This topic discusses classes found in the com.ibm.ivj.examples.vc.propertyeditors package.You can try this editor from either PersonTester or PaintTester.
The phoneNumber property has a text-based editor associated with it. This editor extends java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport, a concrete implementation class for the java.beans.PropertyEditor interface. As a result, setValue( ) does not have to be implemented locally.
public class PhoneNumberPropertyEditor extends java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport {
public void setAsText(String text) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException {
if ((text.length() == 8) && (text.charAt(3) == '-' )) {
setValue(text);
return;
}
if (text.length() == 7) {
setValue(text.substring(0,3) + "-" + text.substring(3,7));
return;
}
throw new java.lang.IllegalArgumentException(text);
}
}
The setAsText( ) method accepts only values that meet its format criteria; otherwise, it throws an IllegalArgumentException.
Property editor examples
Tag-based editor for the Person bean
Custom editor for the Person bean
Paintable editor for the Person bean