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From: Matt B. <gud...@ya...> - 2008-09-23 22:13:47
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Thanks, Niall! -Matt --- Niall Pemberton <nia...@gm...> wrote: > With the release of BeanUtils 1.8.0[1] the > comparison page[2] on the > Morph site is now out of date and states some things > that are now > inaccurate. I'm sure there are many reasons why > Morph is superior - > just not some of the ones currently listed. > Specifically: > > - BeanUtils LongConverter can convert a > java.util.Date into a > java.lang.Long (and the date converters can do Long > to java.util.Date) > - BeanUtils still only offers one language > implementation, but this > can be changed to a certain extent by plugging in a > custom Resolver[3] > implementation. > - While BeanUtils does have a special syntax for > maps (using > brackets), you can use the same dot notation, as > with normal POJO > properties. So, for example, you can use either > "somepojo.mymap.mapkey" or "somepojo.mymap(mapkey)". > One advantage of > the map syntax is that you can access map values > that contain dot > notation. > > I'm not that familiar with Morph (took a peek a long > while ago) - but > for conversion one way Morph is superior is that it > included Locale in > its Converter interface (BeanUtils has "localized" > converters, but > they're a mess and unusable IMO). > > Niall > > [1] > http://commons.apache.org/beanutils/v1.8.0/RELEASE-NOTES.txt > [2] > http://morph.sourceforge.net/alternatives/beanutils.html > [3] > http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/proper/beanutils/trunk/src/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/expression/Resolver.java > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your > Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with > Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source > event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > morph-developer mailing list > mor...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/morph-developer > |
