[BEANUTILS-140] LocaleBeanUtils setProperty does not work on nested property

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Invalid
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.8.0
• Component/s: Locale BeanUtils / Converters

Environment

Operating System: All
Platform: All

• Bugzilla Id: 30203
• Assignee: Niall Pemberton
• Reporter: Marco La Porta
• Created: 20/Jul/04 15:36
• Updated: 25/Mar/08 08:08
• Resolved: 12/Jul/07 03:29

Description

LocaleBeanUtils setProperty does not work on nested property.
I think the problem is in the method definePropertyType(Object target, String
name, String propName).
When property is a nested property ("prop1.propnested") target is the result
of a call of the "prop1" getter on the oroginal bean, name is the property
name complete ("prop1.propnested") and propName is the property name in target
object ("propnested").
At line 601 the property descriptor is defined as
descriptor = PropertyUtils.getPropertyDescriptor(target, name);
and in case of nested propery it is never found (null)
I think the correct line 601 is
descriptor = PropertyUtils.getPropertyDescriptor(target, propName);