NestedPropertyDescriptor (vaadin-all 7.7.46 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.vaadin.data.util.NestedPropertyDescriptor<BT>

Type Parameters:

BT - bean type

All Implemented Interfaces:

VaadinPropertyDescriptor<BT>, Serializable
```
public class NestedPropertyDescriptor<BT>
extends Object
implements VaadinPropertyDescriptor<BT>
```
Property descriptor that is able to create nested property instances for a bean. The property is specified in the dotted notation, e.g. "address.street", and can contain multiple levels of nesting.

Since:

6.6

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`NestedPropertyDescriptor(String name, Class<BT> beanType)`	Creates a property descriptor that can create MethodProperty instances to access the underlying bean property.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Property<?>`	`createProperty(BT bean)`	Creates a new `Property` instance for this property for a bean.
`String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of the property.
`Class<?>`	`getPropertyType()`	Returns the type of the property.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - NestedPropertyDescriptor
```
public NestedPropertyDescriptor(String name,
                                Class<BT> beanType)
                         throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Creates a property descriptor that can create MethodProperty instances to access the underlying bean property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - of the property in a dotted path format, e.g. "address.street"
    
    beanType - type (class) of the top-level bean
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the property name is invalid
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Description copied from interface: VaadinPropertyDescriptor
    
    Returns the name of the property.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getName in interface VaadinPropertyDescriptor<BT>
    
    Returns:
  - getPropertyType
```
public Class<?> getPropertyType()
```
    Description copied from interface: VaadinPropertyDescriptor
    
    Returns the type of the property.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getPropertyType in interface VaadinPropertyDescriptor<BT>
    
    Returns:
    
    Class
  - createProperty
```
public Property<?> createProperty(BT bean)
```
    Description copied from interface: VaadinPropertyDescriptor
    
    Creates a new Property instance for this property for a bean.
    
    Specified by:
    
    createProperty in interface VaadinPropertyDescriptor<BT>
    
    Returns: