org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors

## Class ClassEditor

- java.lang.Object
- - java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport
  - - org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.ClassEditor

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    PropertyEditor

      public class ClassEditor
      extends PropertyEditorSupport

  Property editor for `java.lang.Class`, to enable the direct population of a `Class` property without recourse to having to use a String class name property as bridge.

  Also supports "java.lang.String[]"-style array class names, in contrast to the standard `Class.forName(String)` method.

  Since:
    13.05.2003
  Author:
    Juergen Hoeller, Rick Evans
  See Also:
    `Class.forName(java.lang.String)`, `ClassUtils.forName(String, ClassLoader)`

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ClassEditor()` Create a default ClassEditor, using the thread context ClassLoader.
    `ClassEditor(ClassLoader classLoader)` Create a default ClassEditor, using the given ClassLoader.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `getAsText()`
    `void` | `setAsText(String text)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

      `addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, getValue, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setSource, setValue, supportsCustomEditor`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ClassEditor

          public ClassEditor()

      Create a default ClassEditor, using the thread context ClassLoader.

    - #### ClassEditor

          public ClassEditor(ClassLoader classLoader)

      Create a default ClassEditor, using the given ClassLoader.
      Parameters:
        `classLoader` - the ClassLoader to use (or `null` for the thread context ClassLoader)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setAsText

          public void setAsText(String text)
                         throws IllegalArgumentException

      Specified by:
        `setAsText` in interface `PropertyEditor`
      Overrides:
        `setAsText` in class `PropertyEditorSupport`
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException`

    - #### getAsText

          public String getAsText()

      Specified by:
        `getAsText` in interface `PropertyEditor`
      Overrides:
        `getAsText` in class `PropertyEditorSupport`