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package org.springframework.context.expression;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
import org.springframework.expression.AccessException;
import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
import org.springframework.expression.PropertyAccessor;
import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;

EL property accessor that knows how to traverse the beans of a Spring BeanFactory.
Author:Juergen Hoeller, Andy Clement
Since:3.0
/** * EL property accessor that knows how to traverse the beans of a * Spring {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory}. * * @author Juergen Hoeller * @author Andy Clement * @since 3.0 */
public class BeanFactoryAccessor implements PropertyAccessor { @Override public Class<?>[] getSpecificTargetClasses() { return new Class<?>[] {BeanFactory.class}; } @Override public boolean canRead(EvaluationContext context, @Nullable Object target, String name) throws AccessException { return (target instanceof BeanFactory && ((BeanFactory) target).containsBean(name)); } @Override public TypedValue read(EvaluationContext context, @Nullable Object target, String name) throws AccessException { Assert.state(target instanceof BeanFactory, "Target must be of type BeanFactory"); return new TypedValue(((BeanFactory) target).getBean(name)); } @Override public boolean canWrite(EvaluationContext context, @Nullable Object target, String name) throws AccessException { return false; } @Override public void write(EvaluationContext context, @Nullable Object target, String name, @Nullable Object newValue) throws AccessException { throw new AccessException("Beans in a BeanFactory are read-only"); } }