org.codehaus.groovy.grails.web.binding
Class DataBindingUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.codehaus.groovy.grails.web.binding.DataBindingUtils

public class DataBindingUtils
extends Object

Utility methods to perform data binding from Grails objects

Since:

1.0

Created: Sep 13, 2007 Time: 2:34:11 PM

Author:

Graeme Rocher

Constructor Summary

DataBindingUtils()

Method Summary

static BindingResult	bindObjectToInstance(Object object, Object source) Binds the given source object to the given target object performing type conversion if necessary
static BindingResult	bindObjectToInstance(Object object, Object source, List include, List exclude, String filter) Binds the given source object to the given target object performing type conversion if necessary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DataBindingUtils

public DataBindingUtils()

Method Detail

bindObjectToInstance

public static BindingResult bindObjectToInstance(Object object,
                                                 Object source)

Binds the given source object to the given target object performing type conversion if necessary

Parameters:

object - The object to bind to

source - The source object

Returns:

A BindingResult or null if it wasn't successful

bindObjectToInstance

public static BindingResult bindObjectToInstance(Object object,
                                                 Object source,
                                                 List include,
                                                 List exclude,
                                                 String filter)

Binds the given source object to the given target object performing type conversion if necessary

Parameters:

object - The object to bind to

source - The source object

include - The list of properties to include

exclude - The list of properties to exclude

Returns:

A BindingResult or null if it wasn't successful