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package org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors;

import java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;

Custom PropertyEditor for String arrays. 
Strings must be in CSV format, with a customizable separator.
By default values in the result are trimmed of whitespace.
Author:
Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller, Dave Syer
See Also:
StringUtils.delimitedListToStringArray
StringUtils.arrayToDelimitedString/**
 * Custom {@link java.beans.PropertyEditor} for String arrays.
 *
 * <p>Strings must be in CSV format, with a customizable separator.
 * By default values in the result are trimmed of whitespace.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @author Dave Syer
 * @see org.springframework.util.StringUtils#delimitedListToStringArray
 * @see org.springframework.util.StringUtils#arrayToDelimitedString
 */
public class StringArrayPropertyEditor extends PropertyEditorSupport {

	
Default separator for splitting a String: a comma (",").
/**
	 * Default separator for splitting a String: a comma (",").
	 */
	public static final String DEFAULT_SEPARATOR = ",";


	private final String separator;

	@Nullable
	private final String charsToDelete;

	private final boolean emptyArrayAsNull;

	private final boolean trimValues;


	
Create a new StringArrayPropertyEditor with the default separator
(a comma).
An empty text (without elements) will be turned into an empty array.
/**
	 * Create a new StringArrayPropertyEditor with the default separator
	 * (a comma).
	 * <p>An empty text (without elements) will be turned into an empty array.
	 */
	public StringArrayPropertyEditor() {
		this(DEFAULT_SEPARATOR, null, false);
	}

	
Create a new StringArrayPropertyEditor with the given separator.
An empty text (without elements) will be turned into an empty array.
Params:
separator – the separator to use for splitting a String/**
	 * Create a new StringArrayPropertyEditor with the given separator.
	 * <p>An empty text (without elements) will be turned into an empty array.
	 * @param separator the separator to use for splitting a {@link String}
	 */
	public StringArrayPropertyEditor(String separator) {
		this(separator, null, false);
	}

	
Create a new StringArrayPropertyEditor with the given separator.
Params:
separator – the separator to use for splitting a String
emptyArrayAsNull – true if an empty String array is to be transformed into null/**
	 * Create a new StringArrayPropertyEditor with the given separator.
	 * @param separator the separator to use for splitting a {@link String}
	 * @param emptyArrayAsNull {@code true} if an empty String array
	 * is to be transformed into {@code null}
	 */
	public StringArrayPropertyEditor(String separator, boolean emptyArrayAsNull) {
		this(separator, null, emptyArrayAsNull);
	}

	
Create a new StringArrayPropertyEditor with the given separator.
Params:
separator – the separator to use for splitting a String
emptyArrayAsNull – true if an empty String array is to be transformed into null
trimValues – true if the values in the parsed arrays are to be trimmed of whitespace (default is true)./**
	 * Create a new StringArrayPropertyEditor with the given separator.
	 * @param separator the separator to use for splitting a {@link String}
	 * @param emptyArrayAsNull {@code true} if an empty String array
	 * is to be transformed into {@code null}
	 * @param trimValues {@code true} if the values in the parsed arrays
	 * are to be trimmed of whitespace (default is true).
	 */
	public StringArrayPropertyEditor(String separator, boolean emptyArrayAsNull, boolean trimValues) {
		this(separator, null, emptyArrayAsNull, trimValues);
	}

	
Create a new StringArrayPropertyEditor with the given separator.
Params:
separator – the separator to use for splitting a String
charsToDelete – a set of characters to delete, in addition to
trimming an input String. Useful for deleting unwanted line breaks:
e.g. "\r\n\f" will delete all new lines and line feeds in a String.
emptyArrayAsNull – true if an empty String array is to be transformed into null/**
	 * Create a new StringArrayPropertyEditor with the given separator.
	 * @param separator the separator to use for splitting a {@link String}
	 * @param charsToDelete a set of characters to delete, in addition to
	 * trimming an input String. Useful for deleting unwanted line breaks:
	 * e.g. "\r\n\f" will delete all new lines and line feeds in a String.
	 * @param emptyArrayAsNull {@code true} if an empty String array
	 * is to be transformed into {@code null}
	 */
	public StringArrayPropertyEditor(String separator, @Nullable String charsToDelete, boolean emptyArrayAsNull) {
		this(separator, charsToDelete, emptyArrayAsNull, true);
	}

	
Create a new StringArrayPropertyEditor with the given separator.
Params:
separator – the separator to use for splitting a String
charsToDelete – a set of characters to delete, in addition to
trimming an input String. Useful for deleting unwanted line breaks:
e.g. "\r\n\f" will delete all new lines and line feeds in a String.
emptyArrayAsNull – true if an empty String array is to be transformed into null
trimValues – true if the values in the parsed arrays are to be trimmed of whitespace (default is true)./**
	 * Create a new StringArrayPropertyEditor with the given separator.
	 * @param separator the separator to use for splitting a {@link String}
	 * @param charsToDelete a set of characters to delete, in addition to
	 * trimming an input String. Useful for deleting unwanted line breaks:
	 * e.g. "\r\n\f" will delete all new lines and line feeds in a String.
	 * @param emptyArrayAsNull {@code true} if an empty String array
	 * is to be transformed into {@code null}
	 * @param trimValues {@code true} if the values in the parsed arrays
	 * are to be trimmed of whitespace (default is true).
	 */
	public StringArrayPropertyEditor(
			String separator, @Nullable String charsToDelete, boolean emptyArrayAsNull, boolean trimValues) {

		this.separator = separator;
		this.charsToDelete = charsToDelete;
		this.emptyArrayAsNull = emptyArrayAsNull;
		this.trimValues = trimValues;
	}

	@Override
	public void setAsText(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException {
		String[] array = StringUtils.delimitedListToStringArray(text, this.separator, this.charsToDelete);
		if (this.trimValues) {
			array = StringUtils.trimArrayElements(array);
		}
		if (this.emptyArrayAsNull && array.length == 0) {
			setValue(null);
		}
		else {
			setValue(array);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public String getAsText() {
		return StringUtils.arrayToDelimitedString(ObjectUtils.toObjectArray(getValue()), this.separator);
	}

}