed that the values retrieved from
     * the origin bean are assignment-compatible with the types expected by
     * the destination bean.
     *
     * @param dest Destination bean whose properties are modified
     * @param orig Origin bean whose properties are retrieved
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the <code>dest</code> or
     *  <code>orig</code> argument is null
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static void copyProperties(Object dest, Object orig)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (dest == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException
                ("No destination bean specified");
        if (orig == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No origin bean specified");

	PropertyDescriptor origDescriptors[] = getPropertyDescriptors(orig);
	for (int i = 0; i < origDescriptors.length; i++) {
	    String name = origDescriptors[i].getName();
	    if (getPropertyDescriptor(dest, name) != null) {
		Object value = getSimpleProperty(orig, name);
                try {
                    setSimpleProperty(dest, name, value);
                } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
                    ;   // Skip non-matching property
                }
	    }
	}

    }


    /**
     * Return the entire set of properties for which the specified bean
     * provides a read method.  This map contains the unconverted property
     * values for all properties for which a read method is provided
     * (i.e. where the <code>getReadMethod()</code> returns non-null).
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose properties are to be extracted
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> is null
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    // FIXME - does not account for mapped properties
    public static Map describe(Object bean)
        throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
               NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        PropertyDescriptor descriptors[] =
            PropertyUtils.getPropertyDescriptors(bean);
        Map description = new HashMap(descriptors.length);
        for (int i = 0; i < descriptors.length; i++) {
            String name = descriptors[i].getName();
            if (descriptors[i].getReadMethod() != null)
                description.put(name, getProperty(bean, name));
        }
        return (description);

    }


    /**
     * Return the value of the specified indexed property of the specified
     * bean, with no type conversions.  The zero-relative index of the
     * required value must be included (in square brackets) as a suffix to
     * the property name, or <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> will be
     * thrown.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
     * @param name <code>propertyname[index]</code> of the property value
     *  to be extracted
     *
     * @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
     *  is outside the valid range for the underlying array
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
     *  <code>name</code> is null
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static Object getIndexedProperty(Object bean, String name)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");

	// Identify the index of the requested individual property
        int delim = name.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM);
        int delim2 = name.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM2);
        if ((delim < 0) || (delim2 <= delim))
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid indexed property '" +
					       name + "'");
	int index = -1;
	try {
	    String subscript = name.substring(delim + 1, delim2);
	    index = Integer.parseInt(subscript);
	} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid indexed property '" +
					       name + "'");
	}
	name = name.substring(0, delim);

	// Request the specified indexed property value
	return (getIndexedProperty(bean, name, index));

    }


    /**
     * Return the value of the specified indexed property of the specified
     * bean, with no type conversions.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
     * @param name Simple property name of the property value to be extracted
     * @param index Index of the property value to be extracted
     *
     * @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
     *  is outside the valid range for the underlying array
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
     *  <code>name</code> is null
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static Object getIndexedProperty(Object bean,
					    String name, int index)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");

	// Retrieve the property descriptor for the specified property
	PropertyDescriptor descriptor =
	    getPropertyDescriptor(bean, name);
	if (descriptor == null)
	    throw new NoSuchMethodException("Unknown property '" +
					    name + "'");

	// Call the indexed getter method if there is one
	if (descriptor instanceof IndexedPropertyDescriptor) {
	    Method readMethod =	((IndexedPropertyDescriptor) descriptor).
		getIndexedReadMethod();
	    if (readMethod != null) {
		Object subscript[] = new Object[1];
		subscript[0] = new Integer(index);
                try {
                    return (readMethod.invoke(bean, subscript));
                } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
                    if (e.getTargetException() instanceof
                        ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException)
                        throw (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException)
                            e.getTargetException();
                    else
                        throw e;
                }
	    }
	}

	// Otherwise, the underlying property must be an array
        Method readMethod = getReadMethod(descriptor);
	if (readMethod == null)
	    throw new NoSuchMethodException("Property '" + name +
					    "' has no getter method");

	// Call the property getter and return the value
	Object value = readMethod.invoke(bean, new Object[0]);
	if (!value.getClass().isArray())
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Property '" + name +
					       "' is not indexed");
	return (Array.get(value, index));

    }


    /**
     * Return the value of the specified mapped property of the
     * specified bean, with no type conversions.  The key of the
     * required value must be included (in brackets) as a suffix to
     * the property name, or <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> will be
     * thrown.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
     * @param name <code>propertyname(key)</code> of the property value
     *  to be extracted
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static Object getMappedProperty(Object bean, String name)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");

	// Identify the index of the requested individual property
        int delim = name.indexOf(MAPPED_DELIM);
        int delim2 = name.indexOf(MAPPED_DELIM2);
        if ((delim < 0) || (delim2 <= delim))
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException
                ("Invalid mapped property '" + name + "'");
	// Isolate the name and the key
	String key = name.substring(delim + 1, delim2);
	name = name.substring(0, delim);

	// Request the specified indexed property value
	return (getMappedProperty(bean, name, key));

    }


    /**
     * Return the value of the specified mapped property of the specified
     * bean, with no type conversions.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
     * @param name Mapped property name of the property value to be extracted
     * @param key Key of the property value to be extracted
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static Object getMappedProperty(Object bean,
					    String name, String key)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");
        if (key == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No key specified");

        Object result = null;

        // Retrieve the property descriptor for the specified property
        PropertyDescriptor descriptor = getPropertyDescriptor(bean, name);
        if (descriptor == null)
            throw new NoSuchMethodException("Unknown property '" +
                                            name + "'");

        if (descriptor instanceof MappedPropertyDescriptor) {
            // Call the keyed getter method if there is one
            Method readMethod = ((MappedPropertyDescriptor)descriptor).
                getMappedReadMethod();
            if (readMethod != null) {
                Object keyArray[] = new Object[1];
                keyArray[0] = key;
                result = readMethod.invoke(bean, keyArray);
            } else {
                throw new NoSuchMethodException("Property '" + name +
                                "' has no mapped getter method");
            }
        }
	return result;

    }


    /**
     * Return the mapped property descriptors for this bean.
     *
     * @param bean Bean to be introspected
     */
    public static FastHashMap getMappedPropertyDescriptors(Object bean) {

        if (bean == null)
            return null;

        // Look up any cached descriptors for this bean class
        Class beanClass = bean.getClass();
        return (FastHashMap) mappedDescriptorsCache.get(beanClass);

    }


    /**
     * Return the value of the (possibly nested) property of the specified
     * name, for the specified bean, with no type conversions.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
     * @param name Possibly nested name of the property to be extracted
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
     *  <code>name</code> is null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if a nested reference to a
     *  property returns null
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static Object getNestedProperty(Object bean, String name)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");

	int indexOfINDEXED_DELIM = -1;
	int indexOfMAPPED_DELIM = -1;
	while (true) {
            /*
	    int delim = name.indexOf(NESTED_DELIM);
	    if (delim < 0)
		break;
	    String next = name.substring(0, delim);
	    if (next.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM) >= 0)
		bean = getIndexedProperty(bean, next);
	    else
		bean = getSimpleProperty(bean, next);
	    if (bean == null)
		throw new IllegalArgumentException
		    ("Null property value for '" +
		     name.substring(0, delim) + "'");
	    name = name.substring(delim + 1);
            */
            int period = name.indexOf(NESTED_DELIM);
            if (period < 0)
                break;
            String next = name.substring(0, period);
            indexOfINDEXED_DELIM = next.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM);
            indexOfMAPPED_DELIM = next.indexOf(MAPPED_DELIM);
            if (indexOfMAPPED_DELIM >= 0 &&
                (indexOfINDEXED_DELIM <0 ||
                 indexOfMAPPED_DELIM < indexOfINDEXED_DELIM))
                bean = getMappedProperty(bean, next);
            else {
                if (indexOfINDEXED_DELIM >= 0)
                    bean = getIndexedProperty(bean, next);
                else
                    bean = getSimpleProperty(bean, next);
            }
            if (bean == null)
                throw new IllegalArgumentException
                    ("Null property value for '" +
                     name.substring(0, period) + "'");
            name = name.substring(period + 1);
	}

        /*
	if (name.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM) >= 0)
	    return (getIndexedProperty(bean, name));
	else
	    return (getSimpleProperty(bean, name));
        */
	indexOfINDEXED_DELIM = name.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM);
	indexOfMAPPED_DELIM = name.indexOf(MAPPED_DELIM);

	if (indexOfMAPPED_DELIM >= 0 && (indexOfINDEXED_DELIM <0 || indexOfMAPPED_DELIM < indexOfINDEXED_DELIM))
            bean = getMappedProperty(bean, name);
	else {
            if (indexOfINDEXED_DELIM >= 0)
                bean = getIndexedProperty(bean, name);
            else
                bean = getSimpleProperty(bean, name);
        }
	return bean;

    }


    /**
     * Return the value of the specified property of the specified bean,
     * no matter which property reference format is used, with no
     * type conversions.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
     * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property
     *  to be extracted
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
     *  <code>name</code> is null
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static Object getProperty(Object bean, String name)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

	return (getNestedProperty(bean, name));

    }


    /**
     * Retrieve the property descriptor for the specified property of the
     * specified bean, or return <code>null</code> if there is no such
     * descriptor.  This method resolves indexed and nested property
     * references in the same manner as other methods in this class, except
     * that if the last (or only) name element is indexed, the descriptor
     * for the last resolved property itself is returned.
     *
     * @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
     * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for
     *  which a property descriptor is requested
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
     *  <code>name</code> is null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if a nested reference to a
     *  property returns null
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static PropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor(Object bean,
							   String name)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");

	// Resolve nested references
	while (true) {
	    int period = name.indexOf(NESTED_DELIM);
	    if (period < 0)
		break;
	    String next = name.substring(0, period);
            /*
	    if (next.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM) >= 0)
		bean = getIndexedProperty(bean, next);
	    else
		bean = getSimpleProperty(bean, next);
	    if (bean == null)
		throw new IllegalArgumentException
		    ("Null property value for '" +
		     name.substring(0, period) + "'");
	    name = name.substring(period + 1);
            */
            int indexOfINDEXED_DELIM = next.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM);
            int indexOfMAPPED_DELIM = next.indexOf(MAPPED_DELIM);
            if (indexOfMAPPED_DELIM >= 0 && (indexOfINDEXED_DELIM <0 || indexOfMAPPED_DELIM < indexOfINDEXED_DELIM))
                bean = getMappedProperty(bean, next);
            else {
                if (indexOfINDEXED_DELIM >= 0)
                    bean = getIndexedProperty(bean, next);
                else
                    bean = getSimpleProperty(bean, next);
                }
            if (bean == null)
                throw new IllegalArgumentException
                    ("Null property value for '" +
                     name.substring(0, period) + "'");
            name = name.substring(period + 1);
	}

	// Remove any subscript from the final name value
	int left = name.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM);
	if (left >= 0)
	    name = name.substring(0, left);
        left = name.indexOf(MAPPED_DELIM);
        if (left >= 0)
            name = name.substring(0, left);

	// Look up and return this property from our cache
        // creating and adding it to the cache if not found.
	if ((bean == null) || (name == null))
	    return (null);

	PropertyDescriptor descriptors[] = getPropertyDescriptors(bean);
        if (descriptors != null) {
            for (int i = 0; i < descriptors.length; i++) {
                if (name.equals(descriptors[i].getName()))
                    return (descriptors[i]);
            }
        }

        PropertyDescriptor result = null;
        FastHashMap mappedDescriptors =
            getMappedPropertyDescriptors(bean);
        if (mappedDescriptors != null) {
            result = (PropertyDescriptor) mappedDescriptors.get(name);
        }
        if (result==null) {
            // not found, try to create it
            try {
                result =
                    new MappedPropertyDescriptor(name, bean.getClass());
            } catch (IntrospectionException ie) {
            }
        }
        if (result!=null) {
            if (mappedDescriptors==null) {
                mappedDescriptors = new FastHashMap();
                mappedDescriptors.setFast(true);
                mappedDescriptorsCache.put
                    (bean.getClass(), mappedDescriptors);
            }
            mappedDescriptors.put(name, result);
        }
        return result;

    }


    /**
     * Retrieve the property descriptors for the specified bean, introspecting
     * and caching them the first time a particular bean class is encountered.
     *
     * @param bean Bean for which property descriptors are requested
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> is null
     */
    public static PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptors(Object bean) {

	if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");

	// Look up any cached descriptors for this bean class
	Class beanClass = bean.getClass();
	PropertyDescriptor descriptors[] = null;
        descriptors =
            (PropertyDescriptor[]) descriptorsCache.get(beanClass);
	if (descriptors != null)
	    return (descriptors);

	// Introspect the bean and cache the generated descriptors
	BeanInfo beanInfo = null;
	try {
	    beanInfo = Introspector.getBeanInfo(bean.getClass());
	} catch (IntrospectionException e) {
	    return (new PropertyDescriptor[0]);
	}
	descriptors = beanInfo.getPropertyDescriptors();
	if (descriptors == null)
	    descriptors = new PropertyDescriptor[0];
        descriptorsCache.put(beanClass, descriptors);
	return (descriptors);

    }


    /**
     * Return the Java Class repesenting the property editor class that has
     * been registered for this property (if any).  This method follows the
     * same name resolution rules used by <code>getPropertyDescriptor()</code>,
     * so if the last element of a name reference is indexed, the property
     * editor for the underlying property's class is returned.
     * <p>
     * Note that <code>null</code> will be returned if there is no property,
     * or if there is no registered property editor class.  Because this
     * return value is ambiguous, you should determine the existence of the
     * property itself by other means.
     *
     * @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
     * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for
     *  which a property descriptor is requested
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
     *  <code>name</code> is null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if a nested reference to a
     *  property returns null
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static Class getPropertyEditorClass(Object bean, String name)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");

	PropertyDescriptor descriptor =
	    getPropertyDescriptor(bean, name);
	if (descriptor != null)
	    return (descriptor.getPropertyEditorClass());
	else
	    return (null);

    }


    /**
     * Return the Java Class representing the property type of the specified
     * property, or <code>null</code> if there is no such property for the
     * specified bean.  This method follows the same name resolution rules
     * used by <code>getPropertyDescriptor()</code>, so if the last element
     * of a name reference is indexed, the type of the property itself will
     * be returned.  If the last (or only) element has no property with the
     * specified name, <code>null</code> is returned.
     *
     * @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
     * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for
     *  which a property descriptor is requested
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
     *  <code>name</code> is null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if a nested reference to a
     *  property returns null
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static Class getPropertyType(Object bean, String name)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");

	PropertyDescriptor descriptor =
	    getPropertyDescriptor(bean, name);
	if (descriptor == null)
            return (null);
        else if (descriptor instanceof IndexedPropertyDescriptor)
            return (((IndexedPropertyDescriptor) descriptor).
                    getIndexedPropertyType());
        else
	    return (descriptor.getPropertyType());

    }


    /**
     * Return an accessible property getter method for this property,
     * if there is one; otherwise return <code>null</code>.
     *
     * @param descriptor Property descriptor to return a getter for
     */
    public static Method getReadMethod(PropertyDescriptor descriptor) {

        return (MethodUtils.getAccessibleMethod(descriptor.getReadMethod()));

    }


    /**
     * Return the value of the specified simple property of the specified
     * bean, with no type conversions.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
     * @param name Name of the property to be extracted
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
     *  <code>name</code> is null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the property name
     *  is nested or indexed
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static Object getSimpleProperty(Object bean, String name)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");

        // Validate the syntax of the property name
        if (name.indexOf(NESTED_DELIM) >= 0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException
                ("Nested property names are not allowed");
        else if (name.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM) >= 0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException
                ("Indexed property names are not allowed");
        else if (name.indexOf(MAPPED_DELIM) >= 0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException
                ("Mapped property names are not allowed");

	// Retrieve the property getter method for the specified property
	PropertyDescriptor descriptor =
	    getPropertyDescriptor(bean, name);
	if (descriptor == null)
	    throw new NoSuchMethodException("Unknown property '" +
					    name + "'");
        Method readMethod = getReadMethod(descriptor);
	if (readMethod == null)
	    throw new NoSuchMethodException("Property '" + name +
					    "' has no getter method");

	// Call the property getter and return the value
	Object value = readMethod.invoke(bean, new Object[0]);
	return (value);

    }


    /**
     * Return an accessible property setter method for this property,
     * if there is one; otherwise return <code>null</code>.
     *
     * @param descriptor Property descriptor to return a setter for
     */
    public static Method getWriteMethod(PropertyDescriptor descriptor) {

        return (MethodUtils.getAccessibleMethod(descriptor.getWriteMethod()));

    }


    /**
     * Set the value of the specified indexed property of the specified
     * bean, with no type conversions.  The zero-relative index of the
     * required value must be included (in square brackets) as a suffix to
     * the property name, or <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> will be
     * thrown.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be modified
     * @param name <code>propertyname[index]</code> of the property value
     *  to be modified
     * @param value Value to which the specified property element
     *  should be set
     *
     * @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
     *  is outside the valid range for the underlying array
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
     *  <code>name</code> is null
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static void setIndexedProperty(Object bean, String name,
					  Object value)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");

	// Identify the index of the requested individual property
	int delim = name.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM);
        int delim2 = name.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM2);
        if ((delim < 0) || (delim2 <= delim))
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid indexed property '" +
					       name + "'");
	int index = -1;
	try {
	    String subscript = name.substring(delim + 1, delim2);
	    index = Integer.parseInt(subscript);
	} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid indexed property '" +
					       name + "'");
	}
	name = name.substring(0, delim);

	// Set the specified indexed property value
	setIndexedProperty(bean, name, index, value);

    }


    /**
     * Set the value of the specified indexed property of the specified
     * bean, with no type conversions.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be set
     * @param name Simple property name of the property value to be set
     * @param index Index of the property value to be set
     * @param value Value to which the indexed property element is to be set
     *
     * @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
     *  is outside the valid range for the underlying array
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
     *  <code>name</code> is null
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static void setIndexedProperty(Object bean, String name,
					  int index, Object value)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");

	// Retrieve the property descriptor for the specified property
	PropertyDescriptor descriptor =
	    getPropertyDescriptor(bean, name);
	if (descriptor == null)
	    throw new NoSuchMethodException("Unknown property '" +
					    name + "'");

	// Call the indexed setter method if there is one
	if (descriptor instanceof IndexedPropertyDescriptor) {
	    Method writeMethod = ((IndexedPropertyDescriptor) descriptor).
		getIndexedWriteMethod();
	    if (writeMethod != null) {
		Object subscript[] = new Object[2];
		subscript[0] = new Integer(index);
		subscript[1] = value;
                try {
                    writeMethod.invoke(bean, subscript);
                } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
                    if (e.getTargetException() instanceof
                        ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException)
                        throw (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException)
                            e.getTargetException();
                    else
                        throw e;
                }
                return;
	    }
	}

	// Otherwise, the underlying property must be an array
        Method readMethod = descriptor.getReadMethod();
	if (readMethod == null)
	    throw new NoSuchMethodException("Property '" + name +
					    "' has no getter method");

	// Call the property getter to get the array
	Object array = readMethod.invoke(bean, new Object[0]);
	if (!array.getClass().isArray())
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Property '" + name +
					       "' is not indexed");

	// Modify the specified value
	Array.set(array, index, value);

    }


    /**
     * Set the value of the specified mapped property of the
     * specified bean, with no type conversions.  The key of the
     * value to set must be included (in brackets) as a suffix to
     * the property name, or <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> will be
     * thrown.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be set
     * @param name <code>propertyname(key)</code> of the property value
     *  to be set
     * @param value The property value to be set
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static void setMappedProperty(Object bean, String name,
                                              Object value)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");

	// Identify the index of the requested individual property
        int delim = name.indexOf(MAPPED_DELIM);
        int delim2 = name.indexOf(MAPPED_DELIM2);
        if ((delim < 0) || (delim2 <= delim))
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException
                ("Invalid mapped property '" + name + "'");
	// Isolate the name and the key
	String key = name.substring(delim + 1, delim2);
	name = name.substring(0, delim);
        
	// Request the specified indexed property value
	setMappedProperty(bean, name, key, value);

    }


    /**
     * Set the value of the specified mapped property of the specified
     * bean, with no type conversions.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be set
     * @param name Mapped property name of the property value to be set
     * @param key Key of the property value to be set
     * @param value The property value to be set
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static void setMappedProperty(Object bean, String name,
                                              String key, Object value)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");
        if (key == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No key specified");

        // Retrieve the property descriptor for the specified property
        PropertyDescriptor descriptor =
            getPropertyDescriptor(bean, name);
        if (descriptor == null)
            throw new NoSuchMethodException("Unknown property '" +
                                            name + "'");

        if (descriptor instanceof MappedPropertyDescriptor) {
            // Call the keyed setter method if there is one
	    Method mappedWriteMethod =
                ((MappedPropertyDescriptor)descriptor).
                    getMappedWriteMethod();
	    if (mappedWriteMethod != null) {
                Object params[] = new Object[2];
                params[0] = key;
                params[1] = value;
                mappedWriteMethod.invoke(bean, params);
	    } else {
                throw new NoSuchMethodException
                    ("Property '" + name +
                     "' has no mapped setter method");
            }
        }

    }


    /**
     * Set the value of the (possibly nested) property of the specified
     * name, for the specified bean, with no type conversions.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be modified
     * @param name Possibly nested name of the property to be modified
     * @param value Value to which the property is to be set
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
     *  <code>name</code> is null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if a nested reference to a
     *  property returns null
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static void setNestedProperty(Object bean,
					 String name, Object value)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");

	int indexOfINDEXED_DELIM = -1;
	int indexOfMAPPED_DELIM = -1;
	while (true) {
	    int delim = name.indexOf(NESTED_DELIM);
	    if (delim < 0)
		break;
	    String next = name.substring(0, delim);
            /*
	    if (next.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM) >= 0)
		bean = getIndexedProperty(bean, next);
	    else
		bean = getSimpleProperty(bean, next);
	    if (bean == null)
		throw new IllegalArgumentException
		    ("Null property value for '" +
		     name.substring(0, delim) + "'");
	    name = name.substring(delim + 1);
            */
	    indexOfINDEXED_DELIM = next.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM);
	    indexOfMAPPED_DELIM = next.indexOf(MAPPED_DELIM);
	    if (indexOfMAPPED_DELIM >= 0 && (indexOfINDEXED_DELIM <0 || indexOfMAPPED_DELIM < indexOfINDEXED_DELIM))
	    	bean = getMappedProperty(bean, next);
	    else {
                if (indexOfINDEXED_DELIM >= 0)
                    bean = getIndexedProperty(bean, next);
                else
                    bean = getSimpleProperty(bean, next);
            }
	    if (bean == null)
		throw new IllegalArgumentException
		    ("Null property value for '" +
		     name.substring(0, delim) + "'");
	    name = name.substring(delim + 1);
	}

        /*
	if (name.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM) >= 0)
	    setIndexedProperty(bean, name, value);
	else
	    setSimpleProperty(bean, name, value);
        */
	indexOfINDEXED_DELIM = name.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM);
	indexOfMAPPED_DELIM = name.indexOf(MAPPED_DELIM);

	if (indexOfMAPPED_DELIM >= 0 &&
            (indexOfINDEXED_DELIM <0 ||
             indexOfMAPPED_DELIM < indexOfINDEXED_DELIM))
            setMappedProperty(bean, name, value);
	else {
            if (indexOfINDEXED_DELIM >= 0)
                setIndexedProperty(bean, name, value);
            else
                setSimpleProperty(bean, name, value);
        }

    }


    /**
     * Set the value of the specified property of the specified bean,
     * no matter which property reference format is used, with no
     * type conversions.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be modified
     * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property
     *  to be modified
     * @param value Value to which this property is to be set
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
     *  <code>name</code> is null
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static void setProperty(Object bean, String name, Object value)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

	setNestedProperty(bean, name, value);

    }


    /**
     * Set the value of the specified simple property of the specified bean,
     * with no type conversions.
     *
     * @param bean Bean whose property is to be modified
     * @param name Name of the property to be modified
     * @param value Value to which the property should be set
     *
     * @exception IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
     *  access to the property accessor method
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bean</code> or
     *  <code>name</code> is null
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the property name is
     *  nested or indexed
     * @exception InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
     *  throws an exception
     * @exception NoSuchMethodException if an accessor method for this
     *  propety cannot be found
     */
    public static void setSimpleProperty(Object bean,
					 String name, Object value)
	throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
	       NoSuchMethodException {

        if (bean == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No bean specified");
        if (name == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No name specified");

        // Validate the syntax of the property name
        if (name.indexOf(NESTED_DELIM) >= 0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException
                ("Nested property names are not allowed");
        else if (name.indexOf(INDEXED_DELIM) >= 0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException
                ("Indexed property names are not allowed");
        else if (name.indexOf(MAPPED_DELIM) >= 0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException
                ("Mapped property names are not allowed");

	// Retrieve the property setter method for the specified property
	PropertyDescriptor descriptor =
	    getPropertyDescriptor(bean, name);
	if (descriptor == null)
	    throw new NoSuchMethodException("Unknown property '" +
					    name + "'");
        Method writeMethod = getWriteMethod(descriptor);
	if (writeMethod == null)
	    throw new NoSuchMethodException("Property '" + name +
					    "' has no setter method");

	// Call the property setter method
	Object values[] = new Object[1];
	values[0] = value;
	writeMethod.invoke(bean, values);

    }


}
