1 /**
2 * Copyright 2007 Björn Voß
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
5 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
6 * the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
12 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
13 * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
14 * the License.
15 */
16 package net.sf.oxclient.factory;
17
18 /**
19 * @author Björn Voß
20 *
21 */
22 public interface IBeanHelper {
23
24 /**
25 * Similar to apache commons <code>BeanUtils</code>, this method sets the
26 * specified value.<br>
27 * But the great difference is that nested properties are instantiated if
28 * necessary.
29 *
30 * @param bean
31 * @param property
32 * @param value
33 *
34 */
35 void setProperty(final Object bean, final String property, final Object value);
36
37 }